An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Litigation Paralegal join my clients highly regarded team in their Alconbury offices.
My client is a top national law firm with a rich history, this role is working within their litigation team and offers a very competitive salary and benefits package.
Responsibilities:
• Producing legal documentation as required
• Drafting of basic deeds, documents and letters
• Drafting financial statements
• Engaging in legal research as appropriate
• Undertaking basic correspondence and telephone calls on client matters
• Appreciation of legal procedures.
• Be involved in the efficient management of client/matter files to include general filing in a timely and accurate manner, file closure, archiving, retrieval and return from storage as required including updating relevant databases
• Deal with administrative routines, and provide administrative support as required by the team; including scanning, faxing, printing, document binding/bundling, recording time and photocopying
• Pperate case management system including storing documents electronically;
• Manage incoming and outgoing telephone calls, e-mails and facsimile transmissions as required;
• Ensure the confidentiality of all the Company’s and clients’ documentation and information
• Maintenance of client relationship management data and record
• Monitoring compliance and Lexcel requirements
• Assist with good financial management, as and when approprite
• Assist with reception of clients and arrangement of meetings as required
• Deal with queries and enquiries from fee earners, Team Co-ordinators and secretaries
• Deal with queries from clients
• Transcription of digital dictation
• Support the wider team and assist with work as required
Skills & Experience:
• Have a positive approach to teamwork and an ability to develop relationships
• Have the ability to adapt to a broad range of circumstances and remain calm under pressure
• Have flexibility to achieve the Team and Organisation’s goals and vision.
• Have a strong desire to learn and widen knowledge
• Have the ability to act independently to a reasonably high level, but also to work with more experienced partners and fee earners on more complex and specialised matters, as required
• Have experience of building relationships with both new and existing clients and professionals, as well as a natural ability to promote marketing and business development initiatives in a dynamic way
Should you have any questions or wish to apply please do not hesitate to contact Clear Legal and Financial Recruitment
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