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Legal Assistant (Personal Injury)

Legal Assistant (Personal Injury)

Career Cross Ltd

Posted 9 hours ago, valid for 4 days

Manchester, Greater Manchester M17 1DJ, England

£24,000 - £28,800 per annum

Full Time

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Sonic Summary

The Legal Assistant position in Manchester offers a salary range of £27k to £30k along with excellent benefits.
The role involves providing secretarial and legal support, managing documentation, and assisting with case management tasks.
Key responsibilities include handling incoming documents, downloading medical records, and producing correspondence through the case management system.
Candidates should possess experience in Personal Injury Law, preferably with catastrophic injury cases, and a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
Strong communication, organizational skills, and the ability to work collaboratively with team members are essential for this position.

Legal Assistant (Personal Injury) - Manchester - £27k - £30k + excellent benefits

The Legal Assistant will provide day to day secretarial and legal support to include the production of correspondence and documentation, dealing with assigned tasks on the case management system, paper and digital file management. The Legal Assistant will also provide support and assistance to other Legal Assistants and support Office Assistants with their duties as required.

Key Responsibilities:

Managing the Incoming Documentation for the fee earning teams, re-naming, categorising and distributing documents
Downloading, bundling and pagination of medical records and other documentation
To action and progress assigned tasks on the case management system
Proactively address tasks on the case management system that may not already be allocated to a Legal Assistant
Production of correspondence and documentation, via case management system to include PDF Bundling and document sharing
Supporting other team members with their workload as required
Assisting with Liberate Development by undertaking testing and working with the Development Team
Attending & liaising with clients, providing support and assistance in a professional and friendly manner
Opening and allocating New Client case quotes on a case management system
Preparing settled cases for billing by creating digital bundles of the file, producing ledgers and reports
Collating invoices, logging for due dates, arranging payment and maintaining a detailed tracker

Skills/Experience Required:

Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Word (advanced), Outlook & Excel (basic)
Excellent communication skills and a professional telephone manner
Good organisational and time management skills
Experience in Personal Injury Law, preferably catastrophic injury work
Experience of using a case management system

Keywords - Legal, Legal Assistant, Personal Injury, Case Management, medical records, Injury, catastrophic injury, personal injury law, Manchester

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