Paralegal - Family

Holmes & Hills Solicitors; Witham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional law firm in the UK is seeking an experienced Paralegal to join their Family team in Witham. The role involves supporting fee earners, managing case documentation, and engaging with clients. Ideal candidates will have a strong interest in family law and relevant legal qualifications such as CILEX or a law degree. The firm offers a flexible work environment, competitive holiday, and well-being support services, promoting a good work/life balance.

Benefits

28 days holiday plus bank holidays

Medicash cash back scheme

Life Insurance

EAP and wellness support services

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Company sick pay

Cycle scheme

Qualifications

• Strong interest in family law.
• Some experience working within a law firm.
• Looking to take or have undertaken legal qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Support fee earners in successfully running their cases.
• Generate your own fee income from processing matters.
• Draft and compile essential case documentation.
• Ensure case files are managed as per requirements.

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

Job Vacancy

THE ROLE

We have an exciting opportunity for an 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.

The Day to Day

• 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 Are We 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 year’s 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

At Holmes & Hills we are proud to have a culture of sharing, collaboration and mutual respect. We are genuine, authentic and down to earth. We are passionate about what we do and how we do it and believe our company values demonstrate the quality and commitment we give to our many clients. These values run through the core of our firm and are fundamental to the develop and progression of our 200 highly valued colleagues.

We offer the opportunity to work for a progressive, modern and inspiring law firm in a regional area that brings with it, the benefit of a good work/life balance, flexibility and family focussed and with genuine opportunity to progress and develop evidenced by our commitment to our Career Pathway and Training Pathway.

About Us

Holmes & Hills Solicitors is a large regional firm of solicitors with seven offices across Essex and Suffolk and over 200 legal professionals across a number of specialist departments. Holmes & Hills works in partnership with clients across East Anglia, including businesses, individuals, families and local authorities, to build long standing relationships, protect clients’ interests and support clients’ growth and development.

Working in partnership with businesses and individuals

Holmes & Hills' large team of legal experts work in partnership with individuals and organisations to provide them with truly proactive legal services through personal relationships. Acting as a trusted advisor to clients, we take the time to understand clients’ needs and objectives before delivering practical advice through a personal and accessible approach.

Independently recognised as a leading law firm

Holmes & Hills Solicitors is independently recognised by The Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners - two independent directories of the UK’s top law firms - as being a leading supplier of legal services in the region.

These accreditations give our clients the confidence that the legal advice and representation they receive from Holmes & Hills is some of the best available.

Our clients range from established and growing businesses whose brands are recognised and sold around the world and local authorities across the region, through to families and first‑time home buyers.