Litigation Paralegal - City of London

Duncan Lewis Solicitors; London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in London seeks a dedicated Litigation Paralegal to join their reputable team. The role involves assisting with casework across diverse litigation areas, ensuring compliance, and providing exceptional client care. The ideal candidate will possess a law degree, relevant legal experience, and strong communication skills, and will thrive in a supportive work culture with excellent career progression opportunities.

Benefits

Supportive team

Excellent progression opportunities

Support for legal awards

Qualifications

• Strong academic background with a law degree required.
• Previous legal experience as a Litigation Paralegal/Advisor is essential.
• Experience in a broad range of litigation matters is valued.

Responsibilities

• Assist with casework including various litigation matters such as eviction and property disputes.
• Prepare cases and maintain accurate time costing procedures.
• Ensure compliance with file management and work closely with clients.

Skills

Client care skills

Understanding of Litigation Laws

Analytical skills

Organisational skills

IT Skills

Education

Law degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

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Client:

Duncan Lewis Solicitors

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

07.07.2025

Expiry Date:

21.08.2025

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Job Description:

Job Description:

Duncan Lewis Solicitors (Ltd):

Regulated by the Solicitor’s Regulation Authority, Duncan Lewis Solicitors was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in the City of London (Fenchurch Street EC3M), with offices nationwide. We are recognised by the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners UK independent legal directories as a top-tier law firm in all of our key practice areas – “a diligent and professional team that is prepared to go the extra mile for its clients”. A paperless law firm with over 500 personnel that embraces hybrid-working, we service both corporate entities and private individuals in over 25 areas of law across 60 languages. We give people a voice - that is our ethos.

Recognised among The Times 200 Best Law Firms, we have been awarded Law Firm of the Year at the 2024 Lexis Nexis Awards and 2023 Modern Law Awards, reflecting our dedication to legal expertise and client service. We hold Investors in People Gold Standard accreditation for over 15 years, showcasing our commitment to professional development. Duncan Lewis is also Law Society Lexcel, Cyber Essentials Plus, and ISO 27001 certified, ensuring excellence in practice management and data security.

We are committed to recruiting dedicated and talented professionals and welcome applications from exceptional candidates. At Duncan Lewis, we value training and diversity, and we take pride in our inclusive workforce.

Litigation Department Background:

Our litigation teams are ranked and recommended by The Legal 500 UK Directory for their excellence in Commercial Litigation, Professional Negligence, Contentious Probate and General Litigation work across the South East. Viewed as a “stand out” team it has extensive experience in acting for both claimants and defendants, representing individuals, companies, charities or those involved in group litigation, in complex and high value civil / commercial litigation matters, including:

• Bankruptcy and Insolvency
• Civil Fraud
• Debt
• Interim Applications
• International Cross Border Disputes
• Residential Property Disputes

Our lawyers offer advice and assistance in dispute resolution and litigated cases and regularly acts in reported cases in the High Court and the Court of Appeal. The Litigation team is equipped to take swift action to protect our client’s interests and offer the best representation for any court action.

Main Responsibilities of the Role:

• Report directly to Department Director
• Professional pro-active approach, strong client care skills and a sensitive and sympathetic understanding of clients’ needs
• Assisting with casework including dealing with a range of public and private housing cases including Homelessness; Disrepair; Eviction; Possession; Property Ownership Disputes; Succession for Tenants; Neighbourhood Problems matters as well as undertaking your own advocacy
• Attending clients, taking instructions and preparing cases
• Dealing with correspondence
• Maintaining accurate time costing procedures
• Implementing any recommendations made by your supervisor following monthly file reviews ensuring that these are dealt with promptly
• Ensuring compliance with file management.

Key Skills Required:

• Demonstrate passion and experience in a broad range of Litigation matters
• A strong academic background with a Law degree
• Legal experience as a Litigation Paralegal/Advisor
• Clear understanding and application of Litigation Laws
• Business acumen and the ability to market the Company
• Excellent communications skills to work effectively with all types of people
• Excellent analytical and organisational skills and ability to use own initiative but know when to seek guidance
• Committed team player, self -motivated and professional
• Excellent IT Skills -familiar with Microsoft Office applications and document management skills

What we offer

• A fantastic supportive team
• Excellent progression opportunities
• Support for appropriate legal awards/recognition