Housing Paralegal

DERBYSHIRE LAW CENTRE; Chesterfield; Vor Ort; GBP 26.000 - 29.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

32 days annual leave (Pro rata)

Excellent Pension Scheme (8% employer)

Health and wellbeing support

Flexible working arrangements with TOI

Maternity/Paternity leave benefits

Sick pay and dependent leave

Zusammenfassung

Derbyshire Law Centre in Chesterfield needs a dedicated legal support professional to work at the head office, five days a week. The role involves assisting solicitors, preparing documents, and meeting clients in a high-volume environment with quick turnarounds.

The successful candidate will hold a Law Degree, have strong IT skills (Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Teams) and be well organised. Derbyshire Law Centre prioritises justice access and offers strong staff welfare.

Qualifikationen

• Committed and self-motivated
• Organised with ability to prioritise
• Client care skills
• Strong academic background with a Law Degree
• Excellent IT skills – Microsoft Teams, SharePoint and Microsoft 365
• Experience in a law firm would be desirable but not essential

Aufgaben

• Assisting with case work – taking instruction, dealing with correspondence, drafting pleadings
• Maintain accurate time recording for fee earners
• Compliance with file management
• Ensuring CCMS and other systems are correct
• Liaising with Counsel and other professionals

Kenntnisse

Committed

Organised

Client care

IT skills

Ausbildung

Law Degree

Tools

Microsoft Teams

SharePoint

Microsoft 365

Jobbeschreibung

Salary scale – £25,614 - to £29071 (SCP 3 - 11)

Contract – 35 hours per week .

Duration – Permanent

Job Share – Not suitable

Interview date: 18th November 2026

This is a non hybrid role and you will be based at our head office .

• 32 days’ annual leave (Pro rata)
• 35 hour week
• Christmas shut down(*)
• Flexible working arrangements, including TOIL (Time Off in Lieu) to support your work life balance
• Family friendly policies often above the legislative requirements.- 26 weeksfull Maternitypay, 4 weeks paternity leave, paid compassionate leave
• 13 weeks full sick pay and dependent leave which then drops to 50% for a further 13weeks (**)
• Excellent Pension Scheme with Employer Contribution at 8%
• Health assured wellbeing support that offers counselling support
• Law Care – Mental Health Charity support
• Support with Access to Work
• We offer a comprehensive learning and development programme, alongside mentoring and coaching, to support your career progression and help you achieve your professional goals.
• Charity Worker discounts
• Salary sacrifice*
• Core hours from 9.30am to 4.30
• Length of service recognition
• Tea and coffee refreshments
• Free Power of Attorney (x1 employee)
• A culture of support and togetherness, where our team work collaboratively towards a shared goal and are committed to making a positive difference.

• Take part in seasonal and event-based activities throughout the year to support wellbeing, including scavenger hunts, mindfulness exercises and themed awareness days.

The role

The role will include providing assistance to solicitors in the preparation of clients' cases, preparing documents and forms, attending court and meeting with new and existing clients.

The work is of high volume and a quick turnaround therefore you will have excellent file management and organisational skills and be naturally inquisitive with an understanding of legal principals.

Main Duties

• Assisting with case work - taking instruction, dealing with correspondence, drafting pleadings
• Maintain accurate time recording for fee earners
• Compliance with file management
• Ensuring CCMS and other systems are correct
• Liaising with Counsel and other professionals

Required Education, Skills, and Qualifications

• Committed and self motivated
• Organised and be able to manage different priorities
• Client care skills
• Strong academic background with a Law Degree
• Excellent IT skills – Microsoft / share point / Teams
• Experience of working in a Law Firm would be desirable but not essential

Location of post

The post will be based in Chesterfield. This is a non-Hybrid Role and will be based at our head office in Chesterfield 5 days a week. You will also be required to travel to our outreach venues and Court.

Who we are

Derbyshire Law Centre provides specialist legal advice to communities across Derbyshire. We are adaptive, innovative, and energetic, with multiple funding streams.

Derbyshire Law Centre is a registered not-for-profit legal charity whose mission is to increase access to justice for disadvantaged individuals and communities by providing quality assured, accessible, free, and local cost legal advice, 1-2-1 support, information and representation to individuals and groups across Derbyshire. The Law Centre was formed in 1989 and has enjoyed support from the public and voluntary sectors and communities across the county.

Pay: £25,614.00-£29,071.00 per year

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