Legal Administrator

Job Description - Administration Assistant

My client is a law firm based on the West Sussex Coast - Commutable from Bognor, Worthing, Chichester, Littlehampton and Arundel.

Law firm on the West Sussex Coast are seeking anadministration assistant to join their litigation team and become a key member of the business, responsible for ensuring the team has the support needed to focus on servicing the needs of their clients.

Within the role you will be responsible for:

• Scanning documents and communications for upload to Proclaim or onward forwarding;
• Handing telephone calls and client correspondence
• Creating and incepting clients and matters on Proclaim and managing a Proclaim task list;
• Monitoring the firm’s mailbox and forwarding incoming communications;
• Managing the print queue and preparation of outgoing post
• Handling the outgoing post including franking, preparation of unusual or bulky deliveries;
• Managing postal, printing and other office supplies;
• Dealing with incoming client and other enquiries;
• Maintaining a small caseload of their primary work;

Ideally you will have the following skills:

• Have excellent attention to detail;
• Have a keen interest to progress and develop your knowledge of the financial services and legal sectors;
• Comply with all the policies of the business and requirements of the SRA;
• Speak up and draw to the attention of the Board any complaints or compliance issues you are aware of;
• Have an excellent telephone matter;
• Be discreet, confidential, and trustworthy;
• Excellent organisational skills and able to manage many different tasks during a day;
• Manage own work productively with minimum supervision.

Experience and Qualifications:

• No regulatory history or criminal record;
• Experienced with Microsoft Office applications and working as an administrator or legal secretary
• Have experience of a Case Management system (ideally Proclaim).

Package:

Salary is dependent on skills and experience;

To find out more about this opportunity based on the West Sussex Coast, please contact Garry at GM Legal Recruitment or click on the "apply" button