Paralegal

Mercantile Barristers; Greater London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercantile Barristers, located in London's Gray's Inn, seeks a Litigation Paralegal for permanent join their team. This role involves working closely with a Barrister on case management through all litigation stages while requiring a proactive, team-oriented candidate with relevant paralegal experience. The Chambers values flexibility and innovation in its members.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of paralegal experience in a law firm or barristers' chambers preferred.
• Enthusiastic litigator with a flexible and innovative approach.
• IT literate with great written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain full litigation case management from pre-action conduct through to trial.
• Collaborate with a Barrister to service other solicitors and clients.

Education

Completion of the LPC or equivalent Bar course

Job description

Mercantile Barristers is a Barristers’ Chambers, based in the heart of Legal London, at Gray’s Inn.

Our members have established practices in traditional and commercial chancery work. Members particularly specialise in commercial litigation, company, construction, property, estates and sports law. Chambers provides full circle legal services on both contentious and non-contentious matters to businesses, professionals and high net worth individuals.

To assist with our increasing case load and organic growth we now require a Litigation Paralegal to join our team on a permanent basis.

Reporting to the Head of Chambers, the successful candidate will be specifically responsible for working with a Barrister to maintain full litigation case management from pre-action conduct through to trial and appeal, where necessary in compliance with the Civil Procedure Rules.

This role would suit an enthusiastic litigator with ability to work in a team with Counsel servicing other solicitors and Public/Direct Access clients. Candidates must not be set in their ways and should be IT literate with great written and oral communication skills.They should also have a smart professional appearance, friendly manner, be very flexible, innovative and forward thinking.

Between 1-3 years of paralegal experience in a law firm and/or barristers’ chambers; and completion of the LPC or equivalent Bar course is preferable, but not essential.

Chambers also looks forward to receiving applications from candidates who are contemplating, or are in the midst of, qualifying as a solicitor using the new SQE route to practice.

We offer a competitive salary dependent on experience.

No agencies please

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Legal

• Industries

  Legal Services

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