PARALEGAL

Maze Recruitment Services Ltd; Milton Keynes; Vor Ort; GBP 22.000 - 28.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Maze Recruitment Services Ltd in Milton Keynes is seeking a Paralegal with minimal private client experience to provide administrative support to the criminal or regulatory dispute resolution team. You will assist with file handling, client liaison, diary management, and document preparation to keep cases moving.

The role requires excellent Microsoft Office skills, a strong telephone manner, and the ability to work under pressure while delivering accurate, confidential service.

Qualifikationen

• Minimum 6–12 months of private client paralegal experience.
• Well organised with good IT and administration skills.
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Strong communication and client liaison abilities.

Aufgaben

• Dealing with wills and assisting with administration of estates.
• Proofread documentation and amend before solicitor review.
• Extensive client liaison via telephone and email.
• Diary management and appointment scheduling.
• Prepare documents, including court bundles for Solicitors and Counsel.
• Ensure compliance with confidentiality and regulatory requirements.
• Meet tight deadlines under pressure.

Tools

Microsoft Office

Jobbeschreibung

JOB TITLE: PARALEGAL – (CRIMINAL OR REGULATORY DISPUTE RESOLUTION EXPERIENCE)

HOURS OF EMPLOYMENT: 9am - 5:30pm Monday to Friday

Main Purpose of the Role:

You will provide the team and wider Department with the administrative support they need to allow seamless legal services to clients and help them maximise the amount of time they are able to spend on client work.

Daily Duties:

• Dealing with Wills, general legal correspondence and assisting with the administration of Estates
• Proofread all documentation and make any amendments before being handed to the Solicitor
• Extensive client liaison - dealing with general queries via the telephone on behalf of the Solicitors, taking accurate telephone messages and, where possible, acting thereon
• Diary Management
• Ensure all information on the database is completed and accurate
• Preparation of documents, including Court Bundles for Solicitors and Counsel
• Diary management - ensure all appointments are diarised, and the Partner does not miss any dates, deadlines or tasks
• Responsible for closing, archiving and retrieval of files
• Having direct client contact via telephone, email and face to face
• Ensuring all relevant documents and enclosures are attached to the correct file before posting
• Working under pressure to meet tight deadlines
• At all times, comply with all relevant legislation and regulations as directed by the firm (e.g. client confidentiality, anti-money laundering, Solicitors’ Regulation Authority and The Law Society rules, Solicitors’ Accounts Rules, Data Protection Act, etc.)
• Ensuring departmental systems and firm-wide procedures are followed.

Person Specification required for the Paralegal role

• Minimum of 6- 12 months of private client experience
• You can expect full support and ongoing training from the outset with genuine prospects for career progression.Well organised with good IT and Administration skills
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Have an excellent telephone manner
• Excellent communication skills
• Team player
• Take ownership of your workload
• Ability to work under pressure to set deadlines
• Willingness to work well as part of a busy, friendly team
• A commitment to providing excellent customer service
• Can build a rapport with clients
• Honest and trustworthy

Note: This job description is intended to provide a general overview of the position. It is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities or requirements.

Remuneration is negotiable and will reflect the successful candidate's experience, technical expertise and ability to manage a specialist legal costs caseload independently.