Paralegal - Entry Level

Davies; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance law firm seeks an Entry Level Paralegal to support its Property Risks and Coverage team in Bristol. The role involves handling file management and assisting experienced lawyers without taking on a personal case load. Ideal candidates should have degree level education and skills in document management. Flexible work arrangements are available.

Benefits

Davies Incentive Plan

25 days holiday per year

Simply Health Care Cash Plan

WeCare – 24/7 online GP and mental health support

Death In Service after 1 year

Pension Contribution 5% Employee / 3% Employer

Employee Resource Groups

Employee Volunteering Programme

Cycle to Work Scheme, after probation

Tech Scheme, after probation

Season Ticket Loan, after probation

Gym Flex, after probation

Access to Online Discount Sites

Discounted Gourmet Society Membership

Discounted Tickets for Merlin Attractions

Discounts at local retail outlets

Qualifications

• Ability to prioritize workload effectively.
• Strong attention to detail in work tasks.
• Experience or ability working with case management systems.

Responsibilities

• Assist with file opening and allocation tasks.
• Chase documents necessary for case strategy.
• Collate documents for lawyers and arrange meetings.

Skills

Ability to prioritise workload

Attention to detail

Ability to work with case management systems

Personal skills to manage competing demands

Education

Degree level education and/or Postgraduate

Job description

Paralegal - Entry Level

Application Deadline: 19 September 2025

Department: Legal

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Bristol

Description

Keoghs LLP is one of the leading insurance law firms in the UK and can rightly claim to be amongst the most dynamic in its sector. We now have a number of exciting opportunities to join our Property Risks and Coverage team (PRC). Flexible working is encouraged for the right candidates.

Our cases require a collaborative approach, and you will be part of a team which will typically handle property damage claims arising from fires, floods, product liability and other perils. This is not a file handling role. You will be part of an operational support team and will be supporting more experienced lawyers who will be pursuing Household and Commercial recovery matters as well as advising on complex and policy coverage issues.

The team acts on behalf of a number of the key insurer clients for the firm.

The team has a particular focus on Claimant and Defendant work. The work that the team does will involve advising a number of well-known insurers on issues of funding, prospects of success, evidential matters arising from fires, floods and other property perils.

This is an assisting role and you will not be required to handle a case load in your own right. You will be working on delegated tasks on files belonging to the wider team.

Key Accountabilities

• File opening and allocation
• Chasing documents
• Collating documents for lawyers needed to consider strategy
• Diarising Court orders and other critical dates
• Arranging conferences
• Arranging Counsel and other expert attendance
• Legal research & completing factual chronologies
• Ensure compliance with the SRA Standards & Regulations
• File Closure

Working Hours
35 hours per week Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm with 1 unpaid hour for lunch. 3 days in the office, 2 days from home

Experience, Skills and Qualifications

• An ability to prioritise workload
• Ability to pay attention to detail
• Ability to work with case management systems
• The personal skills to deal with competing demands of your team of lawyers

Desirable

• Degree level education and/or Postgraduate
• Previous experience of working in a team which handles insurance claims and/or a legal environment
• Knowledge of the sorts of disputes dealt with by the PRC team

Benefits

• Davies Incentive Plan
• 25 days holiday per year which increases with level of service (opportunity to buy & sell 3 days)
• Simply Health Care Cash Plan
• WeCare – 24/7 online GP, mental health support and virtual wellbeing covering a whole host of topics to do with health, mental health, wellbeing & healthy living and financial & legal wellbeing
• Death In Service – after 1 years’ service
• Pension Contribution based 5% Employee / 3% Employer
• Employee Resource Groups
• Employee Volunteering Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme*
• Tech Scheme*
• Season Ticket Loan*
• Gym Flex*
• Access to Online Discount Sites
• Discounted Gourmet Society Membership
• Discounted Tickets for Merlin Attractions nationwide
• Discounts at local retail outlets

*after successfully completing probation