Job Description

Paralegal - Employment Law

Hybrid working - Leamington Spa (3 days in office, 2 home based)

£24-30k, excellent Benefits, flexible working & Fantastic culture -  “Great Place To Work” status

My client. a leading regional Legal practice are looking to recruit a Paralegal to join a busy, well-respected Employment Law team. Ideally you wil have worked as an Employment Law Paralegal previously or have gained some Employment/commercial/Corprate law experience.

You will work on contentious and non-contentious matters, undertake drafting (contracts, handbooks, witness statements, settlement agreements), as well as providing ad-hoc HR and employment law support to clients . 

Job Responsibilities:

• Working on contentious and non-contentious matters, undertake drafting (contracts, handbooks, witness statements, settlement agreements), as well as providing ad-hoc HR and employment law support to clients
• Advising and preparing and submission instruction
• Liaising with clients and via email and telephone
• Deal promptly and efficiently with all matters and tasks referred to you by the fee earners in a busy department
• Prepare various documentation for fee earners to assist in the preparation of client files
• Review and prepare documents for document production requests for solicitor e-bundles, e-bills and responding to client emails and uploading to the Case Management system
• Work with a variety of clients to offer high quality client care and service and being able to tailor communication to different client needs
• Utilise various communication tools to update the client on their case
• Continuously develop client engagement and be prepared to take instructions and, where appropriate, advise clients in person, by email or over the telephone
• Onboarding of clients by opening files and closing files
• Be proactive on files and deal with tasks using initiative

About you:

• Some experince working as a paralegal in Employment Law/Commecrail Law/Corporate Law.
• Excellent client care and client support skills
• Excellent communication skills are essential alongside strong negotiation skills
• Ability to work to deadlines, to prioritise and manage a varied caseload
• Ability to work well as part of a team and on your own initiative
• High standard of verbal and numerical reasoning
• Ability to analyse, evaluate and communicate information logically
• Professional and effective communication with team members and contacts