Paralegal - Agriculture

Shakespeare Martineau; Bristol; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 26,000; Part time

Job summary

Shakespeare Martineau in Lincoln is seeking a Paralegal to provide vital administrative support to its Agriculture Team. The role is part-time, 2 or 3 days per week, and you will help deliver excellent service to clients.

You will support on property searches, document handling, AML checks, and billing, working closely with fee earners and colleagues to ensure smooth operations and timely delivery of work.

Qualifications

• At least 6 months' experience in a Paralegal, legal assistant, or administration assistant role.
• GCSE (or equivalent) grade C/4 or above in English Language and Mathematics
• Confident use of IT systems, including Outlook, Microsoft Word and Excel (PowerPoint beneficial)
• Fast, accurate typing skills and strong attention to detail

Responsibilities

• Obtaining property searches
• Downloading, reviewing, and preparing titles/accompanying legal documents
• Producing and collating documentation and correspondence for enquiries, including through dictation
• File openings and managing AML requirements with clients
• Supporting the fee earners in the team in relation to both client facing and management roles
• Attending to clients in person and on the phone taking messages and assisting where appropriate
• Managing the central team in relation to file opening, closure and archiving
• Producing bills and other financial administration
• Photocopying, scanning, faxing, printing, filing and other general administrative tasks

Skills

Paralegal experience

GCSE English & Maths

IT proficiency (Outlook Word Excel)

Typing speed/ accuracy

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Outlook

Job description

Do you enjoy keeping a team organised and supporting colleagues to deliver outstanding work? Our Agriculture Team is looking for a Paralegal to provide vital administrative support to the team in Lincoln. Please note: This role is part-time either 2 or 3 days per week. You will work as part of a team to provide support to help our legal teams deliver great service to our clients.

What you will be doing:

• Obtaining property searches
• Downloading, reviewing, and preparing titles/accompanying legal documents
• Producing and collating documentation and correspondence for enquiries, including through dictation
• File openings and managing AML requirements with clients
• Supporting the fee earners in the team in relation to both client facing and management roles
• Attending to clients in person and on the phone taking messages and assisting where appropriate
• Managing the central team in relation to file opening, closure and archiving
• Producing bills and other financial administration
• Photocopying, scanning, faxing, printing, filing and other general administrative tasks

Skills, knowledge & expertise

• At least 6 months' experience in a Paralegal, legal assistant, or administration assistant role.
• GCSE (or equivalent) grade C/4 or above in English Language and Mathematics
• Confident use of IT systems, including Outlook, Microsoft Word and Excel (PowerPoint beneficial)
• Fast, accurate typing skills and strong attention to detail

Key competencies you will need:

• The ability to work well in a team and develop good working relationships with colleagues and others
• Confident interpersonal skills with the ability to liaise openly and clearly with colleagues and clients
• To be able to produce a high standard of work, often to tight deadlines, whilst maintaining accuracy and good attention to detail
• The ability to prioritise well and be able to cope with changing demands
• To be able to demonstrate professionalism, flexibility, initiative and self confidence

About you- you will be:

• Highly enthusiastic, willing to go the extra mile and be happy to go beyond the job description
• Respectful towards others and have a positive, willing and 'can do' attitude
• A keen willingness to learn and develop

Please be aware, for some vacancies, where we receive high numbers of applications we may need to bring the close date forward.

Due to the nature of the work undertaken, confirmation of employment will be subject to a variety of checks which will be carried out once an offer of employment is accepted. Details of the checks can be found.

Equal opportunities Shakespeare Martineau is a committed equal opportunities employer. We seek to attract, develop and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures. We value and respect individuality and encourage a culture within our business where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths and experiences. Everyone who either applies to or works for the firm is treated equally, regardless of their gender, age, ethnic origin, nationality, marital status, sexual orientation or religious beliefs.