Legal Assistant - Blackburn, United Kingdom - Napthens LLP

Napthens LLP

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Blackburn, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Legal Assistant - Litigation

Blackburn office

Salary + Bonus + Benefits to support your health and wellbeing
At Napthens we are creating a law firm of the future.

Our transformation and growth continue at pace, and we are building professional and efficient teams of people to help the firm achieve its vision and strategy.

This means it is an exciting time to join us. Napthens Blackburn office are hiring a Legal Assistant to join our Litigation department.

Working closely with our Litigation solicitors you will be required to assist in the day-to-day progression of files, office administration and management of diaries,' calls and internal administration.

Day to day you will be involved in:

Preparing court bundles
Taking ownership in the drafting and submissions of client documentation.
Relationship building with 3rd parties, proactively progressing matters.
Managing first line client queries.
Arranging practical aspects relating to case work.
Undertaking due diligence and research.
Attending meetings for note taking.
Diary management.
Preparation of complex documentation.
Preparing client care letters, terms and conditions and ensuring all templates/precedents are up to date.
Proactively supporting lawyers in file reviews.
Consulting with Risk and Compliance on Audit.
Preparing bills and dealing with the financial aspects of the transaction/matter.
Supporting lawyers in proactively managing WIP and aged debt.
Assisting with risk and compliance elements associated with case work.
Updating external websites and portals on matters, as and when required
Ensuring all file closing procedures are conducted at the end of the transaction and consulting with archiving for file closure.

Skills/Experience/Qualifications required:

Committed collaborator
Detailorientated approach to your work and can work to deadlines
Initiative
Excellent telephone manner
Effective time management
Experience gained within a litigation department as a legal assistant or legal secretary.
Proven experience of working with a case management system, e.g., Proclaim.
Working knowledge of litigation or similar related legal area.

For more information or an informal conversation about the role, contact Daniel on Call, Text, or WhatsApp).

NB* Agencies. Only CVs from agencies who have been instructed to work with us will be accepted. Thank you.