Team Support Assistant – Personal Injury Department
Salary Range: £16,000 per annum
Office Hours: Mon – Fri 37 hours between 8:30am and 5:30pm (full time permanent)
Location: Joseph’s Well, Leeds LS3 1AB
Description:
An opportunity has arisen for a Team Support Assistant to work with our Personal Injury team who provide specialist legal services to individuals nationwide including, but not limited to:
· Employers Liability
· Public Liability
· Catastrophic injuries
· Clinical negligence
· Animal Act Claims
· Road traffic accidents
We are looking for someone who is dynamic to work within this specialist team.
A Law Graduate would be preferable but not essential – the essential criteria we are looking for are as follows:-
1. Excellent attention to detail
2. Good administrative and typing skills
3. Ability to work under pressure
4. Ability to work as part of a team
5. Ability to think independently and work independently, under supervision
6. Ability to follow instructions quickly and accurately
7. Maintain confidentiality at all times
The work will include but is not limited to:-
1. Perform administrative duties including scanning of post, file management and routine tasks for fee earners in the department
2. Organise and coordinate meetings, conferences and travel arrangements. Maintain schedules and calendars
3. Take, type and distribute minutes of meetings
4. Use various software packages, such as Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel and Proclaim Case Management (training will be given for this) to prepare, produce and manage correspondence, documents, file notes and reports
5. Communicate with clients, insurance companies, Counsel and expert agencies
Experience working within a law firm is desirable but not essential.
Please forward CV and covering letter to recruitment@cohencramer.co.uk. The closing date for applications is 31st January 2020
Job Ref: PI/TSA/01-20