Military Disease Paralegal

Clayton legal; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job description

Job Title: Military Disease - Paralegal
Location: Manchester

Step into a team of dedicated legal professionals specializing in personal injury, housing disrepair, clinical negligence, and industrial disease, including military cases.

With exceptional client care and legal expertise at their core, they foster a collaborative environment where employees thrive and clients' needs are met with respect and professionalism.

Supported by strong departments like HR, Finance, and Marketing, they grow and innovate together.

They are committed to helping staff achieve their career goals through ongoing training and development.

Overall Purpose of the Role

The paralegal within the Disease / Military department will assist the solicitors with the handling of their cases and the general running of the department. This will include a mixture of administrative and file handling tasks.

Job Context

1. Managing a high volume of work in a fast-paced environment
2. Providing solicitors with skilled and efficient assistance
3. Maintaining high levels of client care, in a sector in which clients have often been through traumatic and distressing events and suffering with severe injury
4. Balancing competing deadlines and prioritising tasks accordingly
5. Maintaining high company standards
6. Working towards KPIs and targets
7. Assisting other members of the team with legal or administrative tasks, in line with their instructions
8. Attending any of the offices within the region as required by the Solicitors as well as assisting other regions if required
9. Any other duties which from time to time are required by the firm

Job Knowledge, Skills & Experience

1. Excellent written and verbal communication skills
2. Excellent client manner
3. Excellent analytical skills, including ability to accurately and efficiently extract key information from lengthy written records and reports
4. Good organisational and time management skills
5. Working knowledge of the Civil Procedure Rules and Pre-Action Protocol for the Resolution of Clinical Disputes
6. Good IT skills, including knowledge of Word and Outlook (experience with Proclaim preferable but not essential)
7. Attention to detail
8. Ability to work as part of a team and to maintain good relationships with colleagues and clients
9. The ability to work to short deadlines, under pressure and to financial targets
10. Ability to build relationships with other professionals and third parties
11. Professionalism and integrity always
12. Ability to work proactively and with a can-do attitude
13. Ability to work effectively on your own initiative or as part of a team
14. Be PC literate having good knowledge of the Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook)
15. Degree level education essential (LLB and LPC preferred)
16. Past experience of working in the civil litigation sector, preferable but not essential

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone passionate about making an impact in the legal sector.

If you have the skills and enthusiasm to excel then please send your updated CV to [e-mail] or call Chris on 0161 914 7357 to discuss the role further.