Job Description
Staff365 are looking for a Fee Earner/Legal Executive with a minimum of 5 Years PQE who is confident in working without supervision and has legal aid experience.
Location: Bradford – the role is office based and there will be a requirement to attend court. Usually Bradford, which is ten minutes away from the office and occasionally Leeds, Huddersfield or Skipton.
Hours: Full time
Salary: 28k to 35k DOE
The caseload will be predominantly legally aided and is made up of relationship breakdown, domestic violence, children dispute, cohabitation and financial settlement matters with also quite a number of care cases so public family law knowledge would be advantageous.
Fee Earner Person specification – Skills, knowledge and experience required:
Experience of attending on clients
Experience of briefing Counsel
Experience of attending conferences with Counsel
Experience of drawing up bills
Experience in Legal Aid
Fee Earner Practical skills:
Interviewing skills
Telephone skills
Time management skills
Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English
Ability to prioritise own workload
Ability to work as part of a team
Fee Earner Job purpose:
To run own caseload
To assist other senior partner with her cases
To contribute to the effective operation of the firm
Fee Earner General responsibilities:
Manage own caseload
Maintain a watching brief over the other fee earners’ files when they are on holiday, sick, etc.
Ensure that strict diary dates are observed
Meet relevant quality and professional standards
Fee Earner Tasks:
General administrative tasks in relation to individual file management
Visiting clients, taking instructions
Writing letters
Briefing Counsel (where necessary)
Giving instructions to experts
Advocacy
Billing
Other tasks as requested
Staff365 are an employment business and equal opportunities employer. INDHP
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