Paralegal Family

Holmes and Hills LLP; Essex; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm is seeking an experienced Paralegal to join their Family team in Essex. The successful candidate will support fee earners in managing family law cases, including drafting documents, managing files, and client interactions. Required qualifications include experience in a law firm and legal certifications such as CILEX Level 3 or a law degree. The firm offers a supportive work environment, generous holiday, and wellbeing benefits.

Benefits

28 days holiday plus bank holidays

Medicash cash back scheme

Life Insurance

Wellbeing support services

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Company sick pay

Cycle scheme

Qualifications

• Experience working within a law firm.
• Strong interest in family law.
• Legal qualifications such as CILEX or law degree.

Responsibilities

• Drafting originating and essential case documentation.
• Managing case files according to Office Manual requirements.
• Conducting initial fact-finding meetings and calls with clients.
• Drafting witness statements and progressing cases.
• Assisting with photocopying and preparation of court documents.

Skills

Strong communications skills

Organisational skills

Time management

Client service delivery

Self-motivated

Great attention to detail

Problem solving

Teamworking

Commercial

Good client care skills

Education

CILEX Level 3 or 6

Law degree

Job description

THE ROLE

We have an exciting opportunity for experienced Paralegal to join our Family team in Witham. You will be supporting a team of 7 fee earners across all our offices and work closely with our 4 secretaries. Your primary role will be to support the fee earners in successfully running their cases and to generate your own fee income from processing matters on behalf of clients.

Our experienced Family team support their clients with a variety of family and relationship services including: Starting a relationship (Pre-Nuptial Agreements, Post-Nuptial Agreements, Cohabitation Agreements, Relationship Agreements), Divorce, Separation, Dissolution of civil partnerships, Financial Settlements, Children matters and Domestic Abuse.

Responsibilities

• Drafting originating, compiling and chasing essential case documentation
• Ensuring that case files are managed in accordance with the requirements of the Office Manual
• Initial fact-finding meetings and telephone calls with clients
• Drafting witness statements
• Progressing cases in the absence of Fee Earner
• Handling incoming telephone calls from new enquiries
• Handling telephone calls from existing clients requiring advice and updates on their cases
• Assisting with photocopying and preparation of documents court documents and trial bundles
• Such other matters as may be required to assist with the team

Relevant Experience

You should have a strong interest in family law with some experience of working within a law firm. You should be looking to take or have undertaken legal qualifications such as CILEX Level 3 or 6 and or have a law degree.

Skillset

• Strong communications skills
• Organisational skills
• Time management
• Client service delivery
• Self-motivated
• Great attention to detail
• Problem solving
• Teamworking
• Commercial
• Good client care skills

What We Are Offering

• A supportive relaxed and flexible work environment in an experienced and growing team.
• 28 days holiday per year plus bank holidays
• Medicash cash back scheme after 1 years service
• Life Insurance
• EAP and various other physical and mental wellbeing support services including virtual GP access 24 / 7
• Family friendly policies such as enhanced maternity and paternity pay plus family events leave
• Company sick pay
• Cycle scheme