Paralegal - Serious Injury

Slater Gordon; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Slater Gordon, a leading law firm, seeks a Paralegal for their Serious Injury team in Cambridge. The role involves assisting solicitors, managing client matters, and providing legal administrative support. Ideal candidates will have a law degree or relevant legal qualifications and a commitment to delivering high-quality client care. They offer a supportive environment with hybrid working options and multiple benefits tailored for professional development.

Benefits

Hybrid working

25 days holiday allowance

Employee Referral scheme

Aviva Digicare+

Employee Assistance Programme

Group Income Protection

Health and Wellbeing Programmes

Life Assurance cover

Benefits Hub discounts

Qualifications

• Knowledge of legal concepts required.
• Basic understanding of client management.
• Experience with administrative support is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Assist Solicitors and Fee Earners with casework.
• Liaise with clients and third parties.
• Manage client matters under NPS guidelines.

Skills

Client care

Communication

Legal understanding

Education

Law degree

LPC

LLM

GDL

ILEX

Job description

We are actively recruiting for a Paralegal to join our top ranked Serious Injury team in Cambridge.

One of the UK’s top specialists, our award-winning Serious Injury team in Cambridge deals with a wide variety of cases, ranging from brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, amputation and limb damage, along with fatal incidents.

We’re looking for those who can assist Solicitors and Fee Earners with casework, whilst liaising with clients and third parties. Alongside those duties, we would also like those who can manage client matters according to the NPS and provide a high level of client care. Other aspects of the role include supporting fee earners with legal and administrative support and provide accurate time recording, billing and debtor management.

We would encourage those with knowledge and basic understanding of legal concepts to apply, gained from a law degree, LPC, LLM, GDL or ILEX study.

What we offer in return:

We have a wide range of core and voluntary benefits:

• Hybrid working – 2 days per week working in the office (must live a reasonable distance to commute to the office)
• 35 hours per week – Monday to Friday
• 25 days holiday allowance plus bank holidays
• Buy and sell annual leave up to 5 days
• Employee Referral scheme with payments up to £2000 per referral
• Aviva Digicare+ Workplace App providing you with services including annual health checks, access to Digital GP’s, mental health consultations, 2nd medical opinions and much more
• Employee Assistance Programme where you can access free webinars for stress awareness and counselling sessions
• Group Income Protection which will support you with an income if you are unable to work long term, as a result of a qualifying illness or injury
• Health and Wellbeing Programmes and apps including gym discounts, private medical insurance, cycle to work scheme, meditation sessions and much more
• Life Assurance cover
• Benefits Hub providing discounts to over 700 services including cinema tickets, food and drink, travel, and high street stores
• Free legal help and discounted lawyer led legal services

Your Professional Development

We will support and encourage you with developing your career with an award- winning law firm. We run courses across our offices and are continuously monitoring and updating the learning and development offering based on what you tell us. We can support you with your continuous professional development by providing funding for professional qualifications, attending external training courses and providing you with a range of internal learning resources.

Our Values

Like all great businesses, we strive to recruit the best people and uphold the highest legal standards. Our people bring something a little different. We hire people who can challenge, remove roadblocks and deliver outstanding customer service. That's why at Slater + Gordon we go further with our values.

How we work is guided by the S+G Way. This means:

· We do what we say we will

· We don’t wait we create

· We own it, we sort it

· We respect and encourage each other

· We make time to live

The S+G Way defines the specific behaviours and actions that our colleagues and our customers care about the most. We know this, because our colleagues helped to create the way, through a series of interactive workshops and interviews.

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