Your Role
and What You'll Be Doing
We have an exciting opportunity for a Paralegal to join our Tier 1 Legal 500-ranked Wills, Trusts and Estate Disputes team in Manchester. Working alongside our national teams, the Manchester office brings years of experience representing executors, beneficiaries, and trustees delivering outstanding client care and achieving landmark case outcomes.
As a Paralegal in our Wills, Trusts and Estate Disputes team, you’ll support leading solicitors and experts on a range of high-quality, privately funded cases. Your responsibilities will include:
1. Assisting with client matters and caseloads
2. Handling new client enquiries
3. Drafting legal documents
4. Conducting legal research
About You
We’re looking for someone who:
5. Ideally has some previous Paralegal experience
6. Works professionally and collaboratively
7. Brings a friendly, enthusiastic, and can-do attitude
8. Is able to attend the Manchester office two days a week
Our Benefits - What We Can Offer You
9. 25 days holidays as standard plus bank holidays - You can ‘buy’ up to 35hrs of extra holiday too.
10. Generous and flexible pension schemes.
11. Volunteering days – Two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid)
12. Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services.
We also offer a wide range of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace and to make sure you’re fully supported. This includes our Flexible by Choice programme which gives our colleagues more choice over a hybrid way of working subject to role, team and client requirements.
We have been ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations for 2024!
Our responsible business programmes are fundamental to who we are and our purpose. We’re committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish, and we have established a number of inclusion network groups across our business to support this aim.
Our commitment to Social Responsibility, community investment activity and tackling climate change is a fundamental part of who we are. It’s made up of four strands: Our People, Our Community, Our Environment and Our Pro Bono.