Litigation Paralegal - 6 month initial contract
Hybrid working from our Stratford Regional Office
These are challenging but ultimately, highly rewarding roles, requiring you to:
* Provide a competent and well trusted legal support function; work flexibly and as part of a team, maintaining good relationships with all colleagues and customers.
* Work closely with Lawyers to progress complex caseloads; manage and support all aspects of case preparation and management from commencement of proceedings through to final hearing, ensuring strict adherence to legal deadlines.
* Be willing to develop through on-the-job opportunities and/or learning activities.
* Have determination to ensure completion of tasks and take responsibility for your own area of work.
* Have good communication skills and commitment to ensuring deadlines are met.
You will be expected to develop a good level of knowledge, skills, and understanding and work as part of an integrated customer-SOLS and the wider HMRC environment.
The duties will include some of the following:
* Make decisions about case progression
* Independently draft and serve notices and applications to be served on the Tribunal
* Independently draft and send case correspondence
* Check, proof and serve witness statements
* Prepare chronologies
* Identify relevant documents and produce bundles
* Advocacy at some hearings
* Review decisions made by compliance officers prior to litigation
* Conduct legal research
* Arrange and attend case conferences
* Filing and other administrative duties
There is also an expectation for you to quickly grasp the specialist processes that are key to the delivery of work in the area to which you are appointed.
Our Values
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact your designated recruiter to request accommodation.
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