Paralegal / Litigation Executive - Property & Liability

Clyde UK Services Company; Manchester; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Clyde & Co in Manchester is recruiting a Paralegal / Litigation Executive to support a busy Property & Liability team. The role involves handling a caseload, negotiating settlements, and contributing to higher value claims in a collaborative, client-focused environment.

You will assist with drafting and reviewing documents, liaising with clients and insurers, and developing expertise in property damage and liability matters. A proactive, detail-oriented approach is essential.

Qualifications

• Previous experience held in a Paralegal/Litigation executive role.
• Ideally knowledge of property or recoveries.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Willingness to learn and develop skills.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and prepare legal documents including contracts, leases, deeds, purchase agreements, and liability waivers.
• Conduct title searches and review property records to identify liens, easements, or encumbrances.
• Assist with due diligence for property transactions, including gathering and organizing relevant documentation.
• Liaise with clients, solicitors, insurers, and other stakeholders to coordinate information and progress matters efficiently.
• Manage case files and ensure all property and liability matters are accurately documented and updated.
• Conduct legal research on property law, liability issues, zoning regulations, and compliance requirements.
• Support litigation preparation in property disputes and liability claims, including drafting pleadings, witness statements, and evidence bundles.
• Monitor deadlines and ensure timely filing of documents with courts, registries, or regulatory bodies.
• Prepare reports and summaries for solicitors on case developments, risk assessments, and potential legal implications.

Skills

Paralegal/Litigation experience

Property/Recoveries knowledge

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Deadline management

Willingness to learn

Job description

Department: Property Liability Location: Manchester Role: Paralegal / Litigation Executive

We have an exciting opportunity for a Paralegal / Litigation Executive to join our expanding Property & Liability team in our Manchester office.

The Team

We have an established and well-respected group of lawyers with our Property & Liability Team who advise some of the UK's largest insurers and their underwriters on all classes of property liability claims. This includes multi-million-pound claims for fire, infrastructure damage, flood damage, building defect claims, Party Wall Act disputes as well as subsidence. This involves claims under a full suite of property policies to include commercial combined covers, property owners risks and Construction All Risks cover. Our policy coverage claims involve advice on non-disclosure and fair presentation of risk, breach of conditions and also fraud.

The Role

The role of a Litigation Executive will involve assisting with a caseload of Property & Liability cases. The right candidate will need to be comfortable negotiating settlements on behalf of our client, providing advice and assessing/reviewing damages. Alongside assisting with a caseload, you can gain further exposure to higher value claims by assisting the team with the more complex property damage claims. For this role the ability to analyse and evaluate information logically, good communication skills and the ability to relate well to clients and staff is important. Attention to detail, good organisational skills and communication skills are a necessity. In terms of experience, we are looking for candidates with previous legal experience within a Property & Liability environment. In return, you will benefit from being part of an organisation that is genuinely committed to its people. Within our friendly department you will have access to a range of learning and development opportunities designed to support your ongoing progression.

Key Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and prepare legal documents including contracts, leases, deeds, purchase agreements, and liability waivers.
• Conduct title searches and review property records to identify liens, easements, or encumbrances.
• Assist with due diligence for property transactions, including gathering and organizing relevant documentation.
• Liaise with clients, solicitors, insurers, and other stakeholders to coordinate information and progress matters efficiently.
• Manage case files and ensure all property and liability matters are accurately documented and updated.
• Conduct legal research on property law, liability issues, zoning regulations, and compliance requirements.
• Support litigation preparation in property disputes and liability claims, including drafting pleadings, witness statements, and evidence bundles.
• Monitor deadlines and ensure timely filing of documents with courts, registries, or regulatory bodies.
• Prepare reports and summaries for solicitors on case developments, risk assessments, and potential legal implications.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Previous experience held in a Paralegal/Litigation executive role
• Ideally previous experience held in or knowledge of property or recoveries
• Excellent attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills.
• Excellent organisational skills
• The ability to meet deadlines and work efficiently by managing time in a fast paced environment.
• Willingness to learn and develop skills / knowledge
• A professional manner with the ability to build relationships internally and externally

The Firm

When you work at Clyde & Co, you join a team of 500 partners, 2,400 lawyers, 3,200 legal professionals and 5,500 people in nearly 70 offices and associated offices worldwide.

Our values are the principles that guide the decisions we make, unite us in our endeavours and strengthen our delivery, for both our clients and our firm.

We work as one, excel with clients, celebrate difference and act boldly.

We are committed to operating in a responsible way by progressing towards a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the communities and clients it serves.

We are devoted to providing an environment in which everyone can realise their potential, using its legal and professional skills to support its communities.

We do this through pro bono work, volunteering and charitable partnerships, and minimising the impact it has on the environment, including through our commitment to the SBTi Net-Zero standard and the setting of ambitious emissions reduction targets.

Our Commitment Clyde & Co is proud to be an equal opportunities employer.

Our values encourage us to support fairness, celebrate diversity and prohibit all forms of discrimination in the workplace to allow everyone to excel at work.

Therefore, we welcome and encourage all applications from suitably qualified individuals, regardless of background or identity.

Learn more about our interview process.

Our early careers programmes differ from any other law firm, because of our rich learning experience coupled with our opportunities to work directly with clients. In return, we ask you to bring your ambition and collaborative mind to support the firm’s continued success and growth.

With over 65 offices in 26 countries, wherever you’re based, you’ll be empowered to accelerate your career doing interesting, stimulating work, achieving your potential and delivering exceptional outcomes.

Here, you’re in good company. With over 5,500 individuals with offices in every time zone, our drive for success is continuous, reaching across the globe. Our people stay with us because we invest in strong relationships and value shared success.

We’re a global law firm working with businesses at the heart of global trade and commerce. But we’re so much more than that. Our collective drive, our pursuit of excellence and our ambition to do our best for our clients, and each other has fuelled our growth for over 90 years.

It’s an exciting time to work with us. With challenging cases, impactful client projects, growing teams and new offices, you’ll work in a fast-paced environment with rewarding outcomes.

Collectively, we strive towards our shared goal of consistently delivering exceptional outcomes and bringing the best out in each other.

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