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Role: Legal Secretary

Salary: £23,000-£26,000 per annum

Location: Sheffield

Working pattern: Office based during probation, hybrid thereafter 3 days office, 2 from home

Benefits:

* 25 days holiday increasing to 2 with service

* Pension Scheme

* Westfield Scheme

* Discounted parking

Our client is looking for a Legal Secretary to join their Clinical Negligence Department.

The role:

The successful Legal Secretary will provide integral administrative support to the Head of Department and fee earners within the Clinical Negligence team.

Responsibilities will include producing high quality and timely correspondence, responding to telephone calls and email enquiries, completing forms and preparing Court documents and electronic bundles, undertaking audio and copy typing of letters and documents, undertaking diary management tasks, dealing with file opening processes and invoicing and billing procedures.

The successful candidate:

Experience of or ability to administer and progress cases using an electronic Case management System is essential.

Candidates must have experience in working in a similar role, ideally within Clinical Negligence or Personal Injury department and have a detailed understanding of the funding of Clinical Negligence cases as they will have day to day responsibility for co-ordinating any appropriate audits for the purposes of Legal Aid and ATE providers.

In addition, candidates must be able to demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills, a confident and pro-active approach, and the ability to apply a high level of attention to detail in their work.

Glu Recruit LTD are an equal opportunities employer and are acting as a recruitment agent in the hiring of this role.

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