Kingsley Bond Solicitors
Senior Legal Assistant – Insolvency & Restructuring
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Kingsley Bond Solicitors is recruiting a Senior Legal Assistant to join our Insolvency and Restructuring team. This is a senior support role with real ownership of how matters are set up and progressed.
The department handles a steady flow of new instructions, each of which needs to be screened, properly opened and kept moving. The successful candidate will take responsibility for that process, working closely with the fee earning team to ensure files are compliant, well organised and progressing to time. The role is one of coordination and matter management rather than financial analysis. You will commission and chase the work that is needed, and know when a file is drifting, but you will not be expected to carry out the analysis yourself.
We are looking for someone who wants to build a long term career in insolvency support work. The role does not lead to a training contract and study funding is not offered.
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Key responsibilities
- Screening new instructions and identifying missing information before matters reach a fee earner
- Opening files, carrying out conflict checks and client due diligence, and issuing engagement documentation
- Commissioning and chasing searches, reports and third party analysis, and circulating the results to the team
- Monitoring limitation dates, court deadlines and internal review dates across the department's caseload
- Drafting routine correspondence to office holders and third parties, together with file notes and case summaries
- Acting as a day to day point of contact for clients and their staff
- Maintaining the case management system, time recording and work in progress reporting
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Requirements
- Substantial experience in a law firm, ideally within insolvency, restructuring or commercial litigation
- Sufficient familiarity with insolvency work to understand what a matter requires and why deadlines matter
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage a number of matters at different stages
- Confident written communication with clients and third parties
- A proactive approach to following up outstanding actions
- Competence with case management systems, Word, Excel and Outlook
- A relevant legal qualification or equivalent practical experience
The role is based in our London or Surrey office.
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