Paralegal

Job Title: Paralegal

Reporting to: Partner & Head of Family

Supervisory Responsibility: None

Main purpose of job

To provide cost effective administrative and secretarial support to the partner and other senior fee-earners in the team in the work of the family department

Undertake certain elements of fee-earning work under supervision but not as a designated matter handler

Key tasks include

• Carry out client work as allocated by the fee-earners
• To open and maintain files to expected standards
• To input data in to the firm’s computer system as required
• To receive and make telephone calls to and in relation to clients and attend upon clients as directed
• To liaise by phone and letter with all persons connected to the matter
• Generate suitable client care correspondence
• Deal with routine client enquiries and communications
• Manage the collation of matter start and matter completion data
• Deputise for the fee earner in their absence, passing urgent issues to another senior fee-earner for guidance

Miscellaneous

• Carry out any other duties as appropriate to the nature of the post as required
• Attend staff and departmental meetings as required
• Undergo such training as might be appropriate for the role
• Uphold the aims and principles of all the firm’s policies

This list is not exhaustive and may vary

Hours of work & Location:

This is a full time office based role

Benefits

We have a range of benefits including 25 days annual leave plus 1 day for birthday and 8 Bank holidays, a contributory pension scheme, death-in-service, critical illness cover, discounted gym membership, cycle to work scheme, tech scheme and a Bupa healthcare cash plan. We also offer an additional day annual leave for your 3, 5 & 10 year anniversary.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

• Knowledge of the procedures relevant to the area of work
• An effective communicator, both orally and in writing
• Personally efficient and well organised
• Ability to work under own initiative with minimal supervision
• Excellent client care skills.
• Proven numeracy and written skills with very good standards of presentation and accuracy
• Strong IT skills, proficient in using Microsoft office for tasks relevant to this role
• Excellent time management, with the ability to multi-task, prioritise and adapt to changing demands
• Enthusiastic attitude and approach to work
• Reliable and dependable with a flexible attitude towards work
• Ability to maintain absolute discretion and a high level of confidentiality

Our privacy policy is here:

https://www.slaterheelis.co.uk/privacy-policy/

We reserve the right to close applications early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

If you have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date, your application has not been successful.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £20,000.00-£21,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company events
• Company pension
• Enhanced maternity leave
• Enhanced paternity leave
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Life insurance
• Private medical insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 09/06/2023
Reference ID: JOB286