Overview
Multiple Paralegals required to join our teams in London. Please specify in your application which role you are applying for.
Responsibilities
* General administration including filing, photocopying, message taking and diary arrangements
* Producing basic correspondence
* Undertaking legal research
* Taking statements from clients and witnesses
* Assisting in the preparation of instructions to counsel
* Preparing schedules of documents
* Making searches
* Proof reading, marking up and amending pleadings
* Maintaining cost files, claims and arranging payments of disbursements
* Assisting in the preparation of 6 monthly cost letters
* Undertaking other ad hoc duties
Job Skills Required
* Essential: At least a 2:1 at undergraduate level
* Excellent typing and IT skills, including good working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook)
Business Development and Financial Skills
* Understands client needs and displays an appropriate sense of urgency
* Demonstrates general commercial awareness and vision, helps to build client relationships through pursuing own business development/marketing initiatives
* Assists with and/or attends social, fund-raising or training activities
* Represents the firm appropriately, develops own professional network and raises personal and firm profile
* Records time effectively, achieves/exceed hours targets
Knowledge-Sharing Skills
* Makes use of the firm’s collective knowledge resources, promotes internal knowledge-sharing
* Attends and contributes towards know-how or team meetings
General Skills
* Well organised, uses initiative, prioritises appropriately, applies self, shows attention to detail, manages own workload and meets deadlines
* Demonstrates excellent communication and interpersonal skills (respectful, positive, articulate, professional and sympathetic)
* Delivers helpful internal services with a “can do” approach, shows commercial awareness and represents the department/firm appropriately
* Shares information and ideas
* Accepts and follows instructions, listens, makes notes, questions appropriately, co-operates
* Shows sound judgement and decision-making skills; acts within boundaries
* Shows commitment, passion and enthusiasm
* Is a respectful, reliable and supportive team player
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