Legal Assistant

Description:

We are looking for an Legal Assistant to join our busy great in-house legal team-  the role will be varied and include the following:

Process legal documents, papers and routine documents
Manage diaries, key data and arrange appointments
Monitor payments and liaise with accounts team
Collect payments from clients and record
Preparation of payment agreements
Open new files then closing through to archive
Initial point of contact for the legal team
General duties such as proof reading, typing and filing
To provide a supportive, developing and evolving role within the Legal Department
To undertake & prepare matters before GGF with a view to achieving a remedy.
To have conduct of case files and deal with ongoing correspondence throughout County Court proceedings;
Issuing pre-action correspondence, issuing all enforcement proceedings including charging orders;
To deal with matters relating to chargebacks under Section 75 of the Consumer Credit Act;

What We Offer

Competitive salary.
Internal Progression, Personal Development and Training
A Wide Variety of Employee Benefits and Perks
Discounted Staff Purchase Scheme
31 Days Holiday increasing to 33, including bank holiday, plus further birthday leave
You will ideally have a strong administration background in either a legal environment with great IT skills. Great customer service experience dealing with clients over the telephone with the ability to prioritise workloads.  We will consider legal graduates looking to develop their legal experience.

Our Company is committed to monitoring & aligning its Policies with up-to-date Government guidance on reducing the spread of respiratory infections in the workplace. Through the Company’s value of “Succeed Together” we are committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. We recruit the ‘best person for the job’ regardless of any protected characteristics as defined by the Equality Act 2010 creating an inclusive working environment and culture for our employees