Employment paralegal
- Recruiter
- Michael Page Legal
- Location
- England, Greater Manchester, Manchester
- Salary
- £18000 - £26000 per annum
- Posted
- 13 May 2022
- Closes
- 01 Jun 2022
- Ref
- JN -042022-5426374
- Contact
- Will Kendrick
- Job Title
- Paralegal
- Practice Area
- Employment
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
An opportunity exists for an experienced Employment Paralegal to join a market-leading Law Firm in Manchester.
Client Details
Our client are an established practice with key links in the trade union community. They are a multi-service legal practice with many areas of legal specialism. Their team of dedicated legal professionals are experienced, knowledgeable and efficient.
The organisation are experiencing large spikes of growth within their employment law team. They are looking for an experienced Employment Paralegal to join their growing team. The role with give the successful candidate good exposure to contentious and non-contentious areas of employment law.
Description
- Collating and requesting information regarding tribunal proceedings
- Facilitating the disclosure process, including drafting lists of documents and bundle indexes
- Preparation for trials
- Preparing monthly employment law tribunal statistics
- Diarising hearing dates for Tribunals
- Creating new files and closing and archiving files
- Supporting the in-house employment lawyer
- Attending Employment Tribunal/Appeal hearings and taking notes of the proceedings
- Attending meetings and conferences when required
- Managing a general inbox for the commercial law team
- Capturing contract review requests on spreadsheet for the commercial law team
- Provide wider support and assistance to the Legal Team
- Provide administrative support to lawyers and enhance office effectiveness
- Type up and file basic legal documents and correspondence
- Make, answer and direct phone calls
Profile
- Experience in attending Tribunals
- Familiarity with & knowledge of employment law
- Satisfactory knowledge of day-to-day operations of a legal office
- Computer literacy including a reasonable typing skill for dictation
- Proficiency in English
- Strong secretarial and organisational skills
- Ability to juggle multiple activities and work under pressure
Job Offer
Employment Paralegal
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays
- Pension scheme
- Life insurance
- Free parking