Paralegal - Military

Hugh James; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in Cardiff seeks a Paralegal to join its Military team. The role requires assisting with legal document inspection, handling client enquiries, and preparing witness statements. Ideal candidates will have a law degree and strong interpersonal skills to support vulnerable clients. A vibrant working culture is promised along with various benefits including hybrid working and annual leave.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Employee Assistance Programme

Hybrid working

Discounts for local businesses

Qualifications

• Proven ability to deal with sensitive issues involving vulnerable clients.
• IT literacy is essential.
• Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the inspection of disclosure documents.
• Deal with CFAs and funding.
• Handle telephone enquiries from clients.
• Review medical records.
• Prepare witness statements.
• Prepare instructions to experts.

Skills

Client care skills

Interpersonal skills

Organisational skills

Education

Law degree or similar academic achievement

Job description

Our team of expert military solicitors is known as much for its tenacity as its expertise in military service legal matters. Based in Cardiff and London, the team help military service personnel who need to bring a claim against the MoD due to their failure to adequately protect from illness or avoidable injury. The team advise on a full range of areas, including military deafness and cold and heat injuries.

Role

We are looking for a Paralegal to join the Military team, on a full-time basis. This is a fast-paced, exciting role that includes:

• Assisting in the inspection of disclosure documents
• Dealing with CFAs and funding
• Dealing with telephone enquiries from clients
• Reviewing medical records
• Preparing of witness statements
• Preparing instructions to experts

This role will ideally suit an individual with a law degree or similar academic achievement. The successful candidate will have excellent client care skills in order to deal with sensitive issues involving clients who may be emotional and vulnerable.

The ideal candidate will be IT literate with good interpersonal skills as the role will involve a lot of client contact over the telephone. The ability to work well in a team is essential along with a proactive approach to work ethics. Strong organisational skills are also required as is the ability to work under pressure in order to meet tight deadlines.

Life at Hugh James

Although our workforce has grown to more than 500, we have retained and nurtured a unique culture which is based on hard work, exceptional talent, ambition, empathy, innovation and good humour. It is those qualities that have helped us grow the business to where we stand today.

Key to our growth strategy to date has been the recruitment and development of great people. This will remain the case as we look forward to the years ahead. Life at Hugh James is vibrant and full of opportunities. Our culture is friendly and collegiate, but we maintain the professional atmosphere you would expect from a modern, leading law firm.

Benefits

We offer a range of benefits, including:

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Two Corporate Social Responsibility days
• Birthday day off
• Death in service equivalent to twice annual salary
• Auto enrolment pension scheme
• Hybrid working
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounts for local businesses
• Professional fees paid (subject to requirement for your role)
• Employee recruitment incentive scheme
• Travel season ticket loan (London only)

Hugh James is an equal opportunities and disability confident committed employer.