Job Description
Paralegal Leek WoottonPermanent Full Time £38,754.00 - £40,893.00 Job purpose: To assist Solicitors and wider legal team in the progression of cases and other legal work within the Department.To run own caseload where required. Main Responsibilities: To review and respond to disclosure requests and orders (both internal and external referrals) across a range of civil legal proceedings; to include family court, parole board, probation service, third parties for use in legal proceedings and so on.To review and prepare applications in the Magistrates, Crown and County Courts (to include all forms of Civil Preventative Orders, Closure Orders and under the Proceeds of Crime Act) and to support case preparation for defending civil claims against the Force where required.To review and prepare legal case bundles incorporating evidence, exhibits and witness statements in readiness for court, tribunal or panel hearings as requested and ensuring key witnesses are warned.To prepare Briefs to Counsel as requested.To undertake legal research as required, including monitoring case law across the range of work of the legal team and sharing monthly updates of significant developments in case law to the legal team and colleagues in other departments as appropriate.To provide legal advice on queries raised through the Legal Inbox, as requested/allocated.To fully utilise t...