Job Description: Personal Injury Paralegal – Hybrid
Salary: £28,000 – £30,000
Hours of employment: 9 am – 5:30 pm Monday to Friday + Benefits
A highly regarded law firm based in Stockport is looking to welcome a Personal Injury (PI) Paralegal to its established team, who can demonstrate initiative, reliability, and the ability to manage a busy and varied workload.
This is a fantastic opportunity, with genuine progression available for the right candidate.
You will be joining a supportive and professional Personal Injury team across a broad range of PI matters, including RTA, EL, OL, PL, CICA, and MOJ Portal work.
Job Description
To assist in the provision of legal advice within his/her area of expertise to clients, resulting in satisfactory, profitable outcomes. The candidate should be able to show efficiency in dealing with:
* RTA (Road Traffic Accident)
* EL (Employer's Liability)
* OL (Occupier's Liability)
* PL (Public Liability)
* CICA (Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority)
* MOJ Portal work
Case load in the region of 80 files.
Handling RTA/PI files from inception to completion.
Cases will have a value of less than £25,000 and will either be cases that are proceeding through the MOJ Portal or that have dropped out of the MOJ Portal.
There will be a very small number of OIC cases and some infant cases.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
* Meet agreed personal targets.
* Consistently provide high-quality service to clients.
* Comfortable with litigated and pre-litigated work.
* Keep up to date with new legislation.
* Record agreed chargeable hours on a daily basis.
* Assist other fee earners as appropriate.
* Strong file management discipline (chargeable hours, targets, deadlines).
* Client-facing confidence.
* Someone stable who can step in and run immediately.
* Can spot issues, progress files, and actually think like a fee earner.
This role would not be suitable for candidates who are currently dealing with volume Official Injury Claim (OIC) or Small Claims Track work.
Hybrid working is available - 3 days in the office, 2 days WFH.
There will be genuine prospects of career development for the right candidate.
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