Job Description

Legal Assistant

Whitechapel/Hybrid

£16+ per hour

Full Time Contract

Novax Recruitment is actively seeking a Legal Assistant based in Whitechapel. This is a contract role working full time hours.

The job:

Deal with routine case matters such as pre- action letters, drafting routine legal documents, completion of standard witness statements and correspondence.

To assist fee earners with tasks such as preparing bundles for court, delivering papers, general outdoor clerk duties, attending Counsel at court, dealing with routine applications and case work using available standard precedents, drafting routine instructions to Counsel.

Filing reports at court in Section 7 and Section 37 matters, renewal of uncontested Interim Care Orders including communication with other parties legal representatives, serving statements and filing documents.

Assist responsible fee-earner in collation of documents as required from legal files for disclosure.

Ad hoc legal tasks as requiredThe candidate:

General understanding and knowledge of working practices of legal services

LPC / SQE (parts 1 & 2) graduate

Fully IT literate with experience of using work processing, spreadsheets, database and e-mail packages

Public Sector experience preferredHow to apply:

Please submit your application via the contact details provided and you will be contacted with further information about this opportunity call me on (phone number removed)