Litigation Legal Asisstant

Sellick Partnership are delighted to be working with a local authority in Yorkshire on an exclusive basis for their permanent recruitment. They are seeking a Litigation Legal Assistant to join their team on a permanent basis!

The successful candidate for the litigation legal assistant role will be required to pick up things including but not limited to:

• Provide administrative and case management support for the conduct of all legal work within the Team
• Attend and clerk school admission appeals
• Ensure strict compliance with court orders and liaise with client departments, barristers, solicitors, Legal Officer and members of the public, including the drafting/preparation of witness statements.
• Prepare court bundles
• Monitor court proceedings and provide back-up assistance to the Council's advocate in court as required, for example, sitting behind Counsel.
• Deal with sensitive personal information

The candidate will be required to attend the office once a week and they are able to offer some fantatic benefits in return, including a competitive salary, flexible working, generous leave entitlement and pension contributions.

If you are interested in this role and would like to have a confidential chat then please reach out to Sara Robinson in our Manchester office.

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