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About the Role
This role involves supporting senior fee earners on a diverse caseload of property and civil litigation matters. The Paralegal will manage their workload effectively, meet targets, and assist with both litigated and non-litigated cases.
Responsibilities
- Support senior fee earners on property litigation matters.
- Support senior fee earners on general civil litigation matters.
- Assist with both litigated and non-litigated matters.
- Manage workload effectively.
- Meet individual fee and time-recording targets.
Requirements
- At least six months' previous paralegal experience, ideally within a property litigation or civil litigation team, dealing with both contentious and pre-action matters.
- A good working knowledge of the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR).
- An understanding of the litigation process.
- Previous experience of property disputes and civil litigation would be advantageous.
- Strong administrative and organisational skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication.
- Ability to prioritise competing demands.
- Ability to work effectively as part of a busy team.
- Ability to remain organised when working under pressure.
- Enthusiastic, commercially aware, and keen to develop knowledge of property litigation.
- Confident dealing with clients, opponents, counsel, experts, and colleagues.
Skills
- Property litigation
- Civil litigation
- Civil Procedure Rules (CPR)
- Litigation process
- Administrative skills
- Organisational skills
- Written communication
- Verbal communication
- Prioritisation
- Teamwork
- Working under pressure
- Client interaction
- Opponent interaction
- Counsel interaction
- Expert interaction
- Colleague interaction
Benefits
- Generous annual leave (22–27 days depending on role), plus Christmas shutdown and additional birthday leave.
- Extra paid leave for volunteering, moving house, and study.
- Long service recognition leave at 10, 15, and 20 years.
- Pension scheme (3% employer contribution, 5% employee, with salary sacrifice option).
- Life assurance (2x salary).
- Group Income Protection (up to state pension age).
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay (subject to qualifying service).
- Wellbeing support, including Mental Health Champions, First Aiders, and an Employee Assistance Programme.
- Cycle to Work scheme (post-probation).
- Season ticket loan (post-probation).
- Employee referral bonus scheme.
- Discounted legal services.
- Access to an extensive Employee Benefits Portal (gym membership, health plans, private medical insurance, dental, cinema, and retail discounts).
- Eye care contributions.
- Complimentary office fruit deliveries twice weekly.
- On-site social space with pool table and subsidised bar.