Your Role
and What You'll Be Doing
We’re keen to have you on board if you are a great team player and willing to learn quickly. You’ll have your own caseload right from the beginning, so this is a fantastic opportunity to gain real, hands-on experience in a law firm. You'll be involved in all international work up to an individual case value of £100,000 and lower value Multi Track work as well.
Your role will involve but is not limited to:
1. Taking instructions from clients and assist with the giving of legal advice, including obtaining evidence and, where appropriate, assist with litigation, to achieve appropriate resolutions for the clients.
2. Achieve time recording and fee income targets to ensure profitable working.
3. Attend and contribute to team/practice area meetings and comply with directions/decisions made to ensure team objectives achieved.
4. Assist in managing and maintaining case files, ensuring accuracy and organisation.
5. Support the preparation of legal documents and correspondence.
6. Keep up to date with changes in relevant law and practice and attend appropriate training events to ensure up to date legal knowledge and best practice.
About You
7. Empathy and compassion to help guide our clients through challenging personal circumstances.
8. A friendly, enthusiastic and can-do approach.
9. Ideally, some previous Paralegal experience.
We’re proud of our values, and we’re looking for people who share them:
10. To be pioneering with an imaginative outlook
11. To be approachable and caring
12. To be tenacious in the pursuit of our objectives
13. To be efficient in the provision of our services
Our Benefits - What We Can Offer You
14. 25 days holidays as standard plus bank holidays - You can ‘buy’ up to 35hrs of extra holiday too.
15. Generous and flexible pension schemes.
16. Volunteering days – Two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid)
17. Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services.
We also offer a wide range of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace and to make sure you’re fully supported. This includes our Flexible by Choice programme which gives our colleagues more choice over a hybrid way of working subject to role, team and client requirements.
We have been ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations for 2024!
Our responsible business programmes are fundamental to who we are and our purpose. We’re committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish, and we have established a number of inclusion network groups across our business to support this aim.
Our commitment to Social Responsibility, community investment activity and tackling climate change is a fundamental part of who we are. It’s made up of four strands: Our People, Our Community, Our Environment and Our Pro Bono.