We’re Hiring: Administrative Assistant – Personal Injury and Medical Negligence
Key Benefits: Free Parking Competitive Pay Growth and Progression Training Opportunities
The Opportunity
We are hiring for an exciting role within our expanding Personal Injury and Medical Negligence department, for an Administrative Assistant at our law firm offices in Midsomer Norton, commutable from Wiltshire, Somerset, Bristol and Bath.
The role is to provide administrative support to the personal injury and medical negligence fee earners and to work alongside the Senior Administrative Assistant. We will consider both part-time and full-time applications, with salary adjusted pro-rata.
This position may also support flexi-time for the right candidate, subject to skills and experience.
Essential Skills:-
- Previous experience as a legal secretary or administrator.
- Experience with legal procedures, associated technology and IT.
- Excellent typing skills.
- Confident telephone manner.
- Knowledge of Microsoft programs (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc).
- Works well in a team and under own initiative.
- Positive ‘can do’ attitude.
- Excellent organisational skills.
- Works well under pressure.
Desirable Skills
- Experience working as an administrator or secretary within either personal injury, medical negligence or litigation.
- Qualifications relating to secretarial support (e.g. NVQ Business Administration Level 2 or above, CILEx, etc)
- Experience using pdfDocs and Docusign.
- Aspiration to train and develop.
General Duties for this Role
- Management of dictations using Bighand (digital) dictation and pedals.
- File management both with paper a digital.
- General administration.
- Drafting a variety of documents.
- Taking initial telephone enquiries.
- Assisting fee earners with general file management tasks.
- Frequent use of Microsoft Office 365 packages and case management suites.
Training to be provided.
Benefits
- Competitive salary rage of £21,000 – £24,000 pro rata per annum (dependent on experience).
- Company pension contributions.
- Friendly and supportive team environment.
- Free on-site parking.
- 25 days holiday pro rata plus bank holidays, accruing to 30 days after length of service per company policy.
- Opportunities to fundraise for Charity of the Year.
- Opportunities for growth and progression, with further professional opportunities potentially supported by the Firm at their discretion and for the right candidate.
Our Firm
Thatcher + Hallam has been at the heart of the community of Midsomer Norton since 1770 and is proud to have served a variety of clients and local businesses since then.
Our friendly staff focused culture, and strong core values in respect of equality, diversity, and philanthropy, provide a healthy working environment and a secure and strong reputation both in the local area and further afield. It’s no wonder we have excellent staff retention rates, with many of our employees having been with us for over 10 years.
We are proud to support local charities through our Charity of the Year initiative, and we also work alongside other charities and organisations in the local area, including Radstock Museum, The Sperring Charity, and Midsomer Norton Cricket Club.
Closing date: 19.06.2025
For further information or to apply for this position please contact James Weller on Jweller@th-law.co.uk or by calling 01761 414 646. Or to apply, click here for our recruitment form.
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