Paralegal Manager- Litigation- Top Law Firm
- Recruiter
- Taylor Root
- Location
- England, London
- Salary
- Negotiable
- Posted
- 23 Jan 2017
- Closes
- 20 Feb 2017
- Ref
- 897662
- Contact
- Gabriela Chappell
- Job Title
- Paralegal
- Practice Area
- Commercial Litigation
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Our client, a leading international law firm, is looking for a paralegal manager to join their dispute resolution department asap. You will be joining a department that covers all types of dispute resolution (litigation, arbitration, mediation and investigations).
You will be responsible for managing day to day activities of circa 20 paralegals in the department. This includes working with the litigation senior support manager, improving internal communications, building working relationships between teams, promoting processes and maintaining quality control.
Other responsibilities:
- You will be the line manager for around 20 paralegals
- You will attend briefings and assign paralegals to tasks
- You will allocate resources and manage workloads making sure that specific matters are adequately covered
- You will manage expectations, provide written updates and provide statistic updates to your senior
- You will develop and implement initiatives for the paralegals
- You will conduct interviews, appraisals and investigate complaints where necessary
This is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities.
You will need to have previous relatable experience and be able to collaborate and build relationships, previous resource management experience is desirable.
Please note our advertisements use PQE/salary levels purely as a guide. However we are happy to consider applications from all candidates who are able to demonstrate the skills necessary to fulfil the role.