Job type: Permanent, full-time We are seeking a paralegal for our firm’s International Private Client team, based in our head office in Bournemouth. This is a full-time position, providing support to fee earners in the team. Our busy and growing International Private Client team provides specialist legal services including cross-border estate administration, Will drafting, and Medallion Signature Guarantees to clients based throughout the world – including in South Africa, Australia, and Ireland. The paralegal role involves providing fee earners with administrative support and assisting with legal work with supervision. Key tasks include taking and making telephone calls, file-openings and closures, arranging meetings, attending meetings and taking attendance notes, dealing with compliance obligations, drafting letters and documents, and engaging with clients. We seek an enthusiastic and keen to learn candidate. The ideal person will have excellent attention to detail, the ability to work under pressure and prioritise, and great communication and organisational skills. Experience in private client work would be an added advantage, but not essential. Our reputation rests on the expertise of our people who are first class in every respect and if, like us, you are committed to putting clients and colleagues first, looking to develop your career as a paralegal or for a change of setting, then we would like to hear from you. In return, we offer a competitive package including holiday of up to 25 days (increasing with years of service) plus bank holidays, additional day off at Christmas and a celebration day to take on your birthday or another date of your choice, and access to Perkbox - an online discounts platform, wellness app, medical and much more. We also offer career development. Given regulatory and contractual requirements which apply to the work undertaken by LA, successful candidates for this role will be subject to screening which may include DBS and / or adverse financial checks. LA reserve the right to withdraw any offer made if the results of these checks are unsatisfactory. Please apply in confidence by attaching your CV and covering letter. Lester Aldridge is committed to being an equal opportunities employer. STRICTLY NO AGENCIES PLEASE