Paralegal - Property Team (SC Cleared) Government Legal Department Contract Length: 6 months Location: Bristol - hybrid (office working, 3 days a week) Pay Rate: Circa £18 per hour Umbrella Need Active SC Clearance The post is a hybrid role of paralegal and exec assistant, essential criteria would be organisational skills – ability to manage and prioritise a constantly changing workload whilst supporting a senior lawyer; an ability to create/maintain clear and effective filing systems; and legal research. The main activities are likely to include: * Providing support to the Deputy Director leading the team; * Providing legal support to lawyers to help them build and maintain good relationships with clients; * Playing an active role in legal awareness for clients; * Carrying out legal research, presenting results and using it to inform notes or first drafts of advice; * Planning and implementing legal projects for the team, including providing process updates; * Making effective use of information and case management/filing systems (whether electronic or hard copy), including storing and retrieving information; * Collating and disseminating legal know-how and updates from a range of sources; * Assisting with management of Knowledge Management (KM) for the Division, including ensuring that the Division’s knowledge is well maintained and easily accessible, supporting t...