Advocate Clerk/PA
- Recruiter
- G2 Legal Limited
- Location
- Manchester
- Salary
- £20000 - £30000 per annum, Benefits: Benefits Package
- Posted
- 25 Jan 2023
- Closes
- 22 Feb 2023
- Ref
- 1386960-1-JG-4-SP
- Contact
- Joanne Gairns
- Job Title
- Legal PA
- Practice Area
- Litigation
- PQE Level
- 2-4
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
A Top 200 law firm in South Manchester is currently recruiting for an Advocacy Clerk/Personal Assistant to join the Team's Advocacy Department to work alongside the Team's Partner and support the wider team. Experience working at Chambers, or other such exposure is preferred but not essential.
The role requires individuals to have supported at senior level, managing diaries, reports and assessing incoming work including booking travel and carrying out administrative tasks.
The salary is dependent on experience but in the region of £25,000 - £30,000.
Working hours are 8:30am to 5:30am Monday-Thursday and 8:30am to 5pm Friday. The firm would be willing to consider part-time/ flexibility on hours.
Benefits:
The role requires individuals to have supported at senior level, managing diaries, reports and assessing incoming work including booking travel and carrying out administrative tasks.
The salary is dependent on experience but in the region of £25,000 - £30,000.
Working hours are 8:30am to 5:30am Monday-Thursday and 8:30am to 5pm Friday. The firm would be willing to consider part-time/ flexibility on hours.
Benefits:
- 23 days holiday a year, rising to 26 days (3 days reserved for Christmas closure of the office)
- 3 holiday buy backs per year after 1 year of service
- Private medical insurance available after 2 years’ service
- Death in Service – 2 x salary
- Active social committee with generous departmental and firm-wide social budget.
- Active training culture and various groups and events such as Diversity & Inclusion.
- To manage all incoming communications into the Advocacy department, including requests for cover for hearings and drafting work.
- To understand the logistics of the role of a barrister/advocate and organise the workload to properly structure their working days.
- To make appointments, arrange meetings and to manage the Advocacy department diary.
- To act as a PA to the Head of Advocacy (Partner) as required.
- To prepare correspondence and documents through audiotyping and word processing.
- To provide support to other secretaries and the administration team as required.
- To undertake ad hoc administrative tasks as required, to a strict deadline, such as printing, copying, bundling, bookmarking and document retrieval.