Paralegal - Family

Holmes & Hills; Witham; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional law firm in Witham is seeking an experienced Paralegal to support their Family team. Responsibilities include drafting case documentation, conducting initial meetings with clients, and managing case files. Ideal candidates should have an interest in family law and legal qualifications like CILEX or a law degree. Benefits include a supportive work environment with 28 days holiday, cash back scheme after a year, life insurance, and family-friendly policies.

Benefits

28 days holiday plus bank holidays

Medicash cash back scheme

Life insurance

EAP and wellbeing support services

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Company sick pay

Cycle scheme

Qualifications

• Experience of working within a law firm preferred.
• CILEX Level 3 or 6, or a law degree applicable.

Responsibilities

• Draft and manage essential case documentation.
• Conduct initial meetings and calls with clients.
• Assist in preparing court documents and trial bundles.
• Handle client inquiries and provide case updates.

Skills

Interest in family law

Strong communication skills

Organisational skills

Time management

Client service delivery

Self-motivated

Attention to detail

Problem-solving

Teamworking

Commercial mindset

Education

Legal qualifications such as CILEX Level 3 or 6 or law degree

Job description

Job Overview

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 working 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 supports their clients with a variety of family and relationship services including 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 a 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
• Other matters as required to assist the team

Qualifications & Skills

• Strong interest in family law, with some experience of working within a law firm
• Looking to take or have undertaken legal qualifications such as CILEX Level 3 or 6 and/or have a law degree
• Strong communication skills
• Organisational skills
• Time management
• Client service delivery
• Self‑motivated
• Great attention to detail
• Problem‑solving
• Teamworking
• Commercial mindset

Benefits

• 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

About Holmes & Hills

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. We work in partnership with clients across East Anglia, including businesses, individuals, families and local authorities, to build long‑standing relationships, protect clients' interests and support their growth and development. Independently recognised by The Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners as a leading supplier of legal services in the region, we provide proactive legal services through personal relationships and a trusted advisory role. Our clients range from established and growing businesses whose brands are recognised and sold around the world, to families and first‑time home‑buyers.