Defendant Legal Administrator
Acs Recruitment Consultants are currently recruiting for a Defendant Legal Administrator to join their established, fast paced firm based in the heart of Warrington.
Supporting a specialist team of Solicitors, Paralegals and Fee Earners you will be responsible for providing comprehensive administrative support.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Prepare and manage correspondence, legal documents and reports and court papers
- Audio typing and typing up reports
- Answering telephone calls and dealing with enquiries from clients and Brokers
- Processing payments before they are sent out
- Distributing emails from the general mail box
- Chasing police reports
- Monitoring the portal
- Regulating and updating systems (Netfoil, HPI)
- Taking accurate and detailed telephone messages
- Implement and maintain office systems (Proclaim)
- Setting up new claims on the system
- Maintain filing systems
- Collate information
- Using office equipment such as faxes, photocopiers, binders etc.
Education & Experience:
- Knowledge and experience of relevant software applications – spreadsheets, word processing and database management
- Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures
- Proficient in spelling, punctuation, grammar and other English language skills
- Proven experience of producing legal and non-legal documents and correspondence
- Proven experience in information and communication management
Key Competences:
- Verbal and written communication skills
- Computer literacy
- High level of attention to detail
- Confidentiality
- Planning and organisational skills
- Time management and ability to work to deadlines
- Interpersonal skills and customer service orientation
- Reliability
- Stress tolerance
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to work on own and use initiative
- Polite helpful manner
The role is Monday – Friday, 37.5 hours per week to be worked between 08:00-17:30. One hour for lunch between 12:00-14:00.
For more information on this role, please contact [email protected]
