Job Description

The Role

An exciting opportunity has become available for a highly organised Clerk to join our talented team, in a dynamic and fast paced role.

The successful candidate will ensure the effective allocation of hearings and other associated administrative tasks. The ideal candidate will have previous diary management experience. They will have strong attention to detail, excellent problem-solving skills and a can-do attitude.

The firm

The firm specialises in Civil Litigation, providing legal advice, case management and court representation throughout England & Wales. Our practice areas include insolvency, consumer credit, housing and personal injury. Our clients range from individuals, high street solicitors to blue chip companies and LLP's.

Main responsibilities

Allocation of hearings in accordance with company policies Utilising advocates in the most cost-effective way Ensuring the diary is correctly maintained, including removing any duplicate bookings from the diary and amending job details to ensure all bookings comply with house style Actioning client requests regarding the allocation of specific advocates Actioning advocate queries by phone and email Responding to client queries where required, including quoting fees for attendance at hearings Regularly updating all administrative checklists and tools utilised by the team Answering telephone calls Processing job bookings and inputting job details onto the relevant databases when required Assisting Managers with ad hoc administrative tasks as and when required

Education and Training

Educated to degree level preferable Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) Previous office experience (desirable) Previous experience processing large volumes of client bookings (desirable) Previous experience co-ordinating suppliers (desirable)

Specialist Knowledge & Skills

Outstanding organisational skills Strong geographical knowledge Excellent problem-solving skills Is able to work effectively as part of a team Strong interpersonal and communication skills Exceptional time management Strong attention to detail and focus on accuracy Experience of working with numerical reports Data Inputting experience

Working hours

37.5 hours per week between 8:00am-7:00pm (on a rotational basis), Monday to Friday (1 hour for lunch)

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Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: Up to 36,691.20 per year

Work Location: In person