Legal Assistant

  • Walsall
  • Permanent
  • £25k per year

Legal Secretary looking for your next move? You don’t need to have worked in Childcare to be considered for this one!

I’m working with a well-established law firm looking to add a Legal Secretary or Legal Assistant to its busy Childcare & Public Law team.

Now, here’s the good bit: they’re open-minded about your legal background.

If you’ve worked in legal support in another area of law and have the right skills, they’d love to hear from you. You don’t need to tick every single box or have years of Childcare experience to be in with a chance.

What will you be doing?

You’ll provide essential day-to-day support to the team, helping everything run smoothly. Your responsibilities will include:

  • Preparing and managing Legal Aid applications via the CCMS portal

  • Managing diaries, deadlines and key dates

  • Supporting time recording and billing

  • Handling correspondence and legal documentation

  • Liaising with clients and other professionals

  • Preparing court bundles

  • Opening files and completing conflict checks

  • Assisting with C2 applications, Care and Supervision Orders, EPOs and Part 25 applications

What are they looking for?

Ideally, you’ll have around a year’s experience in a Legal Secretary or Legal Assistant role, although transferable experience is what really matters.

You’ll need to be organised, confident with IT, able to manage competing deadlines and have fast, accurate typing skills.

Just as importantly, you’ll bring a professional, approachable and empathetic manner. This team works with children and families going through challenging circumstances, so a little understanding and compassion go a long way.

Experience with Legal Aid, CCMS, court bundles or Childcare/Public Law would be a bonus, but it’s not essential.

Why consider it?

It’s a great opportunity to join an established team, build on your existing legal support skills and develop experience in a specialist area of law.

So, if you’ve been working in conveyancing, litigation, private client or another legal department and fancy a change, don’t rule yourself out!

Interested?

Speak directly to Leanne Byrne, Senior Consultant at Clayton Legal, for a confidential conversation and to find out more.

☎️ 020 3965 9786
✉️ l.byrne@clayton-legal.co.uk

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