Post: Corporate Commercial Paralegal 6 months experience preferred
Based at: Liverpool Office (may require induction/training in Chester office)
Responsible to: Head of Department
Role
The prime role of the Paralegal is to provide direct support to the Fee Earners within the team to enable the Fee Earners to operate at optimum efficiency. This will include but will not be limited to the main duties and responsibilities given below. The ideal candidate will be bright, enthusiastic and hardworking and will feel confident in assisting team members both on individual transactions and as part of wider (possibly multi-disciplinary) project teams. This is a significant opportunity for someone to gain excellent experience early on in their legal career.
Duties and responsibilities
1. Opening files and day to day maintenance in accordance with the department’s Risk Management procedures;
2. Under supervision, generating suitable client care correspondence;
3. Proof reading documents;
4. Under supervision, preparing invoices, completion statements and statements of account and complete accounts documentation as and when directed by the Fee Earner;
5. Carrying out copy typing of documents, including the completion of forms originating from the firm’s own precedent bank and adopting those from Practical Law, Oyez and Lexis Nexis to fit the firm style;
6. Complying with the firm’s procedures and standards for corre...