Casualty Local Government Paralegal

Weightmans; Liverpool; Vor Ort; GBP 18.000 - 24.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Weightmans is recruiting a Paralegal to join the Local Government Team based in Liverpool or Manchester. The role involves assisting fee earners with case management, legal research, drafting witness statements and client reports, and preparing for court hearings.

You will attend client meetings, support instruction of Counsel and experts, respond to correspondence, review records, and help meet deadlines, SLAs and KPIs while upholding the firm’s values.

Qualifikationen

• Current experience assisting EL/PL casualty claims is essential.
• Knowledge of PL, EL, Highways, Housing Law, Social Care is desirable.
• Experience handling own casualty caseload.
• Experience handling a litigated caseload.
• Strong drafting skills.
• Good influencing and communication skills.

Aufgaben

• Assist fee earners with case management, legal research, drafting witness statements and client reports.
• Attend client meetings and court hearings to support fee earners and assist with preparing for proceedings.
• Help instruct Counsel and experts and respond to correspondence and inquiries promptly.
• Review records, meet deadlines, and contribute to MI procedures and KPI targets.
• Support business development activities for the team.

Kenntnisse

Casualty claims experience

Legal research

Drafting skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Jobbeschreibung

About your new role

Our Casualty team provides a full, expert service in defending public (PL) and employers' liability (EL) claims, across the private sector and the public sector. Weightmans' team is second-to-none in providing defendant litigation services in these and other specialist Casualty areas. We operate on a national basis with dedicated commercial insurance and public sector teams and as part of our wider specialism we have a dedicated Casualty Fraud team.

We are currently recruiting for a Paralegal to join our Local Government Team based in Liverpool or Manchester.

As a Paralegal the role will see you assisting fee earners with various tasks including general case management, legal research, drafting of witness statements and reports to clients and preparation for court hearings, attending client meetings and court hearings to support fee earners, assisting with the instruction of Counsel and experts, responding promptly and accurately to correspondence and telephone enquiries from clients and other parties, with and without supervision, and reviewing records, as well as supporting the team’s business development activities.

• Predominantly PI including EL, PL and Highways
• Housing disrepair
• Property damage
• Social Care
• Data Protection/GDPR
• Educational Establishments
• Complete MI procedures as and when required
• Achieve set financial and chargeable targets
• Ensure relevant deadlines, SLAs, quality measures and KPI's are adhered to
• Comply with relevant policies and procedures

The above is not intended to be exhaustive and you will be expected to perform other duties and have other responsibilities that fall within the wider remit of the role. As a Paralegal you will also ensure that you comply with the relevant Weightmans and client policies and procedures, and consistently work in accordance with our values.

About You

You will have previous experience as a Paralegal and a genuine and demonstrable interest in the above area of work. As the role is varied, we are looking for you to have a flexible approach to the work you do and be able to adapt to different tasks. We also require you to have:

• Current experience of assisting EL/PL casualty claims is essential
• Some knowledge of PL, EL, Highways, Housing Law, Social Care
• Experience of handling own casualty caseload
• Experience of handling a litigated caseload
• Good drafting skills
• Good influencing skills.
• Good communication skills.
• Good interpersonal and team working skills
• Good IT skills
• Good written and communication skills
• Good time management and organisation skills
• Good attention to detail and concentration
• Ability to multi-task and prioritise
• Ability to work to strict deadlines
• Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative
• Knowledge of CPR procedure with proven technical ability.

If you meet our criteria and think this is a job where you could bring enthusiasm and an eagerness to learn, then we look forward to receiving your application.

Why work for us

Come and join our award-winning organisation and be part of a team where people truly matter.

Weightmans is a Leading national law firm, with strong international capabilities.

Weightmans has been recognised as a leading employer for the 19th consecutive year at Britain's Top Employers awards, and ranking top 10 in the list, the firm has also secured top positions in Chambers UK.

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