Family Law Paralegal

McKinlay Law; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading family law firm in London seeks an experienced family law paralegal to join its team. This role involves dealing with a mixture of family and matrimonial work for UHNW clients. The ideal candidate should have at least one year's experience in family law, exceptional communication skills, and a proactive attitude. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain quality experience and responsibility in a reputable firm.

Benefits

Fantastic training opportunities

Qualifications

• At least one year of experience in family law is required.
• Exceptional client management and IT skills are essential.
• A positive, proactive attitude is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Proofreading contracts and correspondence.
• Preparing and organizing documents.
• Conducting extensive legal research.
• Reviewing documents and disclosures.
• Preparing and compiling bundles.

Skills

Exceptional client communication

Legal research

Document organization

Education

Experience in family law from another London firm

LPC graduates with exceptional academics

Job description

Overview

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Role

A leading family law firm are looking for an experienced family law paralegal to join their firm and deal with a mixture of family and matrimonial work. This is a top firm and a fantastic opportunity to work for one of the most renowned family lawyers in the UK. The firm handles the very highest end of the family law market and have an exceptional global reputation for providing exceptional service and expertise. It is essential you have experience of handling UHNW clients and are used to handling all areas of family and matrimonial work.

Responsibilities

• Proof reading contracts, correspondence, and memos
• Preparing and organising documents and correspondence
• Undertaking extensive legal research
• Reviewing documents and disclosures
• Preparing and putting together bundles

Qualifications and Experience

The team has an established and highly respected reputation in high value divorce and family work and the partner requires a paralegal with at least one year's experience in family law from another London firm, exceptional client, communication and IT skills and a good understanding of procedures. A positive, proactive attitude is also essential. The successful applicant will be given a high degree of responsibility, and this is a fantastic opportunity to gain quality experience in a highly regarded firm.

Although they will consider LPC graduates with exceptional academics and a real passion for family law, ideally they would like a candidate with some family law experience looking to build a career in this area.

Additional information

Fantastic training on offer and ideal for an ambitious, motivated candidate looking for real responsibility and autonomy dealing with an UHNW client base.

McKinlay Law endeavours to contact all successful candidates within 24 hours. However, due to the volume of applications that we receive, we are not able to respond to every candidate individually. If you have not heard from us within 24 hours your application has been unsuccessful and we have not retained your details.