Senior Administration Assistant

Weightmans is a Top 45 law firm with offices throughout the UK. Having been recognised as the leading legal employer at the annual Britain's Top Employers awards and achieved record rankings in Chambers UK 2017, we are immensely proud of the work we carry out for our clients and the culture we provide to our people.

Our Casualty team provides a full, expert service in defending public and employers' liability claims, particularly workplace, public sector and claims against the emergency services. Weightmans' team is second-to-none in providing defendant litigation services in these specialist areas. We operate on a national basis with dedicated workplace, public and police teams.

PLEASE NOTE THIS ROLE IS BASED IN OUR LEEDS OFFICE.

Main purpose of role

• To assist fee earners in the team with all finance related actions and liaise with the relevant person in the Finance team to ensure this is completed efficiently.

• Assist with accurate capturing and recording of MI

Main duties and responsibilities

• Close files including ensuring all MI is captured and is accurate

• Liaise with all relevant stakeholders (CRP, Team Manager, Finance etc.) regarding aged debt

• Deal with Client balances

• Processing write offs as part of bill process

• Billing pro-formas

• Pushing forward on billing where possible

This list is not exhaustive and other tasks may be added as required.

• Must be a team player

• Experienced Administration Assistant

• Show initiative and be self motivated when required to work on own

• Strong organisational skills

• Ability to prioritise tasks is essential

• Good communication skills

• Numeracy and MI skills

Please note:

• Any reference to experience or PQE in our adverts or job descriptions is to be used as a guideline only. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and with different levels of experience who can demonstrate that they fulfil the requirements of the role.

• The successful candidate appointed to this role will be subject to our standard background checking process, and any offer of employment made is conditional upon successful completion of those checks. Further details can be obtained from the Recruitment team.