Crime Paralegal

Clear IT Recruitment; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading legal recruitment agency is seeking a dynamic Crime Paralegal to join their team in Hounslow, Greater London. The role involves providing key support in a busy criminal defence practice, delivering high-level legal advice and representation to clients. The ideal candidate will possess a minimum of 6 months experience in criminal law and will be local to West London, ensuring efficient response times for client needs. Strong communication and analytical skills are essential to excel in this role.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 6 months experience as a paralegal in a busy criminal defence practice.
• Local to West London and within 45 minutes of the office.
• Police Station Accredited Representative is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide key support to fee earners.
• Deliver high-level advice and representation for criminal defence.
• Adapt to the needs of the business when required.

Skills

Strong commitment to criminal defence

Good communication skills

Good analytical skills

Organisational skills

Ability to work as a member of a team

Ability to work under pressure

Strong work ethic

Legal research skills

Fluency in English

Job description

My client is seeking dynamic, commercially minded Crime Paralegal to join their Hounslow, Greater London office.

The successful Crime Paralegal will join a friendly and supportive firm that has established itself as one of the leading Criminal Law firms in the area attracting challenging, high-profile matters across general and serious crime and fraud.

The firm works both legal aid and represents clients that are privately paying; thus it expects a high level of advice and representation. Their privately paying clients expect nothing but the best, a service to be proud to deliver around the clock, and the successful candidate will be expected to flex to the needs of the business when needed.

Applicants must:

• Have a minimum of 6 months experience as a paralegal in a busy criminal defence practice.
• Be local (West London based) and within 45 minutes of the office.
• If you are a Police Station Accredited Representative, that will be advantageous to your application.

Their practice principally focuses on criminal defence. They are a busy, professional and friendly practice and the successful candidate will provide key support to fee earners.

You must be able to demonstrate:

• A strong commitment and interest in criminal defence.
• Good communication skills.
• Good analytical skills.
• Organisational skills.
• Ability to work as a member of a team.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• A strong work ethic.
• Legal research skills.
• Fluency in spoken and written English and the ability to compose written communications to agencies and clients to a high standard.
• Computer literate; fully computerized office uses an integrated practice case management system.

Should you have any questions or wish to apply please do not hesitate to contact Clear Legal Recruitment Limited.

Please Note: Due to the number of applications we receive we may be unable to respond to every application directly. If you have not heard from us within 3 working days, please assume your application has been unsuccessful.