[ref. f86888817] Legal Assistant - Manchester

• Location: Manchester City Centre / Hybrid - 2 days from home
• Hours: Monday to Friday, 9am
• 5pm (35 hours per week)
• flexible start / finish times
• Salary: Up to £25,000
• Excellent benefits package

Search is partnering with a well-established legal business in Manchester to recruit an Legal Assistant.

As an Legal Assistant, you will provide vital support to ensure their clients and colleagues receive a high-quality experience.

Key responsibilities include:

• Opening files, conflict checking, creating finance slips and organising documents, including ongoing file management such as e-filing correspondence and documents and organising files
• Creating/amending documents/correspondence
• Updating and maintaining databases
• Photocopying and scanning
• Assisting fee earners with day to day file management, billing and file closing

Your Skills and Experience:

• Experience assisting fee earners with financial management e.g. disbursements, client balances, dealing with a range of client specific billing requirements - essential.
• Able to demonstrate organisation in order to complete all allocated tasks within the required timeframe and to the required level of accuracy
• To demonstrate satisfactory levels of literacy and numeracy
• To write simple letters and e-mails
• Effective record keeping
• To have basic knowledge of and be able to use common functions of relevant computer applications with appropriate training
• Effective telephone communication skills
• Good attention to detail
• Demonstrate effective team work
• Demonstrate a conscientious, can-do attitude
• Be client focussed
• To complete all allocated tasks within the required timeframe and to the required level of accuracy
• Be supportive

Benefits of this role include:

• A competitive salary (Up to £25,000 dependant on experience)
• Generous holiday entitlement (25 days increasing to 30 through length of service + 8 bank holidays)
• Flexible hours
• Life assurance - 4 x basic salary
• Healthcare cash plan
• Private medical insurance
• Enhanced maternity leave
• Pension scheme
• Progressive career opportunities
• Easily accessible location with public transport links

Search is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified applicants, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age.