Legal administrator

Job title: Court of Protection (Health Welfare) Legal Administrator Location: Manchester / Hybrid Salary: £21,000 per annum Benefits: 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, the option to buy and sell holidays, hybrid working, company pension, sick pay, life assurance, employee assist program and many more…. Simpson Millar is a leading law firm with offices throughout the country. Our public law department deals with a variety of areas, including education, health, social care and human rights. It is ranked in Chambers and Legal 500 and has a leading reputation in all these niche areas. We are seeking a Legal Administrator to support lawyers in our nationwide team based in our Manchester office with all administration tasks including preparing bundles and dealing with legal aid administration. We are looking for a candidate with sound IT skills, particularly PDF and the ability to prepare electronic court bundles. This role is on a hybrid working arrangement with up to 2 day per week in the Manchester office. Key Responsibilities: To assist fee earners in the Court of Protection team with their caseloads to include; Preparing bundles for court hearings. Preparing files for billing. Assisting fee earners in the preparation of legal aid applications, including costs increases and HCCP’s. Working with colleagues to ensure that billing is undertaken in an efficient, effective and accurate way Reviewing and reporting WIP and disbursements General administrative tasks Ideally you will have previous experience in using the CCMS system and legal aid, as well as preparing bundles using PDF software. So why should joining Simpson Millar be of interest to you? Working for us will offer you the chance to work in a welcoming friendly environment with a fun, vibrant atmosphere, with teams of people who enjoy working together to make a difference. You’ll work with industry experts who work on high-profile cases and can help to shape and develop your career, giving you the coaching and mentoring that will allow you to flourish, and your caseload will be interesting and importantly manageable. At Simpson Millar our Culture is key for us, it drives us and makes us who we are. We’re lawyers who exist to help people with their legal needs today and to improve the way the law works for people in the future. We provide trusted expert legal advice, quickly and clearly, every time. There is change going on within the legal industry and in our firm too, so we need people who are adaptable to this, who embrace change and see the opportunity. The future of our business is one that is technology and data driven, so we need people who have the mindset and technological expertise to grow with us. But most of all we need team players who will be willing to work with others, but are accountable for their own work, and who want to achieve great results for both our firm and especially our clients. If this sounds like you then we’d be keen to hear from you. Please send us a copy of your CV and our recruitment team will be in touch. Diversity and Inclusion: At Simpson Millar we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your previous experience doesn’t align perfectly with every element in the advert, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or for other roles in our firm.