Our Bramhall office is looking for an experienced Paralegal to join the team.
Department: Family Law
Branch: Bramhall
Hours: Full time
Role: Experienced Paralegal
Purpose of Role: To provide support to the Family Law Partner/Solicitor and to effectively maintain and service a workload, where required.
Duties and Responsibilities:
* Attendance on client in person and on the telephone.
* Maintain high professional standards, confidence and integrity.
* Process cases in an efficient manner.
* Maintain up to date knowledge of developments in law and in practice.
* Be willing to learn new skills and areas of work.
* Comply fully with the Office Manual and Staff Handbook.
* Such other tasks as the firm may from time to time require.
Knowledge / Skills:
* Effective communicator, both face to face and over the telephone.
* Work accurately under pressure.
* Effective management of time.
* Good standard of computer literacy with a willingness and ability to learn new technology.
Qualities:
* Discretion and ability to work in a confidential environment.
* Pleasant, approachable and polite.
* Flexible and adaptable.
* Ability to work as a part of a team.
* Highly motivated.
Experience: Experience in public law / care proceedings and Legal Aid work a definite advantage.
Butcher & Barlow is one of the most respected Law Firms in the North West. Our aim is to build long term relationships with our clients through trust and respect, unpinning those relationships with a sense of togetherness and a common goal. We work with our clients, not for them, sharing the decision making process with them.
We work with each other with the same integrity, inspiring confidence in our clients, professional contacts and colleagues through our collaborative approach, working as a team to progress matters quickly and efficiently.
Application process:Please send us your CV with a covering letter using the form below or email your CV with a covering letter torecruitment@butcher-barlow.co.uk.
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