Serious Injury Paralegal

Fqps; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job description

Job Title: Serious Injury Paralegal
Location: Wakefield (Hybrid Working)
Salary: Up to £27,000 depending on experience
Contract: Full or Part Time, Permanent

Role Overview:

• Assist a Senior Fee Earner with mixed caseload of multi-track personal injury cases, supporting from initial claim onboarding through to case conclusion.
• Providing comprehensive administrative support on files.
• Progressing cases through the case management system.
• Answering and screening incoming communications.
• Scheduling appointments and managing diaries.
• Maintaining accurate information recording.
• Liaising with clients and key stakeholders throughout the claim journey.
• Handling any additional ad-hoc tasks assigned by the fee earner.

Employee Benefits:

• 25 to 30 days holiday + bank holidays
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Enhanced adoption leave, maternity & paternity pay
• Health insurance
• Medical insurance
• Free eye tests
• Reward & recognition - long service, prize draw, incentives
• Life insurance
• Firmwide bonus scheme
• Perkbox
• Hybrid working
• Free parking (if/when in office)

About the Organisation: Our client is a top 100 UK law firm with a renowned reputation. In recent years, the organisation has modernised its working environment and operational procedures to improve on an already successful business model. Through promoting an agile working policy, implementing a focus on work-life balance and a supportive setup has resulted in a great culture.

Application Criteria:

• Due to the nature of the work, you will need to have gained experience working within a personal injury legal environment.
• Ideally, you will have exposure to multi-track personal injury or medical negligence claims; however, fast-track backgrounds will be considered.

How to Apply:

• If this Serious Injury Paralegal vacancy is of interest, please click the apply button. Alternatively, if you would like to discuss with Rhys Spencer who is managing this vacancy, call 0114 241 8030 for a confidential discussion.

Additional Information:

• CRA Legal follows strict best practice recruitment guidelines monitored by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC). Please note our advertisements use salary levels purely as a guide. However, we are happy to consider applications from all candidates who are able to demonstrate the skills necessary to fulfil the role.
• This Serious Injury Paralegal vacancy is very popular with the local legal community, so please apply quickly to ensure your application is considered. As part of our candidate registration and care process, we at CRA Legal aim to respond to all successful applications within 2 working days.