Paralegal
We are currently recruiting for a Paralegal to join our first‑class Industrial Disease team in Manchester. As part of the role you will be required to take new enquiry calls from new clients and help to onboard these.
Our Disease team handles a wide range of matters, including asbestos (mesothelioma and other related illnesses), hearing loss and deafness, skin cancer and respiratory diseases/illnesses.
Responsibilities
Support fee earners with handling client matters, offering a high level of care and ensuring compliance with National Practice Standards. Manage financial aspects of matters, including time recording, billing and debtor management, to enable your own personal fee budget and support fee earners with theirs.
Qualifications
Experience of Disease work is preferred; however, we also consider candidates from other relevant practice areas such as serious injury, EL/PL.
Benefits
* Hybrid working – 2 days per week in the office (must live a reasonable distance)
* 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday – flexible and agile working environment
* 25 days holiday allowance plus bank holidays
* Buy and sell annual leave up to 5 days
* Employee Referral scheme
* Group Incentive Plan (Annual Bonus Scheme)
* Aviva Digicare+ Workplace App: annual health checks, Digital GP access, mental health consultations, 2nd medical opinions and more
* Employee Assistance Programme with free webinars for stress awareness and counselling sessions
* Group Income Protection in case of long‑term illness or injury
* Health and Wellbeing Programmes and apps: gym discounts, private medical insurance, cycle to work scheme, meditation sessions and more
* Life Assurance cover
* Workplace pension
* Benefits Hub with discounts to over 700 services (cinema, food, travel, high street stores)
* Dental Insurance
* Free legal help and discounted lawyer‑led legal services
Your Professional Development
We support and encourage career development with an award‑winning law firm. Courses across our offices are available, and we provide funding for professional qualifications, external training and internal learning resources.
Our Values
Like all great businesses, we strive to recruit the best people and uphold the highest legal standards. We hire individuals who can challenge, remove roadblocks and deliver outstanding customer service.
S+G Way
* We do what we say we will
* We don’t wait, we create
* We own it, we sort it
* We respect and encourage each other
* We make time to live
#J-18808-Ljbffr