Legal Assistant London, England
Job description
National Legal Service Solicitors is one of the UK’s fastest growing national law firms, specialising in Family and Care, Law matters. NLS has experienced and expert legal aid solicitors encompassing family and care law. We are one of the largest legal aid providers for domestic abuse cases in England & Wales.
Our mission is to make a positive change to people’s lives and deliver the best legal services to our clients.
We are now looking for a Legal Administrator to join our legal team in our office in London.
Job Role
Your role will be to support fee earners in the office with a variety of administration duties.
- Making initial contact with the client
- Collating financial documents for legal aid applications
- Obtaining instructions from the client for a Means and Merits Assessment
- Completing legal aid eligibility assessments
- Completing legal aid applications on CCMS
- Preparing Court applications
- Preparing Client Care Letters
Person Specification
Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
- Confident with liaising with clients and senior management
- Ability to work independently, under pressure and to deadlines
- Excellent numerical and IT skills
- Ability to process information using relevant software
In return, we will offer you excellent benefits along with flexible working conditions.
