Legal Assistant

6 months ago

Manchester, United Kingdom Hudgell Solicitors Full time

**Legal Assistant, Clinical Negligence Manchester**

**Salary dependent on experience**

**About Hudgell Solicitors**

Hudgell Solicitors is proud to be one of the country’s most progressive and experienced law firms, committed to ‘Righting Wrongs’, fighting for clients, standing up for the vulnerable and giving a voice to those seeking justice.

For more than 25 years we’ve provided genuine, clear and honest legal advice to people in cases relating to medical negligence, personal or criminal injury, civil liberties, travel and inquests.

You will be joining an award-winning firm - recognized as one of the UK’s Best 250 by The Times four years in succession.

We are 100% committed to our clients, our people and the community.

With offices in Hull and Manchester, we are a growing and developing firm, whose agile and adaptable approach promises an exciting career.

**About the Role**

If you have a passion within the legal field, we have an exciting opportunity to join our growing Clinical Negligence Department as a Legal Assistant. This is a hands-on role, and you will provide essential administrative support across the department. Ideally you will have experience of either secretarial or administrative duties with strong technology skills and enjoy a role that will keep you busy.

**What you will be doing**
- Preparing correspondence and documents.
- Formatting, paginating, numbering and presenting documents.
- Uploading medical and radiology records.
- Requesting medical records.
- Liaising with clients, medical experts and the Court in a professional manner.
- Dealing with telephone enquiries calls prior to them being passed to the appropriate colleague.
- Updating the CRM system to input data and manage the client information through the system including adding contact details, referrals and new clients.
- Scheduling telephone calls/meetings.
- File and diary management.
- Providing excellent client service at all times and adhere to the firm’s Client Promise.
- Assisting team with general administrative duties on a day-to-day basis.
- Upholding our Company Mission and Values.

**What you will need**
- Previous experience working in a law firm or in a similar role within professional services.
- Ability to provide support with all administrative activities.
- Excellent communication, client care and relationship building skills.
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team but also have the ability to work independently.
- Ability to prioritise tasks and work under pressure with good management and organisation skills.
- Be proactive and able to use own initiative.
- Solid IT Skills, including Outlook, Word, Excel, Adobe and knowledge of using case management software.

**What we can offer you**
- Competitive salary and bonus scheme.
- Generous holiday entitlement.
- Supportive, approachable and friendly working environment.
- Ongoing professional development and training opportunities.
- Range of benefits, including pension, health cash plan, discounted gym membership and more.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Company pension
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- Referral programme

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus scheme

**Experience**:

- Administrative: 1 year (preferred)
- secretarial: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person

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