Litigation Assistant / Fee Earner in Street - Enable Futures Recruitment

Litigation Assistant / Fee Earner

Street

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FT

Salary:

£20,000 - £26,000 PA.

Hours:

9.00am – 5.00pm Monday - Friday

Closing Date:

10th January 2022

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Enable Futures are operating as an employment business on behalf of its client for a Litigation Assistant / Fee Earner to work in Street, Somerset. The role enables you a hybrid working opportunity of partly office based and partly remote from home based.

We are looking for an organised individual with previous legal experience, confident managing a busy workload in a fast-paced environment with the ability to use own initiative and work well under pressure. The working hours are 9.00am – 5.00pm Monday - Friday (one hour lunch break). The annual salary is very competitive & circa £20,000 - £26,000 PA.

Our client are a leading and long-established law firm based in the heart of the Somerset countryside with a client list you would expect to see in the centre of a big city!

We are looking to appoint a Litigation Assistant / Fee Earner to join a busy litigation team, dealing with a wide range of contentious work. We are looking for someone who can operate with professionalism and expertise, as you will be liaising with both Clients and other professionals on a range of legal enquiries. You will be able to independently establish priorities and manage deadlines.

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Key Responsibilities:

Be responsible for file handling across a range of litigation matters, with support from the wider team.
You will be expected to liaise with clients from the outset of their case through to conclusion and provide a professional and friendly service throughout.
Training can be provided and we are keen for you to develop a case load within an area that interests you.
Whilst you will be expected to run cases of your own, you will also assist in more complex cases where appropriate.

Experience, attributes & skills sought:

You will have experience within a legal environment, ideally gained within a contentious role.
You must be confident to work without direct supervision and be able to demonstrate organisational intelligence and communication skills.
You will possess solid verbal and numerical skills, together with sound knowledge of Microsoft Office and case management systems.
Most importantly you will be a natural self-starter with the ability to be flexible and empathetic to deliver client needs.
You will be keen to provide a high level of professional assistance and work with team members to provide clients with a high standard of service.

In return, you will benefit from:

§ A company pension scheme available.

§ A generous holiday allowance 22 days with loyalty days for longevity of service rising to 27 days.

§ + 8 bank holidays.

§ Sickness Benefit Allowance.

§ Hybrid working partly remote & partly office based.

§ Career progression.

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