Legal Assistant - Lisburn, United Kingdom - Skelton Callender Solicitors

Description

You will play a central role in supporting our offices by providing a broad administrative service.

Your day to day remit will include:

• Filing at regular intervals
• Completing all allocated tasks within required timeframe and to the required level of accuracy
• Supporting the Solicitor, Legal Executives and other Legal Secretaries with administrative tasks and action work as delegated to you
• Opening new instructions accurately, inputting data and preparing initial letters and documents
• Answering the telephone and general reception duties
• Processing incoming mail
• Audio typing from dictation
• Document generation, including formatting and use of legal document templates
• Preparation of court bundles
• Any other duties and tasks that may be allocated and required

You will be able to demonstrate a supportive, flexible and driven ethos and will have accumulated the following experience and skills:

• Demonstrate a satisfactory level of literacy and numeracy
• Effective record keeping
• Satisfactory IT and computing skills
• Demonstrate a high level of data accuracy

Essential Criteria:

• At least 6 months experience working in a legal environment
• At least 1 years' experience of administration and secretarial duties
• At least 6 months experience of audio typing from dictation

Desirable Criteria:
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• Previous experience of matrimonial law issues and conveyancing would be advantageous but not essential as full training will be given

Package Description

Salary is pro-rata. The role will be 19.5 hours per week. Working hours will be 9.30am to 1pm on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, and on a Wednesday from 9.30am to 4pm, with an initial probationary period of 3 months - Whilst the job is listed as temporary for 6 months, there may be a possibility for this to be made permanent following the probationary period, if the incoming volume of workflow allows.

Work remotely

• No

Job Types:
Part-time, Temporary

Contract length: 6 months

Part-time hours: 19.5 per week


Salary:
£18,000.00 per year


Benefits:

• Onsite parking

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

COVID-19 considerations:
All necessary precautions are being taken and monitored regularly


Experience:

• Secretarial: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location:
In person

Application deadline: 31/08/2023