Due to continued growth, McGinley Solicitors LLP are hiring for various roles across the practice at both our Letterkenny and Milford offices.
Please forward all applications and CV’s to fiona@mcginleylaw.ie
NB: All applications will be considered in the strictest of confidence.
Open Roles at McGinley Solicitors LLP
- Experienced Solicitor ( 5+ years PQE )
- Experienced Legal Secretaries and Legal Executives
- Trainee Solicitor
Experienced Solicitor:
We are seeking an experienced solicitor to join our team. The ideal candidate will have experience working in Litigation, in particular in the fields of Medical Negligence, Personal Injury Litigation and Conveyancing.
- Management of a varied and considerable case-load from inception to closing stages
- Issuing proceedings predominantly in the Circuit and High Courts, and progressing cases to judgment
- Preparing court documentation, instructing doctors, barristers, engineers etc
- Be experienced in general litigation matters to include personal injury claims, civil & commercial litigation at all Court levels.
- Have excellent advocacy, problem-solving and research skills.
- Be self-motivated and have an ability to work on own initiative.
- Have good communication skills
- Be willing to work as part of a professional team, and have excellent IT skills
Experienced Legal Secretaries and Legal Executives
You will be part of a dynamic team, your duties will include but are not limited to · providing a professional, efficient and proactive secretarial service at all times, digital dictation and production of all documents, correspondence, reports and presentations, contracts, agreements, accurately and in a timely manner, diary management and arranging meetings internally and externally and confirming with attendees in advance
Duties and responsibilities
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- Processing proceedings
- Service of proceedings
- Drafting statutory declarations and affidavits of service
- Instructing summons servers and tracing agents
- Drafting motions
- Taking instructions from clients
- Assisting solicitors
- Preparation of briefs
- Dealing with incoming correspondence from solicitors and defendants
- Liaising with clients over court outcome and next steps
- Drafting letters
- Liaising with Court Services.
- Dealing with incoming calls from solicitors, counsel, expert witness and defendants
- Managing a high volume, fast moving workload
- Skills and experience
- Understanding of practice and procedure in the District, Circuit and High Court
Trainee Solicitor
- Previous experience in a legal office is desired but not essential
- Assisting the wider team in documentation preparation, dictation and file management
- Pro-active thinker and problem solver
- A high degree of discretion and the ability to work with sensitive and confidential data
- Ability to manage a high volume and fast moving workload
- Can work on own initiative as well as being a strong team player
- Strong communication skills and an excellent phone manner and attention to detail.
Please forward all applications and CV’s to fiona@mcginleylaw.ie
