Senior Legal Assistant

• Outstanding Results,
  97.65% Success Rate*
• Highly Qualified Specialist Personal Injury Solicitors

At Harris Fowler our Legal Assistants play a vital role in supporting Senior Fee Earners with their busy caseload of high value Multi Track Personal Injury claims.

• Taking initial instructions from clients and preparing draft witness statements
• Preparing draft letters of claim
• Diarising and ensuring compliance with court timetables
• Liaising with experts, counsel, clients and other general enquiries as required
• Attending in conference with counsel in person and on the phone
• Taking witness statements re liability and quantum
• Researching quantum and other issues as required
• Preparing court documents including claim forms, schedules of loss, particulars of claim, lists of documents etc.
• Instructing and briefing counsel
• Other Legal Assistant activities as directed by the supervisor

• Qualifications and/or experience to demonstrate clear ability to be successful in a Senior Legal Assistant position (a Grade A Fee earner)
• Good knowledge of legal practice and should have an understanding/experience of the MOJ portal, litigation and the Civil Procedure Rules
• Excellent time management and organisational skills and the ability to work under pressure
• Initiative and dexterity of thought: cases are rarely straightforward.
• Compassion and empathy.
• A good mathematical, analytical brain.

NOTE:

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employees may be requested to perform other related duties to meet the ongoing needs of the organisation.

Please send letters of application detailing your relevant experience and a copy of your CV to:

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Or by post:
Harris Fowler Solicitors
6-7 Hammet Street
Taunton
Somerset
TA1 1RZ