Dispute Resolution Legal Assistant
Southampton – £23,000 - £27,000
Dispute Resolution Legal Assistant , Southampton AreaAre you interested in a role supporting a busy Dispute Resolution department ?
You'll be joining a Legal 500 firm who are very busy and who have a track record in progressing staff through to training contracts.
You should have a genuine interest in Commercial Litigation and ideally some previous experience in this field.
An outline of typical benefits :
- Competitive salary + performance related discretionary monthly bonus
- Online review bonus scheme
- 25 days annual leave + Bank holidays (pro-rata) + 1 day paid Birthday Leave
- Discounted health, medical, fitness & lifestyle with Simplyhealth
- Discounted legal fees
- Contribution of memberships & subscriptions for qualifications
- Pension (4%)
- Free parking
- Life Insurance: Death In service
- Provide efficient administrative & secretarial support to the Fee Earner(s)
- Consistently provide clients with an excellent, professional, and friendly service, via all channels of communication
- Undertake all necessary typing and dictation ensuring all work is accurate
- Ensure all filing systems are well organised and comply with office procedures
- Manage own diary and that of the Fee Earner(s) & diarise key dates
- Ensure monetary transactions are dealt with efficiently and in accordance with professional rules
- Possess and maintain a good working knowledge of all processes, procedures, and precedents within the department / area of law and keep up to date with any changes
- Proficient in MS Office and case management systems
- Ability to prioritise work and confidence to work within a fast-paced environment
- Accuracy and excellent attention to detail
- Dependability and confidentiality
Dante Friend is a Senior Recruitment Consultant at Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment, with over 4 years at the company. Having joined in 2011, he now oversees Hampshire, Dorset, and the southwest. Dante provides a highly professional service, recruiting for all levels of firms, from city and large regional to Legal 500 and high street. If Dante weren’t in recruitment, he would be pursuing a career in journalism. One of his goals this year is to buy a Porsche.
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Job Spec:
- Area of Law: Commercial Litigation
- Type: Paralegal
- Salary: £23,000 - £27,000
- Term: Permanent
- Location: Southampton
- Reference: 1331271
