Paralegal

Role: Legal Assistant

Team: Clinical Negligence

Salary: £22-£24K

Contract: Permanent

Main Requirements: 2:1 in Law Degree/ LPC or studying the LPC part time

Main Responsibilities:

• Assisting the Solicitors in your team with specific tasks allocated on their files and providing them with progress reports as required

• Assisting with the organising and maintaining of the Solicitor’s tidy and accurate files both in hard copy and electronically

• Speaking with new and existing clients
• Providing cover and support to the other Legal Assistants within the team as and when required

• Meeting reasonable targets and deadlines on individual files and those set by Fee Earners
• Follow department procedures, the Solicitor’s accounts rules and the Firm’s policies and procedures as detailed in the Office Manual

• Undertaking such duties and tasks that are appropriate for the role of Legal Assistant such as changes in information systems and new technology as may reasonably be required

• General administration roles to assist the smooth running of the department

Person Specification

• Good drafting skills.
• Conduct effective legal research.
• Competent in all MS applications, to include Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Previous Legal Assistant or Paralegal experience.
• Good communication skills at all levels.
• Must be client focussed and have an approachable manner with good communication skills/telephone manner.

• Have a methodical approach, with good attention to detail and the ability to communicate clearly and confidently at all levels.

• Possess a strong customer service ethic with the ability to empathise with clients.
• Excellent administration skills, organisation and attention to detail.
• Good time management skills, able to deal with more than one task at a time, able to work with limited supervision, able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines, able to prioritise a heavy workload.

• Be a supportive team player and willing to assist others.
• Self-motivated, enthusiastic, tenacious and approachable.
• Be assertive and confident with dealing with people at all levels.
• Be calm and professional at all times.
• Be punctual and flexible. If you have capacity, you may be required to help other departments, or team members, though this tends to be very rare.

• At least one year’s previous experience within Clinical Negligence / Personal Injury