JOB TITLE: PARALEGAL – (CRIMINAL OR REGULATORY DISPUTE RESOLUTION EXPERIENCE)

HOURS OF EMPLOYMENT: 9am - 5:30pm Monday to Friday

BENEFITS: Excellent additional bens

Main Purpose of the role:

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Paralegal to join a highly regarded law firm and join its Criminal or Regulatory Dispute Resolution team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to build theirlegal career within a specialist practice, working on a varied range of matters for both private individuals and business clients. The successful candidate will ideally have some experience in Criminal Law, Regulatory Law or Dispute Resolution, together with strong research, drafting and organisational skills.

Main Duties and Responsibilities for the Paralegal role:

• Providing Paralegal support to the team.
• Dealing with Wills, general legal correspondence and assisting with the administration of Estates
• Proofread all documentation and make any amendments before being handed to the Solicitor
• Extensive client liaison - dealing with general queries via the telephone on behalf of the Solicitors, taking accurate telephone messages and, where possible, acting thereon
• Diary Management
• Ensure all information on the database is completed and accurate
• Preparation of documents, including Court Bundles for Solicitors and Counsel
• Diary management - ensure all appointments are diarised, and the Partner does not miss any dates, deadlines or tasks
• Responsible for closing, archiving and retrieval of files
• Having direct client contact via telephone, email and face-to-face
• Ensure all relevant documents and enclosures are attached to the correct file before posting
• Working under pressure to meet tight deadlines
• At all times, comply with all relevant legislation and regulations as directed by the firm (e.g. client confidentiality, anti-money laundering, Solicitors’ Regulation Authority and The Law Society rules, Solicitors’ Accounts Rules, Data Protection Act, etc.)
• Ensuring departmental systems and firm-wide procedures are followed.

Person Specification required for the Paralegal role:

• Private client experience is preferred, but other areas would also be considered.
• Strong admin skills
• Attention to detail
• Calm under pressure
• Organised
• Articulate
• Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines
• Willingness to work well as part of a busy, friendly team
• Have an excellent telephone manner

Note: This job description is intended to provide a general overview of the position. It is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities or requirements.