Paralegal

Stewarts; Greater London; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Stewarts in London offers paralegal opportunities across multiple practice areas. The role involves filing oversight, drafting statements and forms, general admin, diary management, travel planning, and supporting the partners and business development efforts.

Essential qualifications include completion of LPC, SQE1 or bar course, with strong typing/IT skills and good MS Office knowledge. The role emphasizes client service, organisation, and professional collaboration.

Qualifications

• Must have completed LPC, SQE1 or bar course.
• Strong IT and Microsoft Office proficiency.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Has day-to-day oversight of files and takes instructions from clients.
• Drafts witness statements for clients and witnesses.
• Drafts necessary forms as part of case preparation.
• General administration including filing, diary arrangements and travel planning.
• Supports partners and internal processes; assists business development.
• Contributes to know-how sessions and internal training.
• Undertakes other ad hoc duties as required by the team.
• Maintains professional client relationships and time records.
• Promotes awareness of the firm’s capabilities and resources.

Skills

Typing skills

Microsoft Office

Communication

Organisational skills

Education

LPC/SQE1/bar completion

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

We currently have paralegal opportunities available across a range of practice areas. To learn more about each role, please visit our Careers page. Please indicate your preferred practice area in your application.

• Has day-to-day oversight of files
• Takes instructions from clients
• Drafts witness statements for clients and witnesses
• Drafts necessary forms
• General administration, including filing, supporting internal processes and supporting the team’s partners, including message taking, diary arrangements, travel planning and supporting business development activities
• Contributes to department activities, such as business development initiatives (e.g., drafting articles/presentations and attendance at business development events) and internal know-how/training sessions
• Undertakes other ad hoc duties as required by the team
• Essential: must have fully completed the LPC, SQE1 or bar course or be willing to complete SQE1
• Excellent typing and IT skills, including good working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook

Business Development and Financial skills

• Understands client needs and displays an appropriate sense of urgency
• Demonstrates general commercial awareness and vision, helps to build client relationships through pursuing own business development/marketing initiative
• Assists with and/or attends social, fund-raising or training activities
• Represents the firm appropriately, develops own professional network and raises personal and firm profile
• Records time effectively, achieves/exceed hours targets
• Makes use of the firm’s collective knowledge resources, promotes internal knowledge-sharing
• Attends and contributes towards know-how or team meet
• Well organised, uses initiative, prioritises appropriately, applies self, shows attention to detail, manages own workload and meets deadlines
• Demonstrates excellent communication and interpersonal skills (respectful, positive, articulate, professional and sympathetic)
• Delivers helpful internal services with a “can do” approach, shows commercial awareness and represents the department/firm appropriately