Legal Admin Assistant - Part time
£12,500
Sheffield
Permanent, Part time

Who we are:

CRA Consulting are a specialist legal recruiter, operating across the UK. CRA works in partnership with reputable law firms with either local, regional, national or international presence. We recruit at all levels from board, director and partnership level through to support staff.

For additional information on how we can assist you with your next career move, visit the CRA Consulting Website atwww.craconsultants.com.

About the business:

Our client are a leading practice, that specialise in Family and Children Law. The firm are well known locally and across the UK with the work they service and have a great reputation. Their people focused culture offers a great working environment with a supportive approach.

If successful, you will perform the following role as a Legal Administrative Assistant
Providing administrative support to the Local Authority Team Ensuring that the Test letter is sent and responded to in all circumstances Ensuring Client Care letters are produced and sent out in a timely manner Acknowledging fee earning instructions/directions and acting accordingly Managing Fee Earner diaries Liaising with Finance to make travel arrangements where required Maintain client files, ensuring they are up to date, including (but not limited to) the correct NOIs and NOAs and legal aid certs Filing documents to client files, dealing with closed files and maintaining the firm’s closed file records. Transfer files to Billing once closing file checklist is completed Filing, copying, scanning documents where required Managing all incoming correspondence including email (Outlook/CCMS/EGRESS) and telephone calls Compliance with the firm’s policies and procedures e.g. Health & Safety, Data Protection Ensuring that all work carried out meets or exceeds the requirements of the LAA’s Standard Contract, the SRA Code of Conduct and meets Quality Mark standards Recording all work carried out accurately and appropriately on the firm’s computerised time recording, Case Management System, Compliance Caddy and HR system Completing weekly reports for Local Authority reporting accurately and in a timely manner Participating in the Reception rota and general office admin activities when required Other Administrations duties deemed necessary to support the needs of the business
To apply, you will be required to meet the following criteria:

Strong IT skills
Legal experience
Strong communication skills

How to apply:

If this vacancy is of interest, please click the apply button. Alternatively, if you would like to discuss with Alastair Pickford who is managing this vacancy email me on

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Additional Information:

CRA Legal follow strict best practice recruitment guidelines monitored by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC). Please note our advertisements use salary levels purely as a guide. However we are happy to consider applications from all candidates who are able to demonstrate the skills necessary to fulfil the role.

This vacancy is very popular with the local legal community, so please apply quickly to ensure your application is considered. As part of our candidate registration and care process we at CRA Legal aim to respond to all successful applications within 2 working days.

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