Paralegal

GT Stewart Limited; Leeds; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent legal firm based in Leeds is seeking a Family Paralegal to join its expanding team. The role involves providing excellent client care, supporting fee earners, and managing client files with efficiency. Candidates should have completed or be embarking on the LPC or BPTC, demonstrating a strong interest in Family law. The position offers a competitive salary and a range of employee benefits, including ongoing training and development in a supportive working environment.

Benefits

Competitive base salary

Pension Scheme with employer contribution

Benenden Health Care

Administrative support

Firm laptop

Ongoing training and development

Support from colleagues for case cover

Supportive supervision from mentors

Annual appraisals and salary reviews

Bi-annual parties for Summer and Christmas

Additional perks and benefits

Competitive training packages

Qualifications

• Embarking on or have completed either the LPC or BPTC and undertaken the family law elective Private Law Children.
• Able to demonstrate an interest in Family law.
• Strong organisational skills.
• The ability to work under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Highest level of client care in managing client matters.
• Support to Fee Earners.
• Maintain relationships with internal and external parties.
• Manage files effectively creating letters or documents.
• Liaise with clients and take notes.
• Handle public funding applications.
• Redact large documents for Court bundles.
• Liaise with local authorities, Police, and medical professionals.

Skills

Legal Drafting

Organizational skills

Proofreading

Legal Research

Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook)

Case Management

Research Experience

Filing

Writing Skills

Education

LPC or BPTC (family law elective)

Job description

Family Paralegal – Leeds Office

We are seeking a permanent full-time Family Paralegal for our busy Leeds office to join our expanding team.

Profile

• Embarking on or have completed either the LPC or BPTC and undertaken the family law elective Private Law Children
• Able aim to demonstrate an interest in Family law
• Strong organisational skills
• The ability to work under pressure

Responsibilities

• The highest level of client care in the management of client matters
• Support to Fee Earners
• Relationships with internal and external parties
• Files are managed effectively creating letters or documents on the case management system
• Clients and taking notes
• Public funding applications
• Redacting large documents for Court bundles where necessary
• With the local authorities Police and medical professionals to request/receive documents. Liaising with Courts and experts

Working with us

The salary for this position is dependent on experience.

We will offer ongoing training and support to develop your career as part of a strong and growing multi-office team.

Our offices are friendly working entirely paperless with recent significant investment in modern IT to enable you to work proficiently.

We offer a great package of annual leave to ensure you get enough time away from work. Our annual leave for this role provides 23 days (plus bank holidays / Christmas and New Year). We review annual leave and increase with service.

Employee benefits with GTS

• Competitive base salary.
• Pension Scheme with employer contribution.
• Benenden Health Care.
• Administrative support.
• Firm laptop
• Ongoing training and development.
• Support from colleagues for case cover.
• Supportive supervision from mentors.
• Annual appraisals and salary reviews.
• Bi-annual parties for Summer and Christmas.
• Additional perks and benefits.
• Competitive training packages.

Other support

We have a dedicated in-bound telephony team to take calls and messages for our fee earners. Lawyers also have the benefit of dictation and support staff to assist in easing the pressure and enabling efficient working.

Company

We are a multi-office multi-service Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners firm recognised for excellence in a variety of legal fields.

Application

Please send your CV and a cover letter to our dedicated HR team via email on:

Required Experience

Junior IC

Key Skills

Legal Drafting, Proofreading, Google Docs, Organizational skills, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word, Case Management, Legal Research, Research Experience, Paralegal, Filing, Writing Skills

Employment Details

• Employment Type: Full-Time
• Experience: years
• Vacancy: 1
• Monthly Salary: 24570 - 24570