11.90 per hour, 35 hours a week Monday-Friday

Hybrid - Manchester City Centre

Temp to permanent opportunity

Please only apply if you are available immediately.

We are currently recruiting for Legal Support Assistant to join one of our clients, a public-sector organisation which is responsible for regulating the medical sector.This role will involve providing high level administrative support to fitness to practise casework and the legal team.

Main duties of this role:

• Providing administrative support to Legal Advisers and Paralegals in the timely progression of casework - either as part of a case team or on a task basis
• Creating and preparing hearing related bundles from large volumes of documents
• Providing a continuous point of contact and liaison with witnesses in advance of hearings - for example to communicate and facilitate witness scheduling
• Making travel and accommodation bookings for parties
• Answering telephone enquiries and making detailed telephone notes
• Facilitating meeting arrangements and booking
• Any other duties as requested by your Manager

We are looking for candidates with:

• Legal experience would be an advantage but is not essential
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to establish rapport with a wealth of different people
• Superb organisational skills with the ability to organise your own workload effectively including when working remotely
• Experience dealing with confidential information
• Good communication skills particularly in writing and experience of drafting complex documents
• IT proficiency

Successful Applicants will be required to provide a 2-year reference history, any gaps of employment must be verified by a character reference, and you will be required to complete a basic DBS check.

Benefits:

• Hybrid - 2 days in the office per week
• 35 hours per week - weekly pay
• Work/life balance
• 30 days holiday
• Free access to benefit portal
• Eyecare vouchers

If you are interested in this role and meet the above criteria, then please send your CV immediately to . Closing date for applications for this role is Thursday the 4th of January 2024. Interviews week commencing 8th January with an immediate start date.

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