Full Time
London, Reading, Surrey
Posted 1 year ago
The nature of the Paralegal role will vary in specification in accordance with the needs of the different departments and their clients. In essence, the role will incorporate some, if not all, of the following core duties and skills.
Job Description:
- To be responsive and proactive in the undertaking of various fee-generating tasks
- and responsibilities assigned by fee earners and under close supervision.
- To handle a caseload, apply the law and offer legal advice both supervised and
- increasingly independently.
- To meet fee and chargeable hours targets consistently.
- To provide the Partner/supervising solicitor with the analysis and input of legal data.
- To undertake research tasks, as appropriate.
- To take new enquiries, as necessary.
- To proactively assist with business development activities.
- To ensure the smooth flow and high quality production of documents and
- correspondence in and out of the department, ensuring that all documents are
- carefully checked by the Partner/supervising solicitor before being sent.
- To provide weekly or monthly updates in accordance with clients requirements.
- To respond to queries raised by clients and third parties, when required, and take
- instructions from client, as appropriate.
- To undertake such other responsibilities and duties as may, from time to time, be
- agreed with the Partners in the team.
Skills and Attribute:
- A good comprehension of the workload undertaken and an emerging awareness of the complexities in accordance with the number of years in post.
- Competent knowledge of the processes and procedures associated with the law
- pertaining to the practice area.
- Excellent numeracy skills, Word, Outlook, Excel and knowledge of legal database
- certifications such as LexisNexis and/or PLC.
- Legal research skills and the desire to further develop an understanding of the complexities of the law.
- Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines by effectively planning time and managing priorities.
- Polite with good presentation and professionalism.
