legal assistant United Kingdom
Job description
Who we are!
We are a nationwide team working towards and guaranteeing the same goal; helping people after an accident. Our vision is to become the leading provider of Accident Management Services delivering service certainty at uncertain times.
We take care of people who have been involved in accident by:
· Fixing their car
· Providing them with a replacement
· Helping them recover their losses
· Making them feel secure
How will you make a difference?
You will be responsible for providing effective legal support and services within our Garvin’s Litigation Team. You will promote a high level of customer service and support for the Litigation Executives / Solicitors. This is an exciting opportunity to start your career in law, with our full commitment to support your ambition to become a full litigator.
What is the Litigation Assistant accountable for?
§ Assisting in the preparation of court documents
§ Instructing barristers for upcoming court hearings and updating clients on their cases where required
- Providing full administration support to our team of litigators
- Ensuring documentation is factual correct and issued to a professional level
- Ensure all data recorded is factual and punctually correct
- Delivering against any agreed actions and provide timely feedback
How will you make it happen?
§ Exceptional communication and organisational skills
§ Ability to work in a fast paced, high pressured at times, environment
§ Excellent time management and good prioritising skills
§ Dynamic, results driven outlook
§ Ability to work as part of a team and using your own initiative
Benefits & Rewards:
§ 25 Days holiday + bank holidays
§ Holiday buy scheme
§ Company car scheme
§ Saving scheme – you save & we match!
§ Healthcare cash-plan
§ Football season tickets – Man Utd, Man City & Sunderland FC
§ Enhanced maternity & paternity
§ Enhanced sick pay
§ Free uniform
§ Perkbox discounts site
§ Social events
§ Employee assistance programme
§ Cycle to work scheme
§ Eye care vouchers
§ Pension scheme
What guides us?
- Empathy
- We recognise and celebrate our differences
- We Trust each other and demand a culture where mutual respect is a given
- No one works harder for their customer
- Driven
- We share a common goal
- We are driven to be the best that we can be, in all that we do
- Innovation and the spirit to continuously improve are what keeps EDAM driving forward
- Accountable
- Accountability is both an individual and collective responsibility
- Quality is a given
- We own our mistakes and we celebrate our successes
- Making it happen
- We are dedicated to excellence in all that we do
- My individual contribution makes a difference
- We grow through the building and sharing of knowledge
We understand that we’re stronger together
#oneteam
So, if you have EMPATHY, the DRIVEand can take ACCOUNTABLILITY – MAKE IT HAPPEN and click apply!
www.edamgroup.co.uk
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £21,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Bereavement leave
- Casual dress
- Company car
- Company events
- Company pension
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Enhanced paternity leave
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Supplemental pay types:
- Performance bonus
- Yearly bonus
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Sharston, M22 4RW: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work Location: In person
