Legal PA & Legal Secretary

Legal Secretary and Legal PA - Personal Injury or Clinical Negligence

Location: Manchester
Salary: £26,000 - £32,000 - flexible depending on experience

My client, is ranked as one of the Best Law Firms to work for in the UK and have 5-star reviews on Trust Pilot. They are currently looking to recruit a Leal Secretary and a Legal PA to support the Personal Injury or Clinical Negligence teams.

The ideal candidate must have experience working as a Legal Secretary or PA within Personal Injury or Clinical Negligence. Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office packages, and a strong command of English spelling, punctuation and grammar are both essential. An audio typing speed of 65+ wpm is a distinct advantage. The PA is expected to be pro-active and to use a high degree of self-management and initiative.

Job description

• To prepare correspondence and documents through audio typing and word processing.
• To administer filing which will include daily filing and the opening, closing, storage and retrieval of client files in accordance with the detailed procedure contained in the Office Manual.
• To prepare mail and enclosures for despatch if required.
• To make appointments, arrange meetings and to manage the fee earner diaries
• To provide support to other secretaries and the administration team as required.
• To attend clients both in person and on the telephone and to provide such support in a professional and friendly manner in keeping with the firm’s standards for client care.
• To undertake any specific training when required to do so and overall to have a responsibility towards self-development.
• To ensure the confidentiality of all the firm’s and clients’ documentation and information.
• Help us live the 4-service promise and deliver excellent levels of client care.

Person specification

Essential criteria

• Experience working as a Legal Secretary or Legal PA in Personal Injury, Civil Litigation or Clinical Negligence.
• Computer literate
• Excellent command of English spelling, punctuation and grammar
• Excellent word processing and audio typing skills
• Excellent customer service skills, including professional and friendly telephone manner.

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of the Proclaim case management system
• Audio typing speed of 65+ words per minute
• Experience of working with court forms and creating pleadings
• Experience of digital dictation, ideally Big Hand

Salary, Hours & Benefits

• Salary is dependent on experience £25,000 to £30,000
• Standard working hours are 8:30am to 5:30am Monday-Thursday and 8:30am to 5pm Friday but we are happy to consider alternative arrangements and reduced hours, please tell us upon application what you are looking for.
• My client offers employees a 3/2 alternate remote working rota, upon successful completion of probationary period.
• 23 days holiday, rising 1 day per year to a max of 26 days, plus bank/public hols.
• 3 holiday buy backs per year after 1 year of service
• Extra day’s holiday for your birthday after 2 years’ service.
• Private medical insurance available after 2 years’ service
• Attending fee earner meetings and training sessions (every other month)
• 3 appraisals per annum to discuss career and progress towards a training contract
• Death in Service - 2 x salary
• Active social committee with generous departmental and firm-wide social budget.
• Active training culture and various groups and events such as Diversity & Inclusion.
• Netball / Football team, 10km Manchester team and more.
• Enhanced Maternity Leave payment if you have over 1 year tenure
• Other benefits including Employee Assistance Programme, free fruit & annual flu jabs