Legal Administrator

Legal Administrator – Kennedys

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Kennedys is hiring two on-site Legal Administrators. These roles are offered in two locations: Glasgow office and Edinburgh office.

Team

Kennedys' Liability team handles pre- and post-litigation work, including small, large loss, fast and multi-track claims. The wider team advises on motor liability, employers liability, and public liability matters.

Key Responsibilities

• Deal accurately with filing—storage and retrieval of client files in line with the department's filing system and locating missing files.
• Operate the firm's quality procedures and information security systems as specified in the current edition of the Quality Procedures.
• Ensure the confidentiality and security of all practice and client's documentation and/or information.
• Undertake file closure and archiving when required.
• Use the photocopying equipment to achieve copies of the correct standard in line with the firm's and department's requirements.

Required Experience

• Previous administrative experience.
• Proficient in MS Office packages.
• Good literacy and numeracy.
• Good typing skills.

Please let us know if you require any additional support or adjustments to be made in order to submit your application to Kennedys.

About Kennedys

Kennedys is a global law firm with expertise in dispute resolution and advisory services. With over 2,750 people worldwide across 47 offices in the UK, Europe, Middle East, Asia Pacific and America, we have some of the most respected legal minds in their field.

Our lawyers handle both contentious and non-contentious matters, and provide a range of specialist legal services. We have particular expertise in litigation and dispute resolution, especially in defending insurance and liability claims.

We're a fresh-thinking firm, and we're not afraid to bring challenging new perspectives to the table beyond the traditional realm of legal services. We empower our clients with a diverse range of ideas, tools and technology to make their lives easier, and we deliver exceptional results, every time.

What do we have to offer?

We welcome high-performing lawyers, business services professionals, secretaries, graduates and apprentices to join our rapidly expanding global firm. Whatever your role at Kennedys, you'll be involved in exciting and stimulating work, where your input will make a difference. Our culture and values form a big part of who we are, and we take them seriously.

The firm recognizes the value of investing in our people's development and believes our culture and values contribute to the quality of our work and client relationships. With a culture of on-the-job and experiential learning, peer-to-peer learning, mentoring, resources and tools that enable you to drive your career, we support your development in your current and future roles. A variety of other opportunities are available including secondments to clients and our global offices.

We strive to celebrate diversity, empower our people and ensure everyone can bring their authentic selves to work. We've created a culture based on client service, professional excellence, hard work and trust, where diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) is a key priority. We recognize that many of our people want to work for an employer aligned to their values, which is why we are building an inclusive culture, decarbonizing our operations and supporting our people to thrive at work. Our people are the key to driving this change and helping us make a difference to our clients, our people and the communities in which we live and work.

Equal Opportunities

Kennedys is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. We expect all employees to comply with all relevant policies and procedures, including Information Security, Data Protection and Quality Management. Refer any breach to Risk & Compliance and complete all mandatory training when requested.

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