paralegal
14 the last 348 days, recently 2024-04-01
Responsibility
- vacancy details
- we have a fantastic opportunity for a Paralegal to join our Residential Property & Agriculture team in Taunton
- our client base includes a spectrum of high-net worth individuals, agricultural clients, trustees, landed estates and charities
Show more +31 - housing Management is a busy litigation team, with lawyers based in Southampton, London, Manchester & Birmingham
- this role will have a primary focus on housing conditions claims
- as a paralegal you will support a team of experienced lawyers gaining experience in a variety of interesting work
- assisting in housing condition claims brought by tenants
- assisting in drafting a protocol compliant correspondence
- assisting in considering client instructions and drafting initial advice out
- considering and collating disclosure
- we are looking for an experienced Paralegal or Executive to join our Private Capital Team in Taunton. You will assist the team with managing their broad and exciting caseload of lifetime planning work
- A fantastic opportunity, with good long-term prospects for a paralegal to join our friendly Taunton office assisting our highly ranked and busy Commercial Property department
- assisting in drafting pleadings and witness statements in support of applications brought in
- we are looking for a Paralegal to join our Private Capital Team in Taunton. You will assist the team with managing their broad and exciting caseload of lifetime planning work
- we have an exciting opportunity for an experienced opportunity to join our Housing Management team in either our Southampton, Birmingham or Manchester office
- instructing experts and gathering evidence to support the defence of a claim
- assisting in considering the merits of a claim drafting initial advice out
- as a Paralegal in our friendly and supportive team, you will be working on a mix of residential and agricultural property transactions
- we have been providing high quality private client advice for over 100 years and we remain at the forefront of the sector, being described as “one of the strongest firms for private client”, in Chambers and Partners
- we act for a large number of Registered Providers of Social Housing on all aspects of their housing functions including possession actions, antisocial behaviour, injunctions, housing condition claims, policy and procedure work
- assisting in drafting witness statements to be used in County Court proceedings
- the Lifetime team in Taunton has an agricultural focus and is led by David Maddock and Tom Chiffers and, being based in Taunton, this is a unique opportunity to join and be instrumental to the growth of our team
- role: Paralegal / Executive
- you will assist with a range of general administration tasks to keep the team organised, but you will also gain experience and understanding of client work and develop your skills as a lawyer
- role: Paralegal
- location: Taunton
- hours: Full Time
- term: Permanent
- location: Southampton, Birmingham or Manchester
- you will soon become an integral part of this highly regarded team, playing a key part in delivering an excellent level of service to our clients and building your legal career accordingly
- it is an integral part of this role that you comply with information security and all firm policies and procedures
- this role is both a fee-earning role and administrative role as there are administrative aspects to the role required in providing high quality and pro-active support to the Family team
- it is an integral part of this role that you comply with data security and all firm policies and procedures
- to be successful in this role, you will have previous experience working within lifetime planning. You will provide high-level support to the team, pre-empting the needs of the Partners and clients as much as possible
Requirements
- have gained at least 6 months’ experience in an office environment
- have used case management systems or databases in the past
- liaising with clients and taking part in client meetings
Show more +9 - liaising with counsel, the court and third parties on a regular basis
- assisting with casework and case file management
- drafting legal documents
- whatever your background, you will have strong written and verbal communication skills, a good level of basic numeracy and plenty of common sense
- preparing bundles for trial
- assisting with the billing process and client take on
- managing your own caseload from inception to conclusion, exercising professional judgement with regard to established Clarke Wilmott case management system and client protocols
- conducting legal research on occasion as requested
- you will have a genuine passion for Family law and ambition and interest to succeed in a career within this area
Benefits
- mutual
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