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Application closing date:&nbsp; 31st January 2025 We are looking for a Legal Assistant to undertake a variety of administrative and casework tasks at our Head Office in Aldgate, London. You will work under the supervision of a partner and work with other fee earners in the Family Department.&nbsp;The FirmITN Solicitors is a leading law firm with offices in the City (Aldgate),&nbsp; East London (Stratford City area) Manchester and Oxford. We have departments in Children &amp; Family Law, Crime, Human Rights, Public Law, , Immigration, and Actions Against the Police. We conduct complex and high-profile work. Our cases are regularly reported in the media. We are ranked in both the Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners as a leading firm.The DepartmentOur dedicated team of Family and Children lawyers provide high quality services to clients encompassing all aspects of family law. The department is ranked in the Legal 500 and has been involved in high profile, published cases including in the High Court. We deal with a diverse range of family work, including public and private children law, domestic abuse, child abduction, adoption, forced marriage and Female Genital Mutilation, divorce/dissolution of civil partnerships, matrimonial finance, co-habitation and property disputes between unmarried couples, same sex relationships. This is a great opportunity to join a vibrant and growing team who share a collegiate approach to work and are committed to fighting for justice. The Applicant Specification We are committed to equality and diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We are looking for someone who meets the specification below. Required Qualities<ul><li>Experience as a Legal Assistant/Paralegal or in office administration</li><li>Computer literate</li><li>Knowledge of MS Office</li><li>Proven time-management</li><li>Ability to multitask</li><li>Have a strong academic background.</li><li>Have a genuine interest in working in family law</li><li>Commitment to social justice</li><li>Shares ITN’s commitment to providing clients a first-class service</li><li>A positive and active interest in this area of law is essential</li><li>Hard-working and proactive individuals who can use their initiative</li></ul>Desired Qualities<ul><li>Experience of family law</li></ul>The Role The successful applicant will become a valued member of our driven family team and the role will include:<ul><li>To comply with all Professional Codes of Conduct that apply to Solicitors.</li><li>Provide administrative support to the solicitors in the Family team, including making applications for Legal Aid, making enquiries with clients, the court, opponents, and experts, and preparing court bundles.</li><li>Use our case work management system to maintain records, produce documents and record time.</li><li>Arrange meetings and maintain the office calendars.</li><li>Answer telephone calls for fee earners, take notes/messages and redirect calls when appropriate.</li><li>Preparing cases and managing files to ensure readiness for all litigation stages and Court hearings.</li><li>Filing documents at Court.</li><li>Attending meetings/hearings to take notes.</li><li>To be of general assistance as required by the firm.</li></ul>Applications should be made by way of a CV and covering letter to Vanessa Wood via e-mail.Salary: £25,207 per annumBenefits include:&nbsp;23 days holiday p.a. plus all public &amp; Bank Holidays; cycle to work scheme. We have regular social activities &amp; genuinely pride ourselves on having a supportive &amp; friendly culture.&nbsp;We also have excellent flexible working practices.We reserve the right to close this vacancy should suitable candidates be identified prior to the deadline.

Legal Assistant/Paralegal - Family law - ITN Solicitors

Deadline: not stated so apply as soon as possibleWe are a renowned multiservice law firm committed to access for justice. Our lawyers specialise in criminal defence, family law, housing, civil liberties and human rights. We are a Legal 500 and Chambers UK recommended firm who are currently recruiting a Paralegal to join our East Dulwich Office.This is a full-time position with the successful candidate being part of a dynamic and growing team. You will be responsible for providing comprehensive support to fee earners, to include:<ul><li>Providing the highest level of client care in the management of client matters</li><li>Building relationships with internal and external parties</li><li>Ensuring that files are managed effectively, meeting set deadlines, complying with precedents, creating letters or documents on the case management system</li><li>Attending clients and completing public funding applications</li><li>Sorting, labelling and indexing large volumes of documents</li><li>Liaising with local authorities, housing associations and medical professionals to request/receive documents</li><li>Assisting with the preparation of hearing bundles</li><li>Attending and taking notes of internal and client meetings</li><li>Ad hoc duties and other related duties as required</li></ul>About you:<ul><li>Committed to access to justice and representing vulnerable clients</li><li>Attention to detail and the confidence to work independently as well as in a team</li><li>Strong organisational skills and the ability to work under pressure</li><li>Have completed either a law degree or the GDL. Ideally, candidates will also have completed the LPC, although this is not essential</li><li>Candidates who are undertaking or looking to undertake the SQE will also be considered</li><li>Keen interest in social justice whether through employment or working within the community</li></ul>You will receive a positive and supportive working environment with a team that prides themselves on promoting from within, exposure to industry specialists and a fantastic opportunity to start or continue your development in an award-winning law firm.We are looking for individuals who are able to join the team ASAP and those on short or no notice periods may be preferred.The firm will consider applications from those seeking permanent positions as well as those interested in a 12-month fixed term contract.Salary and benefits start at £25,642.00 but will be negotiable and will reflect experience or potential of the candidate but we pay the London Real Living Wage as a minimum salary for a 37.5 hourly week.Please send your CV and covering letter via email (click apply to access email address)(Unfortunately due to the volume of applications we are unable to respond to all candidates or provide feedback on your application, if you have not heard from us within 10 working days of the application deadline then you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.)

Paralegal - Housing - GT Stewart

Application deadline: 31 January 2025 23.59pmAbout Leigh Day We are a top 100 law firm committed to claimant-only cases, ensuring that individuals have the same access to justice as the UK Government and large corporations. We’re not afraid to take on difficult and challenging cases involving medical negligence, serious personal injuries, discrimination in the workplace, defective products and human rights abuses in this country and overseas.About the team&nbsp; Our Personal Injury team represent clients who have suffered any injury at work or in any public setting whether in this country or abroad when it wasn’t their fault. The department has specialist teams in road traffic accidents including a cycling specific team, work injury and industrial diseases, travel claims, brain and spinal cord injuries.About the role We have an opportunity for a paralegal to join the team to support our claimants and lawyers with our landmark, personal injury cases.Application Process Please return the following documents to <a href="mailto:jobs@leighday.co.uk" target="_blank">jobs@leighday.co.uk</a> by Friday 31st January 2025, 11:59pm: • In one document: A copy of your up-to-date CV and covering letter stating why you are interested in this role, your salary expectations and applicable notice period.&nbsp; • The completed application form - click Apply to locate the form and more detailed job description.Please submit your application as early as possible to be considered for the role as interviews will be held on an ongoing basis.Commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Leigh Day is committed to the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion. We value the diversity of our colleagues, our clients and the third parties with whom we work. We seek to create an environment where everyone feels included and valued for their unique characteristics, skills and abilities and supported in their needs and responsibilities. We welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status.&nbsp; Please let us know if you would like to discuss any reasonable adjustments at any stage of the application or recruitment process. There is an option to detail this on your application form, however, please just get in touch should you wish to discuss this prior to formally submitting an application. Please note all conversations or disclosures are treated in the strictest confidence.Employee Benefits · Hybrid working (typically 2 days from home for a full-time worker) · 29 days annual leave (excluding public holidays) · Enhanced pension contributions (Aviva) · Life assurance 4 x salary · Healthcare cash plan with Medicash · Private Health Insurance (BUPA) · Subsidised gym/ sports team membership up to 50% off · Cycle to work scheme · Enhanced maternity &amp; paternity pay · Electric car scheme

Paralegal - Personal Injury - Leigh Day

Deadline: not stated so apply as soon as possibleNB Stewarts recruits trainees exclusively from its paralegal pool.OverviewThe Pro Bono department work alongside the Injury departments to provide a free and comprehensive legal service as part of our commitment to help those with serious injury. The team provide patients and their families with free legal advice on any issues that can arise following a serious injury or illness. Those issues can include: Debt and financial issues; Critical illness/personal accident insurance; Powers of attorney/deputyship applications; Post-discharge care; Housing; and Welfare benefits.&nbsp;For full details, refer to the job description available via the Apply link.The paralegal role overview<ul><li>The firm does not employ secretaries. Instead, our paralegals provide all the administrative support to our fee-earners, with assistance from our general office team and executive assistants as necessary.</li><li>The paralegal role consists of fee earning and administrative tasks. Paralegals have chargeable hours targets of 525 hours per annum.</li></ul>Paralegal recruitment<ul><li>To apply for a vacancy, please email our recruitment team with a covering letter (one page maximum) and a full CV.</li></ul>The process:<ul><li>All applications are screened by our recruitment team.</li><li>If a candidate’s application meets our requirements, we will review it using Rare Recruitment, a contextualised recruitment tool.</li><li>First round interviews are conducted by our Early Careers Recruitment Advisor, via Zoom.</li><li>A shortlist of candidates is then given to the hiring manager to review. If you are successful at the first stage interview, you will be invited to attend an in-person second stage interview with the hiring manager.</li><li>After your interviews, we will review your performance and aim to get back to you with a decision as quickly as possible. Regardless of the outcome, we are committed to providing constructive feedback on your interview performance.</li></ul>Requirements<ul><li>Paralegal candidates must have at least a 2:1 undergraduate degree.</li><li>Candidates must have fully completed the Legal Practice Course (LPC), Solicitor’s Qualifying Examination (SQE) 1 or Bar Course and have received their final result.</li><li>Ideally, candidates have gained some previous relevant work experience, although candidates straight from law school with excellent academics are also encouraged to apply.</li><li>Applicants should ideally be able to commit to at least 12 months service and must be able to work on a full-time basis.</li></ul>Hints and tips for applying<ul><li>Please make sure you check your application for grammar and spelling mistakes.</li><li>Try to make your CV and cover letter stand out from the crowd by highlighting your skills and achievements inside and outside of your work experience and studies. This is your chance to sell yourself.</li><li>Think about why you want to work for Stewarts rather than any other law firm, and make sure this comes across in your application and interview.</li><li>It’s not just about skillset; we aim to recruit paralegals who respect our values.</li></ul>

Paralegal - Pro Bono Personal Injury - Stewarts

Deadline: not stated so apply as soon as possibleWe are seeking a permanent, full-time Family Paralegal for our busy Hammersmith office to join our expanding team.Your Profile:You will preferably:<ol><li>Be embarking on or have completed either the LPC or BPTC and undertaken the family law elective Private Law Children</li><li>Be able aim to demonstrate an interest in Family law</li><li>Have strong organisational skills</li><li>Have the ability to work under pressure</li></ol>We would like the ideal candidate to:<ol><li>Provide the highest level of client care in the management of client matters</li><li>Provide support to Fee Earners</li><li>Build relationships with internal and external parties</li><li>Ensure that files are managed effectively, creating letters or documents on the case management system</li><li>Attending clients and taking notes</li><li>Completing public funding applications</li><li>Collating and redacting large documents for Court bundles where necessary</li><li>Liaising with the local authorities, Police and medical professionals to request/receive documents. Liaising with Courts and experts</li></ol>Working with us:&nbsp;The salary for this position is dependent on experience.We will offer ongoing training and support to develop your career as part of a strong and growing multi-office team.Our offices are friendly, working entirely paperless with recent significant investment in modern IT to enable you to work proficiently.We offer a great package of annual leave to ensure you get enough time away from work. Our annual leave for this role provides 23 days (plus bank holidays / Christmas and New Year). We review annual leave and increase with service.Employee benefits with GTS:<ul><li>Competitive base salary.</li><li>Pension Scheme with employer contribution.</li><li>Benenden Health Care.</li><li>Administrative support.</li><li>Firm laptop</li><li>Ongoing training and development.</li><li>Hybrid working arrangements.</li><li>Support from colleagues for case cover.</li><li>Supportive supervision from mentors.</li><li>Annual appraisals and salary reviews.</li><li>Bi-annual parties for Summer and Christmas.</li><li>Additional perks and benefits.</li><li>Competitive training packages.</li></ul>We have a dedicated in-bound telephony team to take calls and messages for our fee earners. Lawyers also have the benefit of dictation and support staff to assist in easing the pressure and enabling efficient working.We are a multi-office, multi-service Legal 500 and Chambers &amp; Partners firm recognised for excellence in a variety of legal fields.Please send your CV and a cover letter to our dedicated HR team via email.

Paralegal - Family Law - GT Stewart

Rolling deadlineParalegal opportunitiesWe are growing and look to recruit Paralegals to join our legal teams from time to time. If you wish to make a speculative application, please submit your CV.You will experience a friendly and collegiate team atmosphere where agile working across core teams is encouraged and work life balance respected. As well as a raft of benefits, we offer hybrid working and our modern offices are based in the heart of Clerkenwell.About youYou will ideally have a 2.2 degree minimum (or equivalent). We are open to Law, LPC or BPTC graduates. Strong attention to detail, excellent time management skills, good communication skills and a high standard of client care are essential.Why Join usWe are a purpose driven organisation with an active social committee, Corporate Social responsibility committee, Equality and Diversity forum and Wellbeing Leadership Group. We have recently become a signatory to the Mindful Business Charter.It is central to our values that our teams reflect the diverse community around us and that everyone at Sharpe Pritchard can be themselves and bring their authentic selves to work. Achieving true equality, diversity and inclusion is a core aim and we very much welcome applications from all sections of our diverse community, irrespective of race or racial group, sex, sexual orientation, sexual identity, religion or belief, age or disability. We make reasonable adjustments within the recruitment process and upon joining the firm to support applicants of all abilities.What you will be getting in returnYou will work alongside a supportive, friendly and collaborative team.A generous bonus scheme is on offer alongside a competitive salary. We provide a generous benefits package that includes but is not limited to;Competitive remuneration package Generous holiday provision (starting at 28 days) including buy/sell annual leave scheme Flexible working Private Pension Private Medical Insurance Life assurance Income protection Smart health (including virtual GP service) Health and wellbeing app Individual learning and development and Business development budgets Enhanced parental leave for all parents Cycle to work scheme Season ticket loans Staff introduction bonus scheme Payment of professional memberships Employee Assistance programme Dress down Friday Regular team events including: Social committee events throughout the year Monthly all staff lunchesWe are committed to diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from all sections of the community irrespective of race or racial group, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age or disability.We make reasonable adjustments within the recruitment process and upon joining the firm to support applicants of all abilities.

Paralegals - Public Law - Sharpe Pritchard

Application deadline: 31 January 2025Flexible resource vacancyTLT are looking for Contract Paralegals to support our Public Inquiries &amp; Public Law team, in London, who act on behalf of high-profile governmental inquiries.This role will be an initial 3-6 month contract with a chance of extension. You will be working on a day rate via an Umbrella company.This roleAs a Contract Paralegal, you will provide support to the team on day to day case work, including the following tasks:<ul><li>Following guidance on privacy laws to undertake a first level review for Data Subject Access Requests</li><li>Using e-disclosure platforms and specific systems (full training provided) to implement redaction policies and decisions, to provide disclosure to relevant stakeholders</li><li>Reviewing and organising data relevant to the Inquiry and presenting in a preferred format to assist the investigation</li><li>Taking detailed instructions from fee earners within the team and providing regular updates on progress</li></ul>Your Skills &amp; Experience<ul><li>Minimum of 6 months Paralegal experience&nbsp;</li><li>Accuracy, good organisational skills and flexibility</li><li>Experience of the disclosure process, including knowledge on privilege would be preferable</li><li>Experience on Data Subject Access Requests would be preferable</li><li>Good knowledge of Word and Outlook is required and experience in Excel, PowerPoint, and Relativity</li><li>Must be able to work independently and time manage effectively to hit deadlines</li><li>A proven ability to manage multiple projects concurrently, work under pressure and prioritise work from various stakeholders</li></ul>About TLTFast paced, fast growing and forward thinking, TLT is the law firm that helps clients stay one step ahead, and we do the same for our people.We work with high profile clients in innovative sectors. With local, national and international reach, we have over 1,800 people in offices across the UK and a network of partner firms across Europe, India and the US. TLT was named Law Firm of the Year at the Legal Business Awards 2023. This marks the third year in a row the firm has taken away this accolade in industry awards - having previously been named Law Firm of the Year at The Lawyer Awards in 2021 and the British Legal Awards in 2022.Our purpose is to protect, prepare and progress our clients for what comes next and it’s essential that we do the same for our people, our planet and our communities too. In our open and collaborative culture, we encourage everyone to be their whole self, to have a voice and to contribute.TLT is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment and encourages applications from all suitably qualified people, regardless of disability, race, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected by the laws in the locations in which we operate.We welcome applications from people with disabilities and are committed to providing reasonable adjustments, where necessary, to make interviews and jobs more accessible. Should you have any difficulty during the recruitment process, require any reasonable adjustments or an application to Access to work please contact the recruitment team on <a href="mailto:Recruitment.Operations@TLT.com" target="_blank">Recruitment.Operations@TLT.com</a>

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