Legal Administration Assistant
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Kasmir Associates
Salary: £26,000 per year
Working for one of the UK’s leading law firms in Manchester City Centre. Established for over 30 offices, they value their employees, reflected by their Investors in People accreditation and rankings in The Sunday Times Best Companies to Work For.
The company are seeking an experienced Administration Assistant to work within The Court of Protection department. This department works closely with family, friends and carers in relation to: Deputyship applications Employment issues with carers Budgeting for your daily and future needs Welfare benefits claims Investment of funds Buying and adapting property Local authority issues Making a will Deputy and attorney disputes as well as assisting the vulnerable with their cases.
They are seeking an Administration Assistant to joint their team within their Manchester City Centre office. *please note that due to the nature of this role, the successful applicant will need to be able to work in the office (with strict COVID-19 regulations in place).
The role is to support the Court of Protection team of around 20 plus their secretaries with a variety of administrative tasks, including but not limited to:
* Scan and assist with distribution of daily post.
* Organise outgoing post including by hand or special deliveries.
* Printing, scanning, photocopying and archiving documents and files.
* To liaise with archiving personnel regarding retrieval and return of archived files.
* Filing and organising the filing system
* Updating data on the case management system
* Taking phone messages
* Making calls to check bank details.
* Attending and contributing to team meetings
* Requesting and collecting cheques/liaising with the accounts department
* Assist in organisation of meetings.
* Assist with new starters/work experience personnel.
* Assist with office supplies monitoring and ordering.
* Assist in collating documents for litigation team.
* To provide support to the team’s secretaries as and when required
* To assist with preparation of marketing events
* To undertake training when required and work on own self development.
* Any other administrative tasks as required.
To apply you must: –
* Be able to work in the office 5 days per week.
* Previous administration experience, ideally within a law firm or council experience would be ideal.
* Experience within Wills or Clinical Negligence or handling Trusts would be ideal but not essential.
* Self-motivated
* Able to support a team with highly sensitive information.
What’s on offer: –
Opportunity for career progression
* Further training and development
* 25 days holiday
* 9-5 Monday to Friday
* Private healthcare plus other benefits
To apply for this job please visit definitejobs.co.uk.