Employers' Liability Partner Assistant

4 weeks ago

Moss Nook, Manchester, United Kingdom EXPRESS SOLICITORS Full time
Job Title:

PA to Employers' Liability Partner

Location:

Manchester

Salary:

£25,000 to £30,000, dependent on experience

About Us:

Express Solicitors is an award-winning law firm that deals with personal injury and clinical negligence claims. We are based in Manchester and serve clients nationwide. We have a 5-star rating on Trustpilot from over 6,000 reviews, which means a lot to us. We are proud of the work we do helping injured people, and this is the core of our business.

The Role:

Our established Employers' Liability team are currently looking for a Personal Assistant to support a Principal Partner within the well-established department.

Responsibilities:
  • Prepare correspondence and documents through audiotyping and word processing.
  • Administer daily digital filing and the opening, closing, storage and retrieval of client files.
  • Prepare correspondence and enclosures for despatch if required.
  • Make appointments, arrange meetings and to manage the fee earner diaries
  • Provide support to other secretaries and the administration team as required.
  • Attend clients both in person and on the telephone and to provide such support in a professional and friendly manner in keeping with the firm's standards for client care.
  • Undertake any specific training as and when required.
  • Ensure the confidentiality of all clients' documentation and information.
Person Specification:
  • Demonstrable legal secretarial experience
  • IT literate
  • Strong comprehension of English spelling, punctuation and grammar
  • Acute attention to detail
  • Excellent word processing and audio typing skills
  • Exceptional customer service skills, including professional and friendly telephone manner.
  • Experience of working in a Personal Injury law firm, or civil litigation firm is advantageous
  • Previous experience of working in a fast paced environment
  • Prior exposure to Proclaim case management system is desirable
  • Audio typing speed of 65+ words per minute
  • Previous experience of working with court forms and creating pleadings
  • Use of digital dictation, ideally Big Hand would be beneficial
Salary, Hours & Benefits:

Salary is £25,000 to £30,000, dependent on experience

Our standard working hours are 8:30am to 5:30pm Monday-Thursday and 8:30am to 5pm Friday.

3/2 hybrid working pattern after probation.

23 days holiday a year, rising to 26 days, plus public/bank holidays.

Extra day's holiday for your birthday after 2 years' service

3 holiday buy backs per year after 1 year of service

Private medical insurance after 2 years' service.

Enhanced Maternity leave payment if you have over 1 year's tenure, further enhanced at over 4 years' service.

Death in service

24/7 onsite Gym access

Netball/Football team, 10km Manchester team and more

Active social committee with generous departmental and firm-wide social budget.

Active training culture and various groups and events such as Diversity and Inclusion.

Other benefits including Employee Assistance Programme, free fruit & annual (optional) flu jab.

What to do next:

Interviews will be conducted by MS Teams, which will include a short presentation and some technical questions. You will be provided full information and support at every step.

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