Locum Paralegal

VennGroup; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 19,000; Part time

Job summary

Venn Group in North Yorkshire is recruiting a temporary Paralegal for a highly regarded law firm. The role offers the chance to broaden your legal experience and is suitable for someone who is immediately available on a full-time basis and has previous legal experience within a law firm.

You will support a busy Commercial Property plot sales team, acting as the primary contact for clients, drafting legal documents, and managing caseloads.

Qualifications

• Experience providing administrative support to a busy Commercial Property plot sales team within private practice.
• Immediate availability for a full-time temporary role.

Responsibilities

• Acting as the primary contact for clients, ensuring smooth and efficient transaction progress by facilitating communication between clients, fee earners, and support staff
• Managing caseloads, drafting legal documents, reviewing case materials, and preparing or distributing financial records
• Progressing a broad range of commercial property plot sales matters from instruction to completion

Skills

Administrative support

Client communication

Legal document drafting

Caseload management

Job description

Paralegal (temporary) - North Yorkshire - £12.71 - £14.00 per hour

Venn Group's specialist Private Practice Legal Recruitment team is recruiting a temporary Paralegal for a highly regarded law firm in North Yorkshire. The role offers an excellent opportunity to broaden your legal experience and would suit someone who is immediately available on a full-time basis and has previous legal experience within a law firm.

The role

You will be responsible for:

• Acting as the primary contact for clients, ensuring smooth and efficient transaction progress by facilitating communication between clients, fee earners, and support staff
• The position supports a wide range of legal settings, combining fee-earning and administrative duties such as managing caseloads, drafting legal documents, reviewing case materials, and preparing or distributing financial records
• The potential to progress a broad range of commercial property plot sales matters from instruction to completion

About you

• The ideal candidate will have previous experience providing administrative support to a busy Commercial Property plot sales team within private practice, however general legal experience may also be considered.

Key details

• Hourly rate: £12.71 - £14.00 per hour
• Location: North Yorkshire
• Contract: Temporary
• Start: Week commencing 5th October
• Initial length of assignment: Week commencing 5th October - 27th November with the potential of extension