Junior Paralegal — Growth, Training & SQE Support

Osborne Appointments; Enfield; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

20 days leave

Discretionary Christmas days

Pension

On-site parking

Career progression

Training contracts after 18 months

SQE support

CLC/CILEX support

Job summary

Osborne Appointments is recruiting for a Junior Paralegal to join a well-established law firm in Enfield. The role provides day-to-day support to experienced fee earners across Litigation, Private Client, Family and Conveyancing, with a focus within one department and cover across others as required.

The successful candidate will have at least 1 year of legal experience, strong organisational skills and good written and verbal communication.

Qualifications

• At least 1 year’s experience in a legal environment.
• Strong organisational skills and ability to manage priorities.
• Confident communicating with clients, agents and third parties.
• Proactive, flexible and willing to assist across departments.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Keen to learn and develop within a structured legal environment.
• Experience with case management systems would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day support to fee earners within your allocated department.
• Assist with all aspects of file progression.
• Open and close client files.
• Prepare basic legal documents and correspondence.
• Deal with incoming and outgoing post and enclosures.
• Liaise with clients, agents and third parties.
• Provide updates to clients by telephone and in writing.
• Assist with administrative tasks relevant to your department.
• Provide support and cover across other departments when required.
• Carry out general office administration and support duties.
• Provide reception cover when required, including meeting and greeting clients.
• Handle incoming calls and manage appointments.
• Support general front-of-house duties when required.
• Work flexibly across the firm to support business needs.

Skills

Legal experience

Organisational skills

Client communication

Proactive

Attention to detail

Written & verbal comms

Teamwork

Willing to learn

Case management systems

Tools

Case management systems

Job description

Osborne Appointments is recruiting for a Junior Paralegal to join a well-established law firm in Enfield. The role provides day-to-day support to experienced fee earners across Litigation, Private Client, Family and Conveyancing, with a focus within one department and cover across others as required.

The successful candidate will have at least 1 year of legal experience, strong organisational skills and good written and verbal communication.