Litigation Paralegal - German Language Specialist

German Language Specialist Litigation Paralegal sought by International Law Firm for a long term temporary contract.

The Client

Our client, a highly prestigious International Law Firm, is seeking a Litigation Paralegal to join their Dispute Resolution Team on a long term temporary contract who has specialist skills in German Language.

The Role

The successful candidates work will include (but not be limited to):

• Pre-trial organisation and maintenance during trial
• Working with the e-Disclosure team in planning the document review.
• Review of documents as part of the disclosure and witness preparation exercises
• Acting as the interface between the review team and e-Disclosure in ensuring the latest technology is being utilised.
• Working with e-Disclosure teams, to identify and utilise the latest technology at all stages of the process.
• Annotating, paginating, redacting and merging documents and inserting handwritten amendments into documents.
• Various administrative duties as and when required

The Requirements

The ideal candidate will have some (if not all) of the following characteristics and skills:

• Available at short notice
• Native or fluent German speaking, writing and reading skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Excellent Interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently without supervision and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.
• Very strong academics - LLB/GDL - LPC preferred but not essential (at least 2 / Commendation or above)