Family Paralegal
- Recruiter
- Barnes and Partners Solicitors
- Location
- Birmingham, West Midlands
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- 18 Jul 2017
- Closes
- 15 Aug 2017
- Job Title
- Paralegal
- Practice Area
- Family / Matrimonial
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Family Paralegal
A new opportunity has opened for a Family Paralegal to work within our multi-office, multi-discipline legal practice. We are now looking to recruit an experienced Family Paralegal for our Office based in Birmingham Central to support our team with an ever increasing and varied load of casework. This will be a fantastic chance for someone who wants to develop their potential, be trained and who can show ambition.
Required Skills and Responsibilities:
- Law degree (or equivalent GDL degree) - Essential
- Successful completion of the LPC - Desirable
- Previous Family Paralegal experience - Essential (1 year)
Daily responsibilities will include:
- To provide written, telephone and office costs estimates to Prospective clients/ Introducers with a full breakdown of costs and disbursements as requested,
- Providing quotes to new clients,
- Ensuring compliance with file management,
- Interviewing clients, taking instructions, identifying appropriate funding, including public funding, keeping detailed file notes of instructions received, advice given and any other attendances upon clients and other parties,
- Dealing with routine client enquiries and communications,
- Assisting fee earners with research,
- Drafting applications to the court and other court documents for approval by the fee earner,
- Drafting and checking statements,
- Dealing with letter, fax, email and telephone communications promptly,
- Attending court to issue claim forms and other legal documents and to assist at trial,
- Ensure the confidentiality and security of all of the firm’s and client documentation and information,
- Responding promptly and accurately to requests for information concerning case work from Partners, Supervisors and fee-earners,
- Preparation of trial bundles and management of documents, including photocopying, compilation of bundles of documents, delivery of documents to court and other parties and collection,
- Taking telephone messages, pulling and filing post, collection and posting of DX,
- Maintenance of file format in accordance with office manual, to include filing,
- Drafting of meeting agendas and taking the minutes of the meeting,
- Assisting in the preparation of bills of costs and claims for costs to the Legal Aid Agency.
About you:
- Excellent communication Skills,
- Good IT skills,
- Good time management skills,
- Self-motivated,
- Organise own workload with minimum supervision,
- Cope effectively in demanding circumstances,
- Work to a pace without errors,
- Flexible approach to work,
- Accuracy and attention to detail.
Due to the volume of enquiries that we receive, we are not always able to respond to all CVs. If you have not received a response within two weeks, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful in this instance. Thank you for your interest in Barnes and Partners Solicitors.