The Team
We have an established and well-respected group of lawyers within our Property Damage team who advise a large number of registered providers of social housing on matters including housing disrepair claims, Part 8 enforcement applications, injunctions, and possession claims.
The team also advises some of the UK's largest insurers, brokers, local authorities, and infrastructure providers on a wide range of property damage claims.
The successful applicant will primarily be dealing with a mixed caseload of housing disrepair claims, housing management work (including injunction applications and possession claims), and property damage claims.
The Role
We have an exciting opportunity for an entry-level Paralegal to work with a team of specialist housing and property damage lawyers, to be based in our Liverpool office. The team forms part of our national Property Damage offering.
This role will suit a fee-earner who would like to specialise in housing, property damage, and insurance work in the future. The team is a specialist in its field and is renowned in the industry for being at the forefront of developments in the social housing arena.
The right candidate will need to be comfortable negotiating settlements on behalf of our client, providing advice and assessing/reviewing damages. Alongside managing your own caseload, you can gain further exposure to higher value claims by assisting the team with the more complex housing, insurance, and property damage matters (both pre-litigation and litigated matters).
For this role, the ability to analyse and evaluate information logically, good communication skills, and the ability to relate well to clients and staff is important. Attention to detail, good organisational skills, and communication skills are a necessity.
In terms of experience, this is an entry-level role. Experience as a fee-earner working in a busy law firm and experience of housing work (including disrepair and housing management) and/or property damage work is preferable, but not essential, as training will be provided.
In return, you will benefit from being part of an organisation that is genuinely committed to its people. Within our friendly department, you will have access to a range of learning and development opportunities designed to support your ongoing progression.
The Firm
Clyde & Co is a leading global law firm, specialising in the sectors that underpin global trade and commercial activity, namely: insurance, transport, construction, energy, trade and commodities. It is globally integrated, offering a comprehensive range of contentious and non-contentious legal services and commercially-minded legal advice to businesses operating across the world. Clyde & Co is committed to operating in a responsible way. This means progressing towards a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the diversity of its communities and clients, using its legal skills to support its communities through pro bono work, volunteering and charitable partnerships, and minimising the impact it has on the environment. The firm has 480 partners, 2400 lawyers, 3200 legal professionals and 5000 people overall in over 60 offices and associated offices worldwide.
Our Values
As much as good academics and technical knowledge are important, we want people to join us who truly identify with our values.
Our values are the principles that guide the decisions we make, unite us in our endeavours and strengthen our delivery, for our clients and our firm. We:
1. Work as one - We are a globally connected team of talented people who act with a firm-first mentality to achieve success.
2. Excel with clients - We aim high and challenge ourselves to deliver unique excellence for our clients, keeping them at the centre of everything we do.
3. Celebrate difference - We help each other to be at our best and believe our differences result in greater achievement.
4. Act boldly - We seek new opportunities, take action and learn as we go, recognising that curiosity drives our development and contributes to growth.
What We Offer
We are always looking to recognise and reward our people for the work they do. Here are just a few of the benefits you will have access to, as part of our team:
* Competitive salary
* Hybrid working - 2 days in the office, 3 days at home.
* Pension scheme
* Group income protection
* Maternity and paternity pay
* Holiday purchase
* Season ticket loan
* Cycle to work scheme.
* Gym subsidy
This is the job description as constituted at present; however, the Firm reserves the right to reasonably amend it in accordance with the changing needs of the business.
Please contact Jessica.pass@clydeco.com for any queries.
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