Litigation & Disputes Paralegal (6-Month Contract)

Linklaters; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Linklaters is seeking a Litigation Paralegal / Support Lawyer on a 6-month contract to support our Litigation, Arbitration & Investigations practice in London. The role covers document review, bundle prep, hearing/trial readiness, chronology creation and general matter management.

Required: 2+ years as a paralegal at a large law firm, strong MS Office skills, and experience with eDiscovery tools such as Relativity. German or Mandarin language skills are a plus.

Qualifications

• LPC / SQE or (Foreign) qualified lawyers.
• 2 years' experience as a paralegal or support lawyer within a large law firm.
• Experience undertaking general paralegal responsibilities, including document review, bundling, trial and hearing preparation, chronology creation and matter management.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day paralegal support on litigation, arbitration and investigations matters.
• Conduct document review exercises and assist with disclosure and evidence management processes.
• Prepare hearing, trial and arbitration bundles, both electronic and hard copy.
• Draft and maintain chronologies, witness files and other matter management materials.
• Assist with trial, hearing and witness interview preparation.
• Undertake legal research and prepare summaries of findings.
• Manage and organise matter documentation, including indexing, filing, archiving and data room administration.
• Review and redact documents using eDiscovery platforms such as Relativity.
• Ensure work is completed accurately, efficiently and in accordance with client and matter requirements.
• Support matter teams on a range of administrative and project-based tasks as required.

Skills

Paralegal experience

Document review

Trial preparation

Legal research

Microsoft Office

Education

LPC / SQE or foreign qualified lawyers

Tools

Relativity

eDiscovery platforms

Job description

Linklaters is seeking a Litigation Paralegal / Support Lawyer on a 6-month contract to support our Litigation, Arbitration & Investigations practice in London. The role covers document review, bundle prep, hearing/trial readiness, chronology creation and general matter management.

Required: 2+ years as a paralegal at a large law firm, strong MS Office skills, and experience with eDiscovery tools such as Relativity. German or Mandarin language skills are a plus.