Paralegal

Ogier; Saint Helier; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Ogier Legal Limited in Jersey seeks a Paralegal to support the Banking & Finance team, gaining hands-on experience across a variety of matters. You will work closely with fee earners and clients to ensure accurate matter setup and efficient case progression.

Ideal candidates have paralegal experience or appropriate LPC/GDL/LLB credentials, strong technical aptitude, and excellent attention to detail. This permanent, on-site position offers valuable development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Experience in a paralegal role or suitable academic credentials (LPC/GDL/LLB).
• Tech-savvy with high attention to detail and an organised approach to work.

Responsibilities

• Support fee earners and meet target chargeable hours.
• Assist with budgets, WIP, and aged debt reporting.
• Perform searches and draft/amend legal documents.
• Serve as primary liaison between fee-earners and clients.
• Set up new client matters in accounting/database systems and maintain records.
• Keep files up to date and archive when matters conclude.
• Manage client-specific BD arrangements as needed.
• Delegate administration tasks per team workflow.
• Utilise Global Support Team services.
• Provide assistance to fee-earners and clients on legal issues.
• Support innovation and new tech initiatives.
• Screen calls, take messages, and arrange conference/outgoing calls.

Skills

Paralegal experience

Tech savvy

Attention to detail

Education

LPC/GDL/LLB

Job description

Paralegal

Department: Banking & Finance

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: Jersey

Description

Developing our talented work force is at the heart of what we do and so we're looking for a Paralegal who is looking to develop their legal career working closely with our lawyers in the Banking & Finance team to support on a wide variety of matters and clients.

Key Responsibilities

• To undertake work in support of a team of fee earners, meeting an agreed target chargeable hours
• Assisting the team with team-specific financials/matter management e.g. budgets, WIP (work in progress), aged debt reporting
• Undertaking various searches at the request of fee-earners along with drafting and amending legal documents
• Primary line of communication between fee-earners and clients
• Ensuring that all new client matters are accurately set up in the client accounting and database system and maintaining client records and contact names where appropriate
• Ensuring files are kept up to date (including filing of documents, emails and correspondence) when active and that files are closed/archived once the matter is concluded following instruction from the relevant fee-earner
• Undertaking and managing client specific BD arrangements for fee-earners, when necessary
• Delegating certain administration tasks received from the fee-earners as per the specific team workflow model
• Utilising all of the services provided by the Global Support Team
• Providing complete assistance to all fee-earners and clients regarding various legal issues
• Leading the way with innovation, technology and tools by supporting and trialling new initiatives
• Screen incoming telephone calls, taking and relaying accurate messages where necessary. Where appropriate, arrange and set up conference and outgoing calls for the team

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

If you've got previous Legal experience through a paralegal role, or suitable academic credentials (LPC/GDL/LLB), then you could be right for this role.

We love technology, so you'll need to be tech savvy and have high attention to detail, with a professional and organised approach to your work.