Legal Assistant to Visually Impaired Employee
Legal Assistant to Visually Impaired Employee
Leeds City Centre
GBP19,500 per annum
37.5 hours per week
9am - 5.30pm, Monday to Friday
We are working on behalf of one of our exclusive client, a leading set of barristers centrally located in the traditional legal and financial quarter of Park Square in Leeds.
We are recruiting for a Personal Assistant to support one of their Pupil Barristers who is severely sight impaired.
The personal assistant will be responsible for assisting with a number of tasks on a daily basis. This includes helping with paperwork, providing a visual description of images, creating hard copies of court documents, accompanying her to court as well as providing general assistance both in court and in chambers.
We are looking for a professional, patient and proactive candidate who has a keen interest, and good awareness, of legal processes, who can be flexible in their approach to assisting the Pupil Barrister.
Day to Day Responsibilities;
- Assisting with paperwork
- Transferring information into an accessible format
- Creating hard copies of specific documents
- Describing images, plans and any other relevant documents that require visual analysis
- Proof reading any relevant documents
- Court Work
- Accompanying the Pupil Barrister at Court - Access to your own transport would be advantageous but not essential.
- Dealing with any last-minute document additions - reading, formatting or other assistance with documents.
- Assisting in court hearings, for example by locating documents and providing them to the judge.
- Providing general visual assistance at Court, ensuring the Pupil Barrister is comfortable with the layout if she has not attended that particular court previously.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with an understanding of legal processes - you may have worked within a legal administrative role or you could be a graduate of Law who is looking for a position that will give you a greater understanding of the inner workings of a barristers' chambers.
Our successful candidate will possess all of the following qualities;
- Flexible - your workload can vary and change on a daily basis so a flexible approach is very important
- Proactive - you will be hands on and practical, asking if you can assist with other duties before being asked
- Patience - our ideal candidate will have a genuine interest in working with someone with a disability; this position has the scope to be a very rewarding experience and we are looking for candidates who will thrive in this setting
- Discrete - you will be privy to sensitive and confidential information when attending court, and confidentiality is paramount
- Additional skills required - a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, a good educational background and ideally a driving licence and access to own vehicle
- Being a Dog Lover is essential! You will be working alongside a lovely and extremely well behaved Golden Labrador.
To find out more about this unique, exciting and fulfilling position please apply today!
Due to the amount of response we receive, unfortunately we are not able to give feedback to individuals, if you have not heard back within 5 days please assume that you have not been successful for the role you have applied for.
(Jo Holdsworth Recruitment - Recruitment Agency)
Leeds City Centre
GBP19,500 per annum
37.5 hours per week
9am - 5.30pm, Monday to Friday
We are working on behalf of one of our exclusive client, a leading set of barristers centrally located in the traditional legal and financial quarter of Park Square in Leeds.
We are recruiting for a Personal Assistant to support one of their Pupil Barristers who is severely sight impaired.
The personal assistant will be responsible for assisting with a number of tasks on a daily basis. This includes helping with paperwork, providing a visual description of images, creating hard copies of court documents, accompanying her to court as well as providing general assistance both in court and in chambers.
We are looking for a professional, patient and proactive candidate who has a keen interest, and good awareness, of legal processes, who can be flexible in their approach to assisting the Pupil Barrister.
Day to Day Responsibilities;
- Assisting with paperwork
- Transferring information into an accessible format
- Creating hard copies of specific documents
- Describing images, plans and any other relevant documents that require visual analysis
- Proof reading any relevant documents
- Court Work
- Accompanying the Pupil Barrister at Court - Access to your own transport would be advantageous but not essential.
- Dealing with any last-minute document additions - reading, formatting or other assistance with documents.
- Assisting in court hearings, for example by locating documents and providing them to the judge.
- Providing general visual assistance at Court, ensuring the Pupil Barrister is comfortable with the layout if she has not attended that particular court previously.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with an understanding of legal processes - you may have worked within a legal administrative role or you could be a graduate of Law who is looking for a position that will give you a greater understanding of the inner workings of a barristers' chambers.
Our successful candidate will possess all of the following qualities;
- Flexible - your workload can vary and change on a daily basis so a flexible approach is very important
- Proactive - you will be hands on and practical, asking if you can assist with other duties before being asked
- Patience - our ideal candidate will have a genuine interest in working with someone with a disability; this position has the scope to be a very rewarding experience and we are looking for candidates who will thrive in this setting
- Discrete - you will be privy to sensitive and confidential information when attending court, and confidentiality is paramount
- Additional skills required - a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, a good educational background and ideally a driving licence and access to own vehicle
- Being a Dog Lover is essential! You will be working alongside a lovely and extremely well behaved Golden Labrador.
To find out more about this unique, exciting and fulfilling position please apply today!
Due to the amount of response we receive, unfortunately we are not able to give feedback to individuals, if you have not heard back within 5 days please assume that you have not been successful for the role you have applied for.
(Jo Holdsworth Recruitment - Recruitment Agency)