Employment Team - Paralegal

Weightmans; Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Weightmans is recruiting a Paralegal to join its national Employment team, based in one of: Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle or Nottingham. The role supports case handlers on employment tribunal claims and involves document management, drafting, and client communications.

The position is LI-Hybrid and requires prior employment tribunal litigation experience, strong organisation, and IT skills. You will work as part of a team, demonstrate initiative, and contribute to Weightmans’ values

Qualifications

• Be a team player.
• Be an experienced Paralegal with prior experience of employment tribunal litigation.
• Be able to show initiative and be self-motivated when required to work on your own.
• Be comfortable and confident using the telephone.
• Have strong organisational and communication skills.
• Have the ability to prioritise tasks and your workload.
• Have good housekeeping skills.
• A “hands on” approach to work.
• Good technical IT skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist case handlers and team members with progressing employment tribunal claims.
• Collate documents into bundles.
• Draft documents including tribunal-related documents and emails to witnesses, clients, the Tribunal, ACAS and others.
• Make routine telephone calls to clients, witnesses, the Tribunal, ACAS and others.
• Create new clients and matters ensuring compliance with internal procedures.
• Log key dates and perform general file management duties.
• Close/archive files and ensure MI is captured.
• Prepare and send out internal and external documents.

Skills

Team player

Paralegal experience

Employment tribunal experience

Organisational skills

Communication skills

IT skills

Tools

MS Office

Job description

About your new role

PLEASE NOTE: This role is not on the list of occupations eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route

Our market leading Employment, Pensions and Immigration team advises employers across the UK on all aspects of employment, pensions and immigration law. Our clients include some of the UK's largest and best known employers. We believe that the quality of our clients and strength of our relationships with our clients speaks volumes about the quality of the service we provide.

We are currently recruiting for a Paralegal to join our national Employment team, based in either our Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle or Nottingham offices. The successful candidate will work as part of a team providing support to case handlers.

Main duties and responsibilities

Assisting case handlers and other team members with progressing employment tribunal claims, including:

• Collating documents into bundles
• Drafting documents (including employment tribunal related documents, sending emails to witnesses, clients, the Tribunal, ACAS and other third parties)
• Routine telephone calls to clients, witnesses, the Tribunal, ACAS and others
• Comply with relevant Weightmans and client policies and procedures
• Create new clients and matters ensuring compliance with internal procedures
• Perform general file management duties including identifying and logging key dates
• Close/archive files ensuring all MI is captured
• Prepare and send out various internal and external documents
• Work in accordance with Weightmans’ values

LI-Hybrid

About You

You will have previous experience and a genuine and demonstrable interest in the above area of work.

We also require you to:

• Be a team player
• Be an experienced Paralegal with prior experience of employment tribunal litigation and of working in a similar environment
• Be able to show initiative and be self-motivated when required to work on your own
• Be comfortable and confident using the telephone
• Have strong organisational and communication skills
• Have the ability to prioritise tasks and your workload
• Have good housekeeping skills
• A “hands on” approach to work
• Good technical IT skills

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.

Why work for us? Take a look: Work for Weightmans: voted a top employer | Weightmans

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