Paralegal - Family & Children

Harwood Recruitment Solutions Ltd; Royal Leamington Spa; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Harwood Recruitment Solutions Ltd is assisting a well established Leamington Spa law firm in finding a Law graduate to join their Children & Families Public Law team as a Paralegal. You will support fee earners with client liaison, file management, drafting, and attendance notes, while developing a long-term career in care legal work.

Ideal candidates will hold a Law degree and have an interest in Care law, with strong IT and case-management skills.

Qualifications

• Law degree and genuine interest in Care legal work
• Experience and knowledge of working in a Care department which deals with Legal Aid would be desirable
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Windows, Word and Outlook and good keyboard skills
• Ability to work within quality and case management systems (e.g. Lexcel and Tikit)
• Dynamic in approach and uses initiative when dealing with clients or potential clients
• A positive approach to customer service
• A team player and flexible in approach
• Ability to deal with sensitive situations and difficult clients in a professional, confidential manner
• Sufficient knowledge of the legal process to understand the work being undertaken
• Experience of public funding procedures preferred
• Driving licence and use of own vehicle to be able to travel between offices, courts and stakeholder office essential

Responsibilities

• Liaise with clients in person, via telephone and email
• Produce accurate detailed work to ensure excellence in legal services
• Maintain files and ensure efficient case management of care matters
• Draft any documentation in accordance with efficient file management including correspondence, briefs, court documentation, full attendance notes and statements of evidence
• Time record in accordance with the Firm’s policy and prepare bills as necessary
• Attend to clients at court with counsel
• Undertake typing work for fee earners as and when required
• Make appointments for clients
• Provide general administrative support as and when required
• Undertake any reasonable instructions made by Directors, Department Heads or Fee Earners within the limits of this job description
• Attend department meetings as required

Skills

Care legal knowledge

Microsoft Word/Outlook

Keyboard skills

Client communication

Initiative

Team player

Education

Law degree

Tools

Lexcel

Tikit

Microsoft Word

Outlook

Job description

I'm currently recruiting for a well established Law firm in Leamington Spa who is currently recruiting a law graduate to join them as a Paralegal in our Children & Families Public law department, to assist fee earners with a range of tasks to support our clients. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is passionate about Care Legal work and seeking a long term career in this area of Law.

Duties will include -

• Liaise with clients in person, via telephone and email
• Produce accurate detailed work to ensure excellence in legal services
• Maintain files and ensure efficient case management of care matters
• Draft any documentation in accordance with efficient file management including correspondence, briefs, court documentation, full attendance notes and statements of evidence
• Time record in accordance with the Firm’s policy and prepare bills as necessary
• Attend to clients at court with counsel
• Undertake typing work for fee earners as and when required
• Make appointments for clients
• Provide general administrative support as and when required
• Undertake any reasonable instructions made by Directors, Department Heads or Fee Earners within the limits of this job description
• Attend department meetings as required

The ideal person will have -

• Law degree and genuine interest in Care legal work
• Experience and knowledge of working in a Care department which deals with Legal Aid would be desirable
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Windows, Word and Outlook and good keyboard skills
• Ability to work within quality and case management systems (e.g. Lexcel and Tikit)
• Dynamic in approach and uses initiative when dealing with clients or potential clients
• A positive approach to customer service
• A team player and flexible in approach
• Ability to deal with sensitive situations and difficult clients in a professional, confidential manner
• Sufficient knowledge of the legal process to understand the work being undertaken
• Experience of public funding procedures preferred
• Driving licence and use of own vehicle to be able to travel between offices, courts and stakeholder office essential