Legal Assistant - Manchester, United Kingdom - Geoffrey Miller Solicitors

Geoffrey Miller Solicitors

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Manchester, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Criminal Defence Legal Assistants

JAN 2023 START DATE - 2 VACANCIES AVAILABLE

LOCATION:
Unit 3 Digital Park, 3 Pacific Way, Media City, Salford, M50 1DR. Homeworking is unavailable for this role

TYPE:
Permanent, full time

HOURS:
35 hours per week Monday to Friday 9am-5pm with a 1-hour lunch break.

Please note, there is a requirement to participate in a weekend rota approximately 1 weekend per month to open urgent new files.

You are only expected to log on remotely once in the day if/when you are text to alert you of a new file to open.

This is a shared responsibility between the team and you are paid in addition to your salary for it.

REPORT TO:
Practice Manager

SALARY:
£22-25,000.00 gross + Benefits + Bonus scheme

New Year, New Job? It is time to take the next step in your career and trade your boring routine for a fast paced, varied workload with responsibility, a fun & friendly team who work just as hard as youand get the recognition you deserve We work to the highest of standards at a VERY FAST pace but you will be rewarded for your contribution.

We are looking for unique individuals who are driven, resilient, motivated, enthusiastic, forward thinking, loyal and willing to do what it takes to get the job done aka SUPERHUMANS.

We are sociable, friendly and fun. We work from our modern, vibrant office which enhances our teamwork and work ethic.

Oh and we occasionally like to grab a Nandos togetheror use our very own in house gym, whichever is your thing We listen to our employees; after all, you need the best tools and resources to do your job if you are going to be our next expert pioneer That's why we are always thinking about the future and developing our systems, procedures, strategies and people.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the UK's most prestigious firm of specialist driving offence solicitors; defending drivers nationwide for all UK criminal motoring offences; keeping drivers on the road

You can expect your workload to include a variety of the tasks below but it is not limited to this list:

Answering calls including taking new enquiry details swiftly but accurately from potential clients and transferring to case handlers to provide complex legal advice
Obtaining and combining dates of availability for trial Counsel and Experts daily
Resulting cases in court the same day
Opening client files upon receipt of instructions
Booking Counsel and Experts daily to attend all court hearings
Maintaining the firm's approved register of Counsel and Experts
Chasing responses daily as instructed, from the courts, prosecution, police, GP surgeries, hospitals, clients, witnesses etc.
Chasing & taking payments from clients, raising invoices
Drafting correspondence and documents daily to assist the case handlers
Contacting the court daily to confirm listing details for all hearings in court the next working day then confirming listing details to all parties required to attend
Collating and sending briefs to counsel and/or chambers for all court hearings
Preparing transcripts of CCTV evidence received

Person Specification - Are you the person we are looking for?
We are looking for unique individuals who possess all of the skills and traits below.

However, it is equally as important that this list resonates with you too, otherwise we may not be the firm for you:

At least 3 years' criminal defence legal experience is essential;
At least 2 years' experience using Proclaim or equivalent case management system is essential;
Strong IT skills including at least 5 years' experience using Outlook, Word and Excel;
Excellent communication skills including telephone customer service
GCSE's in English, Maths and IT at Grade C or above
Strong prioritisation skills an awareness of urgency in the industry we work in
A positive mindset/approach
Enthusiastic, passionate & motivated by helping others
Reliable punctual with an outstanding attendance rate
Resilient
Ambitious
Proactive and highly productive
Accountable and solution orientated
Approachable and nonjudgmental of our clients and the allegations they face often including drink driving and drug driving
Strict adherence to our duty of confidentiality
A preference of working as a team rather than independently.