Paralegal - Serious Injuries

NewLaw Solicitors; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in Cardiff is seeking a Paralegal for its Serious Injuries Team. This role involves assisting fee earners with RTA multi-track claims, preparing legal documents, and securing fair outcomes for clients. Ideal candidates will have a Law Degree or LPC and strong communication skills. Benefits include a competitive salary, annual leave, and pension contributions.

Benefits

24 days annual leave

3% employer pension contributions

Discounted gym memberships

Eye care vouchers

Qualifications

• Law Degree and/or LPC; exposure to personal injury claims.
• Ability to manage time and tasks effectively.
• Excellent communication skills with clients and colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Assist fee earners with multi-track cases to conclusion.
• Investigate claims and assess success prospects.
• Prepare legal documents according to procedures.

Skills

Effective time management

Organisational skills

Negotiation skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Education

Law Degree

Legal Practice Course (LPC)

Job description

We are seeking talented individuals that are excellent in their field of expertise and are posed with all potential and skills necessary to help us meet future business challenges.

Location: Cardiff

Benefits and Duration: 12 Month Fixed Term Contract with benefits including a basic salary from £24,000, 24 days annual leave, 3% employer pension contributions, and more.

Job Description

Are you passionate about providing exceptional customer service and making a real difference in people's lives? This is an exciting opportunity for a Paralegal to join our Serious Injuries Team at NewLaw, assisting our fee earners with RTA multi-track claims.

In this role you will:

• Assist our fee earners with multi-track level cases, to include litigated cases, assisting handling these cases to case conclusion.
• Help investigate claims and assess prospects of success while building relationships with clients.
• Prepare legal documents in line with Civil Procedure Rules.
• Play a key role in securing fair outcomes for our clients.

Benefits

Our most popular benefits include a great basic salary, annual leave, pension, financial benefits such as a save-as-you-earn scheme, and lifestyle & wellbeing benefits like discounted gym memberships and eye care vouchers.

About You

The ideal candidate will have a Law Degree and/or LPC and/or exposure to working on personal injury claims, proven effective time management and organisational skills, and excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Has a Law Degree and/or LPC and/or exposure to working on personal injury claims in either an insurer or solicitor environment.
• Proven effective time management and organisational skills within a task-based environment.
• A natural problem solver with top-tier negotiation skills and a client-focused approach.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, dealing with clients, colleagues, and suppliers via all contact methods.

About Us

NewLaw is a leading specialist law firm, ranked in the Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners for three areas: Personal Injury, Clinical Negligence and Private Client services. We are part of ZIGUP, a leading provider of integrated mobility solutions, supporting customers across the UK, Ireland, and Spain.

We are agile, experts, imaginative, and reliable.