Employment Paralegal – DSAR & Disclosure (Flexible)

DAC Beachcroft; Leeds; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

DAC Beachcroft solicitors in Leeds seeks a paralegal to support the Employment, Pensions and Immigration team. You will handle document-intensive tasks and disclosure in litigation, including reviewing DSARs under data protection laws, with opportunities to take on greater responsible for DSAR reviews.

The role emphasizes collaboration with clients’ IT teams, drafting agendas, and assisting with Tribunals and costs schedules.

Qualifications

• A 2.1 in Law or a related subject.
• Previous experience of working as a paralegal within an employment team.
• Preferably with practical experience of handling larger scale disclosure and/or employee DSARs under data protection legislation.
• Familiarity with e-disclosure tools and platforms would also be preferable, but not essential.
• A confident communicator.
• Able to deal effectively with internal and external contacts with strong verbal and written communication.
• Close attention to detail and an eye for quality.

Responsibilities

• Undertaking a wide range of document management activities, with a particular focus on more complex and document-heavy exercises.
• This includes the full range of disclosure tasks in litigated cases and also conducting the first level review of data subject access requests (DSARs) under data protection legislation, with a view to taking greater responsibility and ownership for DSAR review exercises over time.
• Both may involve formulating and applying search terms to electronically held data provided by the client, sifting and reviewing raw data for relevance (whether through e-discovery platforms or other electronic means), identifying non-relevant/privileged/business confidential material, collation, redaction and indexing ready for production, and working collaboratively with clients' IT / discovery management personnel.
• Considering evidence to establish relevant witnesses and checking availability.
• Drafting agendas and lists of issues for case management discussions.
• Assisting with the drafting of COT3 settlements.
• Drafting briefs to counsel and liaising with barristers and clerks.
• Drafting applications to Employment Tribunals and liaising with Tribunals.
• Drafting costs applications and preparing schedules of loss/costs.
• Regular liaison with other paralegals, trainees and lawyers to ensure the efficient management of caseloads and deadlines.

Skills

Law

Paralegal experience

DSAR experience

E-disclosure tools

Communication

Attention to detail

Education

2:1 Law degree

Tools

E-disclosure platforms

Job description

DAC Beachcroft solicitors in Leeds seeks a paralegal to support the Employment, Pensions and Immigration team. You will handle document-intensive tasks and disclosure in litigation, including reviewing DSARs under data protection laws, with opportunities to take on greater responsible for DSAR reviews.

The role emphasizes collaboration with clients’ IT teams, drafting agendas, and assisting with Tribunals and costs schedules.