Junior Practice Assistant - London, United Kingdom - ABC Chambers Solutions

ABC Chambers Solutions
ABC Chambers Solutions
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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Tom O´Connor

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Junior Practice Assistant - Family

Ref:1667

London


Our client is a leading Common Law set of chambers with over 100 barristers who focus on specialist practice areas within Civil and Family Law.

They currently seek a Junior Practice Assistant to work with the Senior Practice Manager to provide an efficient and effective administrative and clerking support service to the senior clerking team and members of Chambers in the Family Group.


REPORTING TO:
Senior Practice Manager (Family)


Purpose of the job:

To provide an efficient and effective administrative and clerking support service to the senior clerking team and members of Chambers in the Family Group


KEY CONTACTS:

Senior Practice Manager

Instructing Solicitors

All Practice Managers & Staff Colleagues

Members of Chambers


ROLE

General Duties, to be shared equally with colleagues:

  • Ensure that the incoming mail and DX is opened, managed, and distributed within Chambers policy guidelines
  • Ensuring that the communal areas of Chambers and the clerks' room are kept clear of boxes and papers and ensuring that completed papers are returned to solicitors or confidentially destroyed on a regular and timely basis
  • Ensure deliveries to other chambers, solicitors' offices and courts are made in a timely fashion
  • With support from the Assistant Practice Managers, ensuring maintenance of the daily conference schedule and that all necessary refreshments are checked and in place well in advance
  • Ensure that stationery stock levels are maintained. Carry out regular stock checks; ordering stationery when required
  • On a daily basis, ensure that all central printers are free from faults and working normally, are adequately stocked with paper and that spare toner cartridges are always available
  • Assist with photocopying and binding of trial bundles, manuals, marketing materials etc. and generally oversee local troubleshooting of problems
  • Assisting in the practical arrangements for internal and external events organised by Chambers

Family Group Duties

  • Extensive phone work with instructing solicitors and courts about fixing hearings and general queries on cases
  • Maintaining barristers' diaries, obtaining daily court listings, and ensuring they are aware of their diary commitments
  • Dealing with incoming briefs and other correspondence, entering detailed description on to the LEX software record, dealing with queries or allocating requests
  • Producing basic monthly practice reports on LEX for barristers as required
  • Raising fee notes and chasing barristers for necessary details
  • Arranging conferences and other professional meetings
  • Supporting Chambers' seminars, which may at times be outside normal office hours

REQUIREMENTS
2-4 years' work experience

Accurate and extremely reliable under pressure

Good communication and interpersonal skills for dealing with solicitors, local authorities, barristers, and colleagues

A robust personality, resilient with a high degree of patience

Proactive can-do attitude, willingness to support new initiatives and attend marketing events, and good organisational skills


Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent


Salary:
£24,000.00 per year


Benefits:


  • Company events
  • Company pension
  • Life insurance
  • Private medical insurance

Schedule:

  • Flexitime
  • Monday to Friday

Work Location:
In person

Application deadline: 07/04/2023

Reference ID: 1667

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