Job Description: Legal Assistant - Family
Reports to: Fee Earner

Experience:

• Family Law: 1 year (required

MAIN PURPOSE

To provide secretarial and administrative support to Fee Earner in the Family Deprartment.

KEY TASKS (NOT AN EXHAUSTIVE LIST)

• · Maintaining Fee Earner’s diary, arranging meetings and appointments.
• · Dealing with new enquiries, initiating and completing the setup of new matters, to include all onboarding and due diligent processes, such as identification verification and complying with anti-money laundering regulations.
• Diligent typing, printing and processing of dictations.
• Organising, e-filing and scanning documents into our Case Management System whilst also maintaining the paper files with accuracy and efficiency.
• Managing the billing process, to include generating and coordinating invoices on a monthly basis plus chasing any outstanding payments.
• Requesting payments and recording receipts of monies, to include liaising with our Accounts Team.
• Opening and archiving all paper and electronic files.
• Dealing with routine client correspondence and queries.
• Attending to clients both in person and on the telephone in a confident manner with excellent interpersonal skills, demonstrating a high level of customer care.
• Dealing with third party agencies, to include Counsel, Courts, Experts and other solicitors.
• Ensuring the confidentiality of the client and firm’s information and documentation at all times.
• Fully conversant with Word, Outlook and Excel with experience of working with electronic Case Management Systems.
• Supporting the general administration within the Family Law Team and Redditch office.
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  Hours: Mon – Fri 09.00 – 17.15
  Holiday: 26 days plus Bank Holidays
  Salary: Dependent on experience
  Job Types: Full-time, Permanent contract
  Job Location: Redditch
  Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• Family Law: 1 year (required)

Work Location: In perso