Paralegal – Litigation – International Company
- Recruiter
- The Stephen James Partnership Ltd
- Location
- South Yorkshire
- Salary
- Market Leading
- Posted
- 09 Apr 2021
- Closes
- 20 Apr 2021
- Job Title
- Paralegal
- Practice Area
- Commercial Litigation, Dispute Resolution
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Experienced Litigation Paralegal sought by an International Company for a fixed term position in South Yorkshire
The Client
Our client, a highly prestigious International company is looking for a paralegal to join their South Yorkshire office for a fixed term position.
The Role
The successful candidates may work in areas including (but not be limited to):
- Provide legal assistant support to attorneys and senior legal assistants across all practice areas
- Assist with drafts of documents: disclosure lists, witness statements, build/source exhibits to statements, amend and proofread exhibits and draft statement of costs
- Perform legal and non-legal research using a variety of legal research tools for case law, legislation, commentary and practical guidance
- Administrative tasks associated with the preparation of legal submissions and exhibit bundles
- Assist with organising trial documents and trial set up and provides logistical pre/post trial support
- Maintain hard-copy and electronic case files
- Preparation of document indices
- Reprographic tasks including photocopying and scanning
- Document review
- Co-ordinate projects with external vendors.
The Requirements
The ideal candidate will have some (if not all) of the following characteristics and skills:
- Strong academics (2.1 LLB, Commendation / Distinction GDL/LPC)
- Prior experience working in a well-respected international arbitration or litigation practice (ideally, 6+ months)
- Excellent organisational skills, research skills and proficiency with various programs and operating systems (e.g. Word, Excel, Lexis Library etc.)