Legal Assistant
- Employer
- LAW Absolute
- Location
- West Midlands
- Salary
- £15.36 per hour
- Closing date
- 2 Nov 2019
- Reference
- HB/026163
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- Practice area
- Landlord and tenant
- Contract type
- Locum/Contract
- Hours
- Full time
- PQE
- Newly qualified
- Position
- Legal assistant
- Sector
- Public sector/Charities
Job Details
Our client, an busy local authority based in the West Midlands are seeking an experienced Legal Assistant with experience within Housing Law for an initial three month period. This role is available to those looking for a full time position 37 hours a week.
In order to be eligible for application, you must demonstrate that you can carry out the following duties:
- Dealing with housing possession claims and processing claims online
- Experience in a County Court relating to housing possessions
- General knowledge of Local Government law
- To provide clerical and administrative support to the team.
- To undertake fee earning activity to support the team.
- To undertake legal work such as: file opening, letter preperation, preparing statements, preparing bundles, etc.
- To process routine - moderatly complex legal matters
- To provide advice to clients (internal and external).
The successful candidate must have experience in assisting Lawyers with their caseload and therefore must be able to work with little supervision.
The ideal candidate must be available on short notice due to the urgency of the role.
If this is of interest to you, please send your CV to Holly – hbedi@lawabsolute.com
Please note our advertisements use PQE/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.
At LAW Absolute we endeavour to respond to all applications within 48 hours. However due to the volume of applications we receive we may not be able to respond to every candidate individually.
If you have not heard from us within a 48 hour timeframe your application has not been successful and your details have not been retained. LAW Absolute acts as an employment business for temporary recruitment and as an employment agency for fixed term contract and permanent recruitment.
Company
LAW Absolute is an independent, niche legal recruitment consultancy with a strong infrastructure and an impressive level of expertise. We offer pragmatic and tailored solutions and work without any of the restrictions which can be imposed by major holding companies.
Teamwork is paramount. Every individual and organisation with whom we work benefits from the combined knowledge, hard work and energy of our experienced consultants.
The level of experience and expertise offered by our team of consultants is exceptional and our aim is to provide all candidates and clients with a truly consultative, efficient and results oriented service.
Our culture is one of transparency, integrity and honesty. We are proud to offer an utterly trustworthy, reliable and diligent service.
- Website
- http://www.lawabsolute.com/
- Telephone
- 020 7092 8000
- Location
-
4th Floor Queens House
55-56 Lincoln's Inn Fields
London
London
WC2A 3LJ
United Kingdom
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