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Leamington Spa, with free parking on site
Salary- Negotiable, commensurate with experience, circa £24-£26,000 per annum
We are working with an independent, highly successful, expanding law firm who specialise in civil litigation and conveyancing.Â
We are looking to attract an experienced Litigation Legal Assistant to support their team of Civil Litigation Fee Earners. This role will suit a Legal Assistant, Legal Secretary or a Paralegal.
Flexible routes to qualification (CILEx, SQE, training contracts) are considered for candidates who wish to qualify in the longer term.Â
The role will involve:
- Providing administrative and technical support to fee earners within a busy Litigation Department
- Handling enquiries
- Client onboarding
- Use of a legal case management system
- File opening
- Liaising with clients and third party professionals regarding matters pertaining to civil litigation including
- Â landlord and tenant matters
- Â debt recovery
- Â professional negligence disputesÂ
Suitable candidates will have:
- Experience as a legal assistant / legal secretary or Paralegal, supporting a Litigation Department within a law firmÂ
- Experience of using a legal case management system
- Excellent client care skills and communication skills
- An understanding of the litigation process relating to landlord and tenant matters, debt recovery matters, professional negligence disputes etc.Â
- A sound understanding of  industry forms, precedents, and procedures relating to litigation
This is a full time permanent job working 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday. The role is fully office-based, on the outskirts of Leamington Spa, just off the A46 towards Coventry. Free on site parking is provided.Â
Please note that this is a support role; not a fee-earning role, however there is ample scope to progress your career in the longer term as the firm invest heavily in training and development for all staff.Â
Benefits include:
- Free on-site parking
- 25 days’ annual leave, rising to 28 days plus bank holidays
- Company pension scheme
- Regular appraisals and salary reviews
- Your own, and your partner's wills and full estate planning free of charge and a discount on the cost of any planning for your immediate family is availableÂ
- Staff activities and social events throughout the year
- Ongoing training and developmentÂ
- Support and funding for industry-specific qualifications for eligible staff including CILEx, SQE and training contracts
- Excellent career prospectsÂ
- Continuous Professional Development – the cost of courses and seminars will be met by the company and paid leave granted to attend these to meet your CPD requirements
Note: Salary stated is given as a guideline, in line with market rate, and will be wholly commensurate with experience. The information given above is correct to the best of our knowledge.Â
For more information, please contact Tracey at Talentwise Solutions
About Talentwise
Talentwise Solutions is a family-run, boutique recruitment agency specialising in legal professional and legal support jobs throughout Coventry and Warwickshire, Birmingham and the Midlands.
We offer a tailored service, to find the right role and the right cultural fit for our candidates, and rest assured we will never forward your CV to any firm without first gaining your consent.
About Your Consultant
Tracey is the Owner and Director of Talentwise Solutions, where her focus is on offering a prestigious, consultative, open, and honest service – the way she believes recruitment should be! Tracey’s passion for recruitment in the legal sector goes back over thirty years, and today it’s stronger than ever. Tracey prides herself on her personalised approach to recruiting and will be on hand to guide you through every stage of the process from initial application through to job offer. You know your career is in great hands with Tracey’s experience and expertise.
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