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At Potter Rees Dolan Solicitors we are very proud of our strong team spirit and the excellent work ethic we all share. Working with us is at once rewarding and challenging, and we all buy in to the ideals we value so highly.

We are always keen to build and improve our team, enabling us to provide the very best service to our clients. If you work for us, you will work for a law firm with great ambition, a wonderful atmosphere and a willingness to help its workers maximise their potential and progress with their career.

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Legal Secretary / Personal Assistant - Personal Injury

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a ‘Legal Secretary/Personal Assistant’ to join Potter Rees, a Hugh James Business.

The role

The successful candidate will work on a one-to-one basis, assisting a Partner within the Personal Injury department, providing administrative and secretarial support on their Claimant, catastrophic injury caseload.

Responsibilities will include (but are not limited to):

• Providing one to one administrative and secretarial support to a Partner within the Personal Injury department


• Managing the Partners’ diary, organising meetings and making necessary travel arrangements


• Digital dictation; generating third party correspondence, emails and Court documents


• Liaising directly with clients, their families and various other professionals


• Preparing electronic trial bundles and collating necessary enclosures.

As ‘Legal Secretary/Personal Assistant’ you will provide support to the reporting Partner and the firm more generally when capacity allows.

It is important that prior to applying, candidates are aware of the type of work which we specialise in at Potter Rees and the potential challenges the nature of our clients’ injuries can present. We would encourage all potential applicants to conduct their own research, but this is something which will be discussed at interview stage.

Whilst experience working with catastrophic injury is preferred, it is not essential. It is however essential that candidates have significant experience working as a Legal Secretary/Personal Assistant and possess excellent organisational skills, with the ability to take responsibility and work on their own initiative as well as under the instruction of the Partner.

The successful candidate must be focused, willing and be able to demonstrate the appropriate level of empathy required in handling sensitive issues. They will also be able to demonstrate exemplary client care which is exceptionally important to the firm.

Working hours are 09:00am to 5:30pm, Monday to Friday with one hour for lunch.

Qualifications, skills and experience

Whilst experience working within catastrophic personal injury claims is preferred, it is not essential. (Any prior exposure to such cases would be favourable.) It is however essential that candidates possess excellent organisational skills, with the ability to take responsibility and work on their own initiative as well as under the instruction of the Partner.

Benefits

• Our benefits include:


• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays


• Two Corporate Social Responsibility days


• Birthday day off


• Death in service equivalent to twice annual salary


• Auto enrolment pension scheme


• Hybrid working (where applicable, following an initial period in the office)


• Employee Assistance Programme


• Professional fees paid (subject to requirement for your role)


• Employee recruitment incentive scheme

Should you or anybody you know be interested in this opportunity, please email your CV to Manchester.Info@HughJames.com.

We reserve the right to close our vacancies earlier than the given deadline if we receive sufficient applications for the role.