Paralegal - Employment Rights

Thompsons Solicitors; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contributory pension scheme

Permanent health insurance

Healthcare Cash Plan

Life assurance

23 days annual leave

5 days additional leave over Christmas

Employee Assistance Programme

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Cycle to work scheme

Subsidised sports and social club

Annual travel and parking loans

Financial assistance for professional

Job summary

Thompsons Solicitors in Manchester is seeking a proactive Paralegal to join our Employment Rights team. You will assist in managing litigation, perform tasks such as legal research, calculating losses, attending on clients and witnesses, and support on straightforward employment advice under supervision.

The successful candidate will have a Law degree or related qualification, strong communication, and an ability to work in a supportive team.

Qualifications

• Background in employment rights and knowledge of Employment Law and ET Procedure.
• Excellent communicators who thrive in a supportive team and can work on their own initiative.
• Highly organised with an empathetic, persuasive approach to client care.

Responsibilities

• Assist in management/running of litigation, including calculating losses and attending on clients and witnesses.
• Undertake legal research and attend tribunals and the EAT as needed.
• Assist on/potentially manage straightforward employment advice and/or representation matters under supervision.

Skills

Employment Law

Communication skills

Initiative

Education

Law degree or related qualification

Job description

Are you a Paralegal looking for your next move? Want to broaden your knowledge and experience in ER? Come and join our expanding Employment Rights team in Manchester.

The role

Our paralegals assist in the management/running of our litigation, including specific tasks such as calculating losses, attending on clients, witnesses, undertaking legal research, attending tribunals, the EAT, etc.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to get involved with all aspect of the employment rights team, including assisting on/potentially managing straightforward employment advice and/or representation matters, such as, unfair dismissals and wages claims etc, under supervision.

Who we are looking for

We are keen to hear from experienced paralegals with a background in employment rights. As well as knowledge of Employment Law and Employment Tribunal (ET) Procedure, we are looking excellent communicators who thrive in a supportive team environment and can work on their own initiative.

Together with a degree in Law or a related qualification, we are looking for highly organised creative thinkers who can demonstrate an empathetic and persuasive approach to client care in a legal environment.

What we offer you

• Contributory pension scheme
• Permanent health insurance
• Healthcare Cash Plan (Medicash)
• Life assurance
• 23 days annual leave (in addition to bank holidays)
• 5 days additional leave over Christmas
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Cycle to work scheme
• Subsidised sports and social club
• Annual travel and parking loans
• Financial assistance for professional development

About Thompsons Solicitors

For 100 years, leading social justice law firm, Thompsons Solicitors, has been fighting for the rights of the injured and mistreated and changing lives for the better. Since 1921, we have stood shoulder-to-shoulder with trade unions to implement key legal reforms and give a voice to those who might otherwise have been disadvantaged and marginalised.

Thompsons ran:

the case that established the right for injured workers to be compensated in 1937

the first asbestos case that was successful in the House of Lords in 1972

the first equal pay for equal value claim in the UK (1988) and later in Europe (1993)

the case against UK construction companies for blacklisting union members in 2016

hundreds of cases on behalf of women who received negligent treatment at the hands of disgraced breast surgeon, Ian Paterson (2017) and behalf of those injured by mesh (2019).

Today, Thompsons employs 800 staff who work at 18 offices right across the UK. Key areas of legal specialism include: personal injury, serious injury, asbestos diseases, medical negligence, road traffic accidents, accidents at work, industrial diseases and trade union law. As a point of principle, the firm has never worked for employers or insurers.

Over the last 100 years, we have consistently won the cases that have advanced the law for working people, but, as long as there are employers who put profit before the safety and rights of their workforce, there is always more to do. We continue to expose injustice, holding those responsible to account and campaigning for positive change.

We want to hear from anyone who is keen to progress a legal career with a firm that won't let up in its quest for fairness.

Thompsons Solicitors is a trading name of Thompsons Solicitors LLP.