Graduate Researcher

Graduate-Researcher

Location:-Old Street, London-

Salary:--26,500-per-annum

Hours:-9am-5pm-Monday-Friday

Annual-Leave:-25-days,-increasing-to-28days-after-successful-completion-of-probation-period.

Our-client-was-established-over-25-years-ago-as-a-leading-support-to-the-legal-sector-worldwide-(they-are-not-a-law-firm)-but-provide-a-comprehensive-range-of-services-to-support-solicitors,-local-authorities,-executors,-banks-and-trustees.

We-are-ideally-looking-for-a-Graduate-with-strong-research-skills-either-through-their-degree-or-work-experience,-to-join-our-clients-Public-Sector-research-team.-This-is-a-fantastic-opportunity-for-the-right-person-with-a-high-level-of-drive-and-enthusiasm,-who-is-willing-to-learn.

Main-Duties:

• Research-records,-both-in-house-and-externally-as-referred-to-you-by-Case-Managers.
• Provide-effective-and-efficient-administrative-service,-including-scanning,-photocopying-and-filing,-to-Case-Managers-and-the-rest-of-the-team.
• Assist-Case-Managers-with-written-correspondence-and-report-preparation.
• Help-with-ordering-and-distributing-certificates-and-legal-documents.
• Process-family-tree-requests.
• Assist-Case-Managers-with-creating-distribution-schedules.
• Any-other-additional-clerical-duties-as-requested

Essential-Experience:

• Degree-in-History,-Criminology,-Law,-Sociology-or-similarly-heavy-research-focused-degree.
• Good-working-knowledge-of-Microsoft-Word-and-Excel.
• Excellent-research-skills.
• Good-attention-to-detail.
• Methodical-approach.
• Excellent-communication-and-interpersonal-skills.
• Ability-to-work-on-own-initiative-and-organise-own-workload.
• Problem-solving-skills-and-the-ability-to-respond-to-sudden-unexpected-demands.
• Ability-to-cope-under-pressure-with-a-fluctuating-workload.

Desirable-Experience:

• Knowledge-of-your-family-history.
• Interest-in-genealogy.