Paralegal

Birketts LLP; Norwich; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious UK law firm seeks a Paralegal for its Norwich office. The role involves supporting fee earners, managing client interactions, and handling files. The ideal candidate will have a Law degree and strong attention to detail. The firm offers flexibility with a hybrid working model and various benefits including healthcare and a pension scheme.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays

Private Healthcare with BUPA

Agile/Hybrid Working Policy

Subsidised gym membership

Qualifications

• Must have a Law degree or equivalent experience.
• Strong attention to detail for high-standard documentation.
• Flexible work approach to meet client deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to fee earners in the team.
• Run files and assist Team Head and partners.
• Interact with clients and manage their expectations.

Skills

Attention to detail

Client communication

Business development

Education

Law degree

Job description

The firm

Birketts is a full service, UK Top 50 law firm. With a heritage spanning 160 years, we have more than 700 lawyers and legal professionals based in Bristol, Cambridge, Chelmsford, Ipswich, London, Norwich and Sevenoaks. We advise businesses, government and public sector organisations and individuals in the UK and internationally across four principal practice groups: Real Estate, Corporate Services, Dispute Resolution and Private Client.

We are defined by our Next Level Law proposition. We work with our clients as a proactive partner, horizon scanning and thinking ahead to the changes, challenges or opportunities that they may face.

Next Level Law is also applied to our people. Our collegiate culture means everyone is encouraged to achieve their next level in everything they do. RollOnFriday recently ranked us as the 5th best law firm to work at in 2024.

With our ambition to succeed, comes a strong desire to make a positive contribution to the communities we serve, and we are committed to delivering the objectives set out in our ESG strategy. Diversity plays an integral part in all that we do, with female partners comprising 40% of our partnership.

The department

The Real Estate Investment Team at Birketts is expanding its core Norwich team! Together, as a collaborative firm, we have close to 1000 people working with us and we are ranked highly in the Legal 500 across all areas we practice in. We are people orientated, offering a dynamic, progressive and supportive culture where you can learn from our Partners and Senior Associates who are experts in their field.

Our Real Estate Investment team is dedicated to acting for some of the most prestigious and sophisticated real estate investors globally.

Accountabilities

Following a period of growth, we are seeking a Paralegal to join our Norwich office on a full time permanent basis.

• To provide support to the fee earners in the team and assist in the work of the department
• Running files
• Supporting the Team Head and team and Partners
• Interacting directly with clients and managing their expectations
• Business Development
• Provide an efficient and friendly service to clients.
  
  
  

Qualifications/Experience

We are see seeking a candidate who ideally has a Law degree and looking to start a career with a prestigious law firm, or you may have gained experience within a regional or City firm and looking for that next step.

You will need to have strong attention to detail skills to produce work/ documentation which is consistently of a high standard. You will have a flexible approach to work to ensure client deadlines are always met and clients are communicated with on a consistent and regular basis and an interest in and aptitude for business development.

Equal opportunities

At Birketts, our culture is driven by ambition and a commitment to positively impact all the communities we serve. We are dedicated to the success, development, and wellbeing of our colleagues, helping them achieve their goals and seize the opportunities that come with our growth. Alongside a flexible and inclusive work environment, we offer the following core benefits:

• 25 days holiday (FTE) plus Bank Holidays
• Long Service holiday award - 1 extra week every 10 years continuous service
• Private Healthcare with BUPA (offered after probation is passed)
• Scottish Widows Pension Scheme (5% employer / 5% Employee)
• Staff Profit Share and Individual Performance Bonus Scheme
• Salary sacrifice (Pensions, Staff Profit Share)
• Life Assurance - 4 x salary / Permanent Health Insurance
• Paid CSR Day
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Leave
• Subsidised gym membership
• Electric car scheme
• Agile/Hybrid Working Policy
• Dress for your Day Policy
  
  
  

https://www.birketts.co.uk/recognition-reward-benefits/

Birketts is a flexible business which has embraced a hybrid working model where our colleagues enjoy a mix of home and office working. We welcome applications from people looking for flexible, agile, and part-time roles and we are happy to explore your preferred working patterns as part of your application.

Please note that this job profile is not an exhaustive list of duties but merely an outline of the key components of the role. You may be required by your line manager to take on additional responsibilities when requested.

Birketts is committed to being an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our policy is unequivocal: we do not tolerate discrimination based on age, disability, sex, race, religion or belief, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, or sexual orientation.

We pride ourselves on being an inclusive organisation that actively promotes equality of opportunity for all, valuing the right mix of talent, skills, and potential. We welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates, and selection for roles is based solely on individual merit.