Your Role and What Youll Be Doing
As a Paralegal, you’ll support Solicitors with their caseloads from the very beginning, giving you the chance to gain real, hands‑on experience in a law firm.
Key Responsibilities
* Take instructions from clients and assist with providing legal advice, including gathering evidence and supporting litigation where appropriate.
* Achieve time recording and fee income targets to ensure profitable working.
* Attend and contribute to team/practice area meetings, complying with directions and decisions to achieve team objectives.
* Keep up to date with changes in relevant law and practice, attending training events to maintain legal knowledge and best practice.
About You
We’re looking for someone who brings:
* Empathy and compassion to guide clients through challenging personal circumstances.
* A friendly, enthusiastic, and can‑do approach.
* Confidence and comfortability in handling phone calls and providing clear, courteous communication.
* Ideally, some previous Paralegal experience.
Our Values
* Pioneering with an imaginative outlook.
* Approachable and caring in all interactions.
* Tenacious in the pursuit of objectives.
* Efficient in the provision of services.
* Grounded in integrity.
Benefits - What We Can Offer You
* 25 days holidays as standard plus bank holidays – You can ‘buy’ up to 35hrs of extra holiday too.
* Generous and flexible pension schemes.
* Volunteering days – Two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid)
* 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.
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