Job Details
Thompsons Solicitors are currently looking for two Paralegals to join our dynamic Disease team, based in Leeds. If you thrive in a busy and rewarding environment, and have a passion for helping people, this may be the role for you!
You will have a natural ability to provide legal services with a personal touch, demonstrating your care, understanding and sensitivity to clients.
As part of our dynamic team, you will have the opportunity to work on a diverse caseload and contribute to the success of our firm, with relevant supervision, training and coaching. We welcome applications from all backgrounds/sectors!
Key Responsibilities...
Join our dynamic team and manage a varied and challenging caseload with efficiency and accuracy. Collaborate with colleagues on specialised legal tasks, carry out thorough liability investigations, and review medical records with attention to detail. You’ll instruct experts and counsel, liaise directly with clients, witnesses, and professionals, and handle the preparation and review of disclosure materials.
With strong proficiency in case management systems, Word, and Excel, you’ll play a key role in delivering exceptional legal services. This is your chance to excel in a fast-paced and rewarding environment.
Who we are looking for...
We are keen to hear from individuals with a strong understanding of Personal Injury law and Pre-Action Protocols. While a law degree or equivalent experience is preferred, your ability to work efficiently, accurately, and to tight deadlines is key. You’ll need excellent prioritisation skills, meticulous attention to detail, and the ability to communicate effectively both in writing and verbally.
A commitment to exceptional client care is essential, as is the ability to manage tasks independently from start to finish. You should be a team player with experience in client contact, either face-to-face or over the phone, and comfortable using electronic case management systems.
Benefits...
* Contributory pension scheme
* Permanent health insurance
* Healthcare Cash Plan (Medicash)
* Life assurance
* 23 days annual leave (in addition to bank holidays)
* 5 days additional leave over Christmas
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
* Cycle to work scheme
* Subsidised sports and social club
* Annual travel and parking loans
* Financial assistance for professional development
About Thompsons Solicitors
For 100 years, leading social justice law firm, Thompsons Solicitors, has been fighting for the rights of the injured and mistreated and changing lives for the better. Since 1921, we have stood shoulder-to-shoulder with trade unions to implement key legal reforms and give a voice to those who might otherwise have been disadvantaged and marginalised.
Thompsons ran:
• the case that established the right for injured workers to be compensated in 1937
• the first asbestos case that was successful in the House of Lords in 1972
• the first equal pay for equal value claim in the UK (1988) and later in Europe (1993)
• the case against UK construction companies for blacklisting union members in 2016
• hundreds of cases on behalf of women who received negligent treatment at the hands of disgraced breast surgeon, Ian Paterson (2017) and behalf of those injured by mesh (2019).
Today, Thompsons employs 800 staff who work at 18 offices right across the UK. Key areas of legal specialism include: personal injury, serious injury, asbestos diseases, medical negligence, road traffic accidents, accidents at work, industrial diseases and trade union law. As a point of principle, the firm has never worked for employers or insurers.
Over the last 100 years, we have consistently won the cases that have advanced the law for working people, but, as long as there are employers who put profit before the safety and rights of their workforce, there is always more to do. We continue to expose injustice, holding those responsible to account and campaigning for positive change.
We want to hear from anyone who is keen to progress a legal career with a firm that won’t let up in its quest for fairness.
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Thompsons Solicitors is a trading name of Thompsons Solicitors LLP.