Legal Assistant

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Debt Recovery and Personal Injury Legal Assistant to join a busy and expanding law firm in Southampton. This role is full time and office based.

Duties will include:

Liaising with clients face to face and assisting via telephone and email.
Providing full support including using a digital dictation system to produce correspondence and other documentation related to Debt Recovery and Personal Injury matters.
Manging the Fee Earners calendars, Arranging meetings and travel arrangements.
General team administration including photocopying, faxing, filing and scanning.

Desired skills and experience:

At least 1 years + Legal Secretary/ Legal Assistant experience is essential ideally within Debt Recovery or Personal Injury. However, will look at candidates with experience within other areas of law.
Fast, accurate typing ability, ideally using digital audio systems and experience of using case management system.
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.

What they offer:

Full time in the office – Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm.
Salary depending on experience - £22,000 - £26,000
Competitive holiday plus bank holiday.
Pension scheme