Paralegal - Regulatory & Professional Conduct

Brabners; Manchester; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm, Brabners, seeks a dedicated paralegal for its Regulatory & Professional Conduct Team. The role involves managing teacher misconduct cases with a focus on detailed strategy preparation and evidence gathering in a flexible working environment. Successful candidates can expect to develop in a supportive, award-winning firm offering competitive benefits.

Benefits

25 days holiday, increasing to 32 days

Pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Income protection insurance

Qualifications

• Experience in professional discipline/misconduct or contentious regulatory/criminal law welcomed.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Handling a caseload of teacher misconduct cases.
• Preparing case strategies and drafting correspondence.
• Gathering evidence and drafting witness statements.

Skills

Organisational skills

Communication

Attention to detail

Job description

We have an opportunity for a hard-working paralegal to join our growing Regulatory & Professional Conduct Team to work on our TRA (Teaching Regulation Agency) contract.

The TRA is an executive agency of the Department for Education and is tasked with considering allegations of serious professional misconduct by teachers. We are contracted to work on the investigation of serious allegations and the presentation of cases to panel hearings.

What We Need From You

• Strong organisational and communication skills, written and verbal.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to work as part of a team and be willing to work independently where required (with appropriate level of supervision as needed).
• Experience in professional discipline/misconduct or contentious regulatory/criminal law would be welcomed but is not essential.

What You'll Be Doing

• Handling a caseload of teacher misconduct cases, from referral to panel decision, working with supervision of solicitors.
• Preparing case strategies.
• Drafting letters and correspondence, bundling and undertaking research.
• Gathering evidence, drafting witness statements, corresponding with third parties.
• Instructing counsel and hearing preparation.
• Filing and document management.
• Working to KPIs.

Benefits

Our successful candidate will have an incredible opportunity to develop a rewarding and successful career with an award-winning law firm in a flexible and agile working environment.

We provide a competitive salary and benefits package, including 25 days’ holiday (increasing to 32 days through our loyalty recognition programme) plus the option to purchase an extra five days each year.

We also offer a pension scheme, private medical insurance, life assurance and income protection insurance, as well as plenty of opportunities to get involved in our colleague committees to make a real impact in the local community.

About Brabners

Brabners is a purpose-led independent law firm. A certified B Corp with award-winning environmental credentials, we seek to demonstrate that business can bring about positive change by being innovative, diverse and sustainable.

With over 200 years of history, we’re proudly anchored in the North but serve businesses and individuals across England and Wales.

We have won awards for being innovative at the Legal 500 Northern Powerhouse Awards and diverse as Manchester Law Society’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Champions. We are also recognised as one of the 25 best large companies to work for in the UK and have won The Legal 500 Future Lawyers awards for job satisfaction, quality of work, social life and work/life balance.

We have a number of colleague-led affinity groups including for LGBTQ+, REACH, physical and mental health and social mobility, as well as a sustainability, environmental and green group.

It’s all part of how we make the difference.