Family Paralegal - Woolwich

GT Stewart Solicitors & Advocates; Woolwich; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Pension Scheme with employer contribut

Benenden Health Care

Administrative support

Firm laptop

Ongoing training and development

Hybrid working arrangeements

Support from colleagues for case cover

Supportive supervision from mentors

Annual appraisals and salary reviews

Bi-annual parties for Summer and…

Additional pers and benefits

Competitive training packages

Job summary

GT Stewart Solicitors & Advocates in Woolwich is seeking a permanent, full-time Family Paralegal for our busy office to join our expanding team. You will support fee earners, manage client matters, prepare documents, attend clients, and assist with private law children matters.

We offer ongoing training, a modern paperless environment, generous annual leave, and a structured development path within a multi-office firm.

Qualifications

• Pursuing or completed LPC or BPTC with family law elective Private Law Children.
• Interest in Family Law.
• Strong organisational skills.
• Ability to work under pressure.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Strong organisational skills

Ability to work under pressure

Interest in Family Law

Education

LPC or BPTC

Job description

Job Title: Family Paralegal
Location: Woolwich
Salary: Dependent on experience

We are seeking a permanent, full-time Family Paralegal for our busy Woolwich office to join our expanding team.

Your Profile

You will preferably:

• Be embarking on or have completed either the LPC or BPTC and undertaken family law elective Private Law Children
• Be able to demonstrate an interest in Family Law
• 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 parties
• Ensure that files are managed effectively, creating letters or documents on the case management system
• Attending clients and taking notes
• Completing public funding applications
• Collating and redacting large documents for Court bundles where necessary
• Liaising with the local authorities, Police and medical professionals to request/receive documents. Liaising with Courts and experts

Working with us:

The salary for this position is dependent on experience.

We will offer ongoing training and support to develop your career as part of a strong and growing multi-office team.

Our offices are friendly, working entirely paperless with recent significant investment in modern IT to enable you to work proficiently.

We offer a great package of annual leave to ensure you get enough time away from work. Our annual leave for this role provides 23 days (plus bank holidays/Christmas and New Year).

We review annual leave and increase with service.

Employee benefits with GTS:

• Competitive base salary
• Pension Scheme with employer contribution
• Benenden Health Care
• Administrative support
• Firm laptop
• Ongoing training and development
• Hybrid working arrangeements
• Support from colleagues for case cover
• Supportive supervision from mentors
• Annual appraisals and salary reviews
• Bi-annual parties for Summer and Christmas
• Additional pers and benefits
• Competitive training packages

We have a dedicated in-bound telephony team to take calls and messages for our fee earners. Lawyers also have the benefit of dictation and support staff to assist in easing the pressure and enabling efficient working.

We are a multi-office, multi-service Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners firm recognised for excellence in a variety of legal fields.