Paralegal

RGIT Australia; Woolwich; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme with employer contrib.

Administrative support

Firm laptop

Ongoing training and development

Bi-annual parties

Job summary

GTS in Woolwich is seeking a permanent, full-time Family Paralegal to join our expanding team in a busy office. You will support Fee Earners, manage client matters, attend clients, and prepare documents using the case management system, while building relationships with external parties.

Applicants should be on track to complete or have completed the LPC or BPTC with a family law elective; strong organisational skills and the ability to work under pressure are essential.

Qualifications

• Embarking on or having completed LPC or BPTC with family law focus
• Demonstrated interest in family law
• Strong organisational skills and ability to work under pressure

Responsibilities

• Provide the highest level of client care in management of client matters
• Provide support to Fee Earners
• Build relationships with internal and external parties
• Ensure files are managed effectively, creating letters or documents on the case management system
• Attend clients and take notes
• Complete public funding applications
• Collate and redact large documents for Court bundles
• Liaise with local authorities, police and medical professionals to request/receive documents; liaise with Courts and experts

Skills

Organisational skills

Work under pressure

Client care

Interpersonal skills

Research and note-taking

Education

LPC or BPTC (family law elective)

Tools

Case management system

Job description

Full-time Permanent Entry Level

Posted 30 Jul 2026

Description

Family Paralegal – WoolwichOffice

We are seeking apermanent, full-time Family Paralegal for our busy Woolwich office to join ourexpanding team.

Your Profile:

You will preferably:-

• Be embarking on or havecompleted either the LPC or BPTC and undertaken the family law elective Private Law Children
• Be able aim to demonstrate an interestin Family law
• Havestrong organisational skills
• Have theability to work under pressure

We would like theideal candidate to:

• Provide the highest level of client care inthe management of client matters
• Provide support to Fee Earners
• Build relationships with internal and externalparties
• Ensure that files are managed effectively,creating letters or documents on the case management system
• Attending clients and taking notes
• Completing public funding applications
• Collating and redacting large documents forCourt bundles where necessary
• Liaising with the local authorities, Policeand medical professionals to request/receive documents. Liaising withCourts and experts

Working with us

The salary for this position isdependent on experience.

We will offer ongoingtraining and support to develop your career as part of a strong and growingmulti-office team.

Our offices arefriendly, working entirely paperless with recent significant investment inmodern IT to enable you to work proficiently.

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

Employee benefits withGTS:

• PensionScheme with employer contribution.
• Administrativesupport.
• Firmlaptop
• Ongoingtraining and development.
• from colleagues for case cover.
• Supportivesupervision from mentors.
• Annualappraisals and salary reviews.
• Bi-annualparties for Summer and Christmas.
• Additionalperks and benefits.
• Competitivetraining packages.

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

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