Employment Paralegal
- Recruiter
- Robert Walters Ltd
- Location
- England, West Midlands, Birmingham
- Salary
- £18000 - £24000 per annum
- Posted
- 03 Jan 2017
- Closes
- 31 Jan 2017
- Ref
- 2552740/001
- Contact
- Laura Gripton
- Job Title
- Paralegal
- Practice Area
- Employment
- PQE Level
- NQ
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
A global law firm, is seeking an Employment Paralegal to join their Birmingham office. This role is rewarded with a competitive salary depending on the Employment Paralegal's experience, along with the opportunity to be exposed to exciting and varied work.
About the role
The Birmingham Employment team have an impressive portfolio of clients including blue-chip companies and public sector organisations. In order to ensure the team keep up with the increasing demand they have been experiencing they require a Employment Paralegal to shadow and assist the team.
Daily work of the Employment Paralegal will involve assisting on a range of contentious and non-contentious employment law matters including employment tribunal and litigation proceedings, pensions, mediation, redundancy, discrimination, whistleblowing, TUPE and the drafting of various employment documentation. You will also gain experience of advising clients both in person and on a telephone advice helpline.
About you
The Employment Paralegal should ideally have a minimum of 6 months' experience in Employment law but this does not preclude someone with more qualified experience from applying for the role.
The key skills the Employment Paralegal must possess include:
- A strong academic record
- Excellent time-management and organisational skills
- A thirst for knowledge
- Sharp attention to detail
- The ability to cope in a demanding environment
About the firm
The hiring firm has an excellent reputation in the market place and supports career progression by offering a unique Paralegal training programme in addition to internal Training Contracts reserved for Paralegals every year. The firm values its employees and prides itself for putting its people at the heart of everything it does. This certainly is a very exciting role at a progressive and dynamic firm.