Legal Clerk​/Admin

Legal Clerk / Admin needed in Worcester, £12.21ph PAYE – Reference: RQ1676807

• To provide clerical and administrative support principally to the Child Care Team, but also to the rest of the division as needed.
• To maintain and operate the written system for renewals of interim orders in Care Proceedings, under appropriate Solicitor supervision.
• To prepare and produce, under appropriate solicitor, legal assistant supervision, bundles of documents for legal proceedings and to deliver such bundles to Court where necessary.
• To write letters and answer telephone enquiries and prioritise the urgency of such calls and deal with in an appropriate manner.
• To maintain diaries, both electronic and paper as appropriate.
• To participate in the implementation, development and maintenance of Practice Management, office procedures, case management systems (Iken at present), standards and policies, as required.
• To record promptly on (Iken) case management system all relevant case specific documentation and time worked, in accordance with the Division’s time recording system, when in operation.
• To undertake all necessary office administration such as operating an electronic case management system, filing, photocopying, faxing and raising cheques.
• To use and input data into electronic and paper information systems.
• To assist with the preparation, collation and distribution of documents and information, as appropriate.
• To receive visitors and deal appropriately with their enquiries.
• To maintain records and arrange meetings.
• To contribute to the development of office procedures, systems and practices.

This is a full time role on a temporary contract basis.

If you are interested in the role please apply on our website with your CV, alternatively you can email your CV to  quoting the reference number.

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