Personal Injury Paralegal
- Recruiter
- Interlink Recruitment Limited
- Location
- Merseyside
- Salary
- £13,500 - £15,000
- Posted
- 10 Apr 2018
- Closes
- 08 May 2018
- Ref
- HS
- Job Title
- Paralegal
- Practice Area
- Personal Injury
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Personal Injury Paralegal
Merseyside
£13,500 - £15,000
Currently recruiting for a Personal Injury Paralegal to join a leading law firm in the Merseyside area. Fantastic Career Progression.
Duties:
- Assist fee-earner in the running of files as required, including
- Interviewing and updating clients
- Drafting statements
- Preparing instructions to experts and counsel
- Arranging appointments
- Drafting legal documents
- Concluding matters at completion of legal work
- Dealing with straightforward legal work under supervision
- Take initial instructions from clients and advise
- Communicate with clients, opponents, experts and counsel
- Process new claims via the MOJ Portal and be fully conversant with the procedures under the Portal scheme
- Arrange and explain conditional fee agreements and other methods of funding, payment of disbursements and cost update letters
- Attend court hearings as required both with and without counsel
- Undertake administrative tasks for the department as required, including
- Message taking
- Filing
- Preparing briefs and trial bundles
- Typing
- Maintain accurate file notes and other useable records
- Carry out all tasks accurately and efficiently within internal and external guidelines and to deadlines
- Comply with all internal policies and procedures in accordance with the practice’s office
- Fully and actively contribute to the effective operation and development of the Personal Injury department
- Undertake any relevant training and/or professional development as recommended by Personal Injury supervisor
- Any other tasks as reasonably requested by Personal Injury supervisor
For More information please contact Hayley at Interlink Recruitment.