Legal Administration
- Recruiter
- Lily Shippen Limited
- Location
- Manchester City Centre
- Salary
- £14,000 - £16,000 per annum
- Posted
- 07 Mar 2018
- Closes
- 04 Apr 2018
- Job Title
- Administration
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
An international law firm in Manchester City Centre are looking for a new client administration assistant to join their team on a permanent basis. They have stunning offices and a fantastic working culture.
Duties will include:
- Undertake conflict checks across all systems and open files.
- Collate initial information received from clients and attach case plans where appropriate.
- Log files out to costs.
- Photo-copying/scanning of files where necessary and pre-archiving processes (including liaising with fee earners).
- Acknowledge instructions to clients within SLA's and chase cheques in line with SLA's.
- Miscellaneous post sorting and delivery.
- Respond to queries received in the client admin email inbox.
- Archive all closed files, carrying out checks on the files to ensure all balances are nil, MI has been completed and the CRU/NHS obligations have been dealt with.
- Liaise with Solicitors and Policyholders by telephone.
- Manage new client creation – arranging for the set-up of rate models, set up in case management and billing systems and liaise with Accounts regarding rates.
- Any other admin duties not accounted for elsewhere in office.
The ideal candidate:
- Well-disciplined and self-motivated.
- Great customer service.
- Self-motivated and a team-player.
- Adaptable to new systems, procedures and requirements of role.
- Flexible approach.
- Confident dealing with senior management and ensuring service levels are adhered to.
- Ability to work well under pressure.
- Strong written and verbal communications.
- Enthusiastic and positive attitude.
- Strong MS Office.
- Meticulous attention to detail.
- Strong spelling and grammar skills.
- Degree or other relevant qualifications (desired).
- Administration experience within a legal firm (6 months+).
- Experience using case management systems.
This is an amazing role for someone with legal administration experience who is passionate and hard-working to work within a reputable firm in the City Centre.