Job Description
We are currently looking for a proactive and forward-thinking Paralegal to join our friendly Community Care team based in Reading. The position is primarily a support role rather than a fee-earning one, providing essential assistance to the Partner and wider team.
As part of this role the candidate will be required to attend to our offices in Reading 2-3 days each week with the ability to be flexible.
Work type:
* Ensure file management, case management and administration are kept up to date
* Assist/provide holiday cover during absences of other fee earners
* Achieve personal target(s)
* Assist the practice group in achieving target(s)
* Develop and achieve firm benchmarks for your role
* Instruct agents in accordance with your team’s requirements
* Diary management
* Document handling on behalf of fee earners
* Billing management
* Depending on candidates experience assist with other ad hoc fee earning tasks
* Assisting with screening new potential clients
Experience/ Attributes required
* 2 + years of experience working within a similar role
* Work unsupervised on administration elements of files
* Demonstrate good verbal and written communication skills
* Good interpersonal skills
* Work effectively in a team and on your own
* Ensure that all tasks allocated by team members are completed in a timely manner
* Good keyboard and Microsoft Office skills
* Manage competing priorities and deadlines independently
* Good record keeping
Benefits
Contractual Benefits:
* 25 days annual leave pro-rated for the part time role
* Pension scheme with a 4% employer contribution
* Life Assurance – 5 x final salary
Non Contractual Benefits
* Travel season ticket loan scheme
* Cycle to work scheme
* Weekly wellbeing hour
* Birthday off
* 1 x 8 hour charity day
* Bring your dog to work
* Shopping discounts and Medicash
Team structure
* 1 x Partner
* 1 x Associate Solicitor
* 1 x Solicitor
* 1 x Senior Paralegal
* 2 x Paralegal
* 1 x Legal Assistant