Paralegal - Property Team (SC Cleared)
Government Legal Department
Contract Length: 6 months
Location: Bristol - hybrid (office working, 3 days a week)
Pay Rate: Circa £18 per hour Umbrella
Need Active SC Clearance
The post is a hybrid role of paralegal and exec assistant, essential criteria would be organisational skills – ability to manage and prioritise a constantly changing workload whilst supporting a senior lawyer; an ability to create/maintain clear and effective filing systems; and legal research.
The main activities are likely to include:
* Providing support to the Deputy Director leading the team;
* Providing legal support to lawyers to help them build and maintain good relationships with clients;
* Playing an active role in legal awareness for clients;
* Carrying out legal research, presenting results and using it to inform notes or first drafts of advice;
* Planning and implementing legal projects for the team, including providing process updates;
* Making effective use of information and case management/filing systems (whether electronic or hard copy), including storing and
retrieving information;
* Collating and disseminating legal know-how and updates from a range of sources;
* Assisting with management of Knowledge Management (KM) for the Division, including ensuring that the Division’s knowledge is well
maintained and easily accessible, supporting the Division’s contribution to GLD’s KM activities;
* Assisting in reviewing and proof reading various legal documents;
* Helping maintain and organise files and documents;
* Summarising documents;
* Acting as a point of contact between clients, colleagues, and external lawyers;
* Helping manage and track any deadlines;
* Assist with providing general administrative support such as scheduling meetings, taking minutes from meetings, filing and managing
calendars;
* Assisting with delivering client training and preparing presentations;
* Participate in team meetings and contribute to the overall success of the legal team