Admin Assistant - Foyle Chambers

Start Date: ASAP
Location: Derry
Duration: 6 – 12 months
Hours of Work: 37 hours per week, 9am to 5pm
Rate of Pay: £12.05 per hour

Main Duties:

Duties and Responsibilities

Office Support

Liaise and correspond with key internal and external stakeholders relating to the Case Prep function on behalf of and upon the request of the EO2, Senior Management. This may involve dealing with telephone calls from defendants, solicitors and other criminal justice agencies.

Preparing and printing Indictable.

Preparing and printing briefs.

Copying and preparing Preliminary Enquiry papers.

Update Finance folders.

Any other duties as required appropriate to the grade.

Correspondence

Check incoming post and task to correct officer for review.

Communication

To deal with telephone calls in a professional, courteous and helpful fashion and where necessary transfer promptly to the relevant section.

To deal with queries and requests from Lawyers, Police, Solicitors etc. in a helpful and professional manner.

Ad Hoc duties

Any other ad hoc duties as required appropriate to the grade, at the direction of the EOII, Deputy Business Manager or Business Manager.

Ability to use own initiative to plan and organise work under supervision.

Have effective planning, organisational and some analytical skills; using these skills to deliver priorities and to solve problems.

Essential Criteria:

• Minimum of 2 GCSEs, including Maths and English at grades A to C (or level 2 equivalent – evidence must be provided).
• Successful candidates will be subject to an Access NI check.