Job Overview
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Paralegal to join our Family team in Witham. You will be supporting a team of 7 fee earners across all our offices and working closely with our 4 secretaries. Your primary role will be to support the fee earners in successfully running their cases and to generate your own fee income from processing matters on behalf of clients. Our experienced Family team supports their clients with a variety of family and relationship services including pre‑nuptial agreements, post‑nuptial agreements, cohabitation agreements, relationship agreements, divorce, separation, dissolution of civil partnerships, financial settlements, children matters and domestic abuse.
Responsibilities
* Drafting, originating, compiling and chasing essential case documentation
* Ensuring that case files are managed in accordance with the requirements of the Office Manual
* Initial fact‑finding meetings and telephone calls with clients
* Drafting witness statements
* Progressing cases in the absence of a fee earner
* Handling incoming telephone calls from new enquiries
* Handling telephone calls from existing clients requiring advice and updates on their cases
* Assisting with photocopying and preparation of documents, court documents and trial bundles
* Other matters as required to assist the team
Qualifications & Skills
* Strong interest in family law, with some experience of working within a law firm
* Looking to take or have undertaken legal qualifications such as CILEX Level 3 or 6 and/or have a law degree
* Strong communication skills
* Organisational skills
* Time management
* Client service delivery
* Self‑motivated
* Great attention to detail
* Problem‑solving
* Teamworking
* Commercial mindset
Benefits
* A supportive, relaxed and flexible work environment in an experienced and growing team
* 28 days holiday per year, plus bank holidays
* Medicash cash back scheme after 1 year’s service
* Life insurance
* EAP and various other physical and mental wellbeing support services including virtual GP access 24/7
* Family friendly policies such as enhanced maternity and paternity pay plus family events leave
* Company sick pay
* Cycle scheme
About Holmes & Hills
Holmes & Hills Solicitors is a large regional firm of solicitors with seven offices across Essex and Suffolk and over 200 legal professionals across a number of specialist departments. We work in partnership with clients across East Anglia, including businesses, individuals, families and local authorities, to build long‑standing relationships, protect clients' interests and support their growth and development. Independently recognised by The Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners as a leading supplier of legal services in the region, we provide proactive legal services through personal relationships and a trusted advisory role. Our clients range from established and growing businesses whose brands are recognised and sold around the world, to families and first‑time home‑buyers.
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