Criminal Law Paralegal - Leeds

GT Stewart Solicitors & Advocates; Leeds; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Birthday leave

Electric vehicle scheme

Pension scheme with employer contrib.

Benenden health care

Firm laptop

Ongoing training and development

Annual appraisal and salary reviews

Job summary

GT Stewart Solicitors & Advocates in Leeds is seeking a full-time, permanent Criminal Law Paralegal to join our busy team. You will work under the supervision of experienced fee earners and support case management, client care, and documentation.

The ideal candidate will be undertaking or have completed legal studies (LPC/BPC, SQE or equivalent), hold police station accreditation, and possess strong organisational skills and the ability to work under pressure.

Qualifications

• Be currently undertaking, or have completed legal studies (e.g., LPC/BPC, SQE preparation, or relevant modules/experience).
• Demonstrate an interest in Criminal Law.
• Police station accreditation is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide the highest level of client care in managing client matters.
• Provide support to Fee Earners and the wider legal team.
• Build relationships with internal and external partners.
• Ensure files are managed effectively, creating letters or documents on the case management system.
• Complete public funding applications.
• Collate and redact large documents for court bundles where necessary.

Skills

Criminal law interest

Organisational skills

Ability to work under pressure

Education

LPC/BPC (or SQE) preparation or equivalent

Job description

Role: Paralegal
Location: Leeds
Salary: Dependent on Experience

We are seeking a full-time, permanent Criminal Law Paralegal for our busy Leeds office to join our expanding team.

Your Profile

• Be currently undertaking, or have completed, legal studies - for example, through the LPC/BPC (or equivalent), SQE preparation, or relevant academic modules/experience
• Be able to demonstrate an interest in Criminal Law
• Have Police station accreditation
• Have strong organisational skills
• Have the ability to work under pressure

We would like the ideal candidate to:

• Provide the highest level of client care in the management of client matters
• Provide support to Fee Earners
• Build relationships with internal and external partners
• Ensure that files are managed effectively, creating letters or documents on the case management system
• Complete public funding applications
• Collating and redacting large documents for court bundles where necessary
• Liasing with the local authorities, Police and medical professionals to request/receive documents
• Liasing with Courts and experts

Our offices are friendly, working entirely paperless with recent significant investment into modern IT to enable you to work proficiently. Our junior members are office-based in order to take advantage of onsite training provided by an established criminal team.

Our comprehensive benefits package includes generous annual leave allowances, providing 23 days (plus bank holidays/Christmas and New Year). We regularly review and increase annual leave allowances based on services.

Employee Benefits

• Competitive base salary
• Birthday leave in addition to annual leave
• Electric vehicle scheme
• Pension scheme with employer contribution
• Benenden health care
• Administrative support
• Firm laptop
• Ongoing training and development
• Support from colleagues for case cover
• Supportive supervision from mentors
• Annual appraisal and salary reviews
• Bi-annual parties for Summer and Christmas in London
• Additional perks and benefits
• Competitive training package

We have a dedicated in-bound telephony team to take calls and messages for our fee earners. We are a multi-office, multi-service Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners firm recognised for excellence in a variety of fields.

Please send your CV and a cover letter to our dedicated HR team via email on: [e-mail]