Family Law Paralegal

Clear Legal & Financial Recruitment; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Clear Legal & Financial Recruitment is seeking an experienced Family Law Paralegal to join a growing Hull family law practice.

You will support a family solicitor with a privately funded caseload covering divorce, financial remedies, private children matters and related applications. The role involves client contact, drafting and filing documents, and liaising with courts and experts to keep matters moving.

Qualifications

• Recent family law experience.
• Experience with divorce, financial remedies and private children matters.
• Experience with Family Law Act applications and HMCTS online portals.

Responsibilities

• Client contact by phone, email and face to face.
• Taking instructions and drafting correspondence, statements and court documents.
• Preparing hearing bundles and filing applications through HMCTS portals.
• Monitoring court deadlines and liaising with courts, counsel and experts.
• Maintaining accurate files and time records.

Skills

Drafting

Organisation

Client-care

Tools

HMCTS portals

Job description

The Role

A growing family law practice is looking for an experienced Family Law Paralegal to join its Hull office.

You will support an experienced family solicitor with a privately funded caseload covering:

• Divorce and separation
• Financial remedy proceedings
• Private children matters
• Consent orders and financial disclosure
• Family Law Act applications

Responsibilities will include:

• Client contact by phone, email and face to face
• Taking instructions where appropriate
• Drafting correspondence, statements and court documents
• Preparing hearing bundles
• Filing applications through HMCTS portals
• Monitoring court deadlines and directions
• Liaising with courts, counsel, experts and other solicitors
• Assisting with financial disclosure and asset schedules
• Maintaining accurate files and time records
• Experience preparing documents such as C100, Form A, D81 and FL401 applications would be advantageous.
• You should have strong drafting, organisation and client-care skills, with the ability to manage deadlines.

Experience Required

Applicants should have recent family law experience, ideally including:

• Divorce
• Financial remedies
• Private children matters
• Family Law Act applications
• HMCTS online court portals

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