Legal Assistant

Role Overview & Responsibilities

Job Specification

Legal Assistant – Criminal Department

Hours – 8.30am – 5:00pm Monday to Friday

Salary – Dependant upon experience – to be discussed at interview

Key responsibilities & duties:

• Representing the Company by attending Crown Court hearings
• Meeting and assisting barristers and KCs in conferences and court hearings.
• Speaking with CPS lawyers to discuss cases.
• Taking instructions from clients, whether that to assist their defence or assist with mitigation.
• Being able to task matters and effectively work within deadlines.
• Experienced in audio dictation transcription.
• Assisting the fee earners with their administrative requirements in preparation for court hearings
• Answer telephones and give information to callers, take messages, or transfer calls to appropriate individuals.
• Arrange conferences, meetings.
• Complete forms in accordance with company procedures.
• Compose, type, and distribute meeting notes, routine correspondence, and reports.
• Maintain scheduling and event calendars.
• Make copies of correspondence and other printed material.
• Prepare answers to routine letters.
• Schedule and confirm appointments for clients and staff.
• Maintain electronic filing systems for records, correspondence, and other material.
• Deal with billing of files
• Conduct searches to find needed information, using such sources as the Internet.
• Learn to operate new office technologies as they are developed and implemented.
• Operate email systems
• Ensure that company format policies are followed,
• Operate office equipment such as fax machines, copiers, and phone systems, and use computers for spreadsheet, word processing, database management, and other applications.
• Arrange Legal Visits/Video Links with appropriate Prisons to speak with the client.
• Knowledge of Case Management System Proclaim.
• Will be trained to attend police stations in accordance PACE.
• To assist with general administration

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: Up to £21,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• On-site parking

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus scheme

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Liverpool, L7 9PG: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: One location

Reference ID: crimLA