Legal Assistant

1 week ago

Harrogate, United Kingdom Truth Legal Full time

Legal Assistant

Hours of work: Full time, Monday – Thursday 9:00 – 17:30, Friday 9:00 – 17:00. The successful candidate will be required to work in our Harrogate office.


Salary: Competitive


About us:

Founded in 2012 in Harrogate, Truth Legal set out to be an ethical, tenacious, and affordable law firm. With offices now in Harrogate, Leeds, and Hull we specialise in Personal Injury, Immigration, Employment, Clinical Negligence and Litigation. Our sustainable expansion has allowed us to continue to provide clients with the care and attention they deserve, securing the best possible results for them. We continue to champion our clients as well as our colleagues by offering a collaborative, supportive work environment which prioritises a positive work-life balance.


Company Benefits:

25 days of holiday

Gym membership contribution

Wellbeing day

Study day if the candidate is studying for SQE or to be a Chartered Legal Executive

Company Pension Scheme

Private health cover and death in service benefit

Firmwide social opportunities

Employee Assistance Programme:

  • Wellbeing and Health Information
  • Structured Counselling
  • Debt and Money Information and Support
  • Legal Information
  • Remote GP Services
  • Subsided Optical Treatments – eye tests, prescribed glasses or contact lenses.


JOB DESCRIPTION

We are looking for a full-time legal assistant to join our busy Personal Injury Department to deal with administrative tasks and in addition to assist with calls on legal helplines covering a wide range of legal areas. The legal helplines are run by the firm on behalf of a client. This role is ideal for a candidate at the start of their legal career and for gaining experience of dealing with clients from the outset.


We are keen to hear from candidates who would like to grow with our firm and to have the opportunity to develop professionally.


KEY TASKS

  • Dealing with telephone calls within both departments.
  • Providing administration support to lawyers within the personal injury team and on the legal helplines
  • Liaising with clients and other parties on behalf of the team and dealing with enquiries as appropriate.
  • Making Subject Access Requests.
  • Drafting letters of instruction to medical experts.
  • Digital filing, photocopying and collating documents.
  • Preparing electronic bundles.
  • Maintaining diaries, arranging appointments with medical experts and arranging conferences with Counsel.
  • Preparing and updating spreadsheets.
  • Assisting in updating precedent letters for the case management system.
  • Creating and sending SharePoint links to third parties.


ESSENTIAL SKILLS

  • Ideally the candidate will be in the process of studying for a legal degree, SQE or towards becoming a Chartered Legal Executive.
  • Literacy and numeracy.
  • Ability to communicate verbally and orally at all levels.
  • Ability to work accurately and under pressure.
  • Ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines.
  • Ability to work on own initiative and be a keen team player.
  • Ability to empathise with clients.
  • Excellent client care skills.
  • Excellent keyboard skills.
  • Excellent IT skills and knowledge of Microsoft Office, Excel, and PDF documents.


To apply, please include your CV and a short cover letter outlining a bit about yourself, your experience, and your suitability for the role.


Deadline : 21 June 2024


For any questions regarding the role or to discuss any reasonable adjustments, please contact Navya Shekhar at

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