Legal Assistant

5 months ago


Leeds, United Kingdom Oakwood Solicitors Full time

**Reporting to**: Head of Department**:
**Department**: Psychiatric Injury Department**:
Award-winning north Leeds firm is looking for a Legal Assistant to join their busy, well established Psychiatric Injury Department.

At Oakwood Solicitors, we are dedicated in delivering a professional yet friendly and personal service, which puts clients first.

**Key Tasks (not an exhaustive list)**:

- Dealing with new enquiries and taking initial details and information from Claimants
- Setting up new files and preparing client care documentation
- Data input and requesting records from third parties
- Reviewing records and creating detailed reviews and chronologies
- Sending out standardised letters
- Following up with clients and third parties
- Drafting statements and court documents
- Carrying out legal research
- Compiling trial bundles
- In addition to any other administrative tasks, duties and responsibilities that may reasonably be expected in accordance with the role

**Experience**:

- Experience in customer service or other customer/client facing roles
- Experience in organising and managing multiple tasks

**Desired Experience**:

- Knowledge and understanding of tort law and the law of negligence in industrial disease cases
- Previous experience as a legal assistant
- Working knowledge of Proclaim

**Key Competencies**:

- Excellent customer service
- Confident and polite telephone manner
- Excellent time management
- Ability to organise and prioritise work
- Ability to cope well in a demanding environment
- Analytical approach to reviewing information
- Flexible attitude to work
- Ability to work as part of a team

**Salary**:
Competitive and based on experience.

**Working Hours**:
Monday to Friday - 09:00 to 17:00.

**How to apply**:


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