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Debt Recovery Paralegal

Employer
Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment
Location
England, London
Salary
£20000 - £25000 per annum + Good Package
Closing date
19 Mar 2019
Reference
IR190219

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Practice area
Consumer, debt and bankruptcy
Contract type
Permanent
Hours
Full time
PQE
1 year
Position
Solicitor
Sector
Private practice

Job Details

Debt Recovery Paralegal

London £20,000 - £26,000

The firm is looking for someone with a years previous debt recovery paralegal experience with a professional attitude. General litigation knowledge is favourable but not completely necessary to be considered.

Individual will support fee earners in the commercial debt recovery / litigation department by handling cases both pre-action and in court proceedings. To perform administrative and clerical tasks as well as legal research. Maintaining case files and drafting legal documents.

Job Duties


  • Preparing letters of claim and general correspondence with debtors / defendants.


  • Taking instructions / general communication with clients.


  • Keeping client files organised and up to date in a paper / electronic format.


  • Other clerical tasks, such as photocopying, making and receiving phone calls and fielding correspondence.


  • Preparing court proceedings and general handling of small claims files.


  • Dealing with bankruptcy and winding-up proceedings.

  • Job Skills and Qualifications

    The ideal candidate will have excellent written and verbal communication skills, knowledge of debt recovery procedures, be capable of handling large work load under strict time constraints, have strong organisational skills, be familiar with electronic case management systems, have excellent research skills, interpersonal skills and computer skills, be detail-orientated, have knowledge of the civil procedure rules and have experience running small claims matters.

    Salary

    Salary DOE. At least 1 years' experience.

    Please contact Isaac Riley, Legal Recruitment Consultant, to discuss the role in more detail or apply through the vacancy for immediate consideration.

    Douglas Scott are a legal recruitment expert and the UK's leading law firms trust us with their legal vacancies. You can therefore apply for our London legal jobs with confidence. We are a regulated recruitment consultancy and will discuss this role and seek your approval before submitting an application directly to the decision maker.

    Please see our website www.douglas-scott.co.uk for more legal positions in London and the South East.

    Company

    Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment are multi-award winning legal recruitment experts.

    Our business – put simply – is to remove the pain points candidates may otherwise experience on their journeys.
    Sure, we act for legal professionals of all levels making lateral moves, taking steps up the ladder or looking for contract legal opportunities.
    And yes we can boast a network of connections that spans nationwide private practice, the UK’s in house legal departments and now the Middle East, Asia and the Far East.
    But we are the only REC and APSCO affiliated legal recruitment specialist with an ISO9001 accredited quality management system and the Investors In People Gold Standard award.
    And by externally validating our day to day activities in the wider business community we have been able to place customer experience at the heart of our business proposition.
    Which means people like dealing with our team – a very experienced, settled and happy bunch they epitomise the Douglas Scott brand personality and will demonstrate a genuine interest in you and your career.      

     

     

     

    Company info
    Website
    Telephone
    0161 233 6360
    Location
    Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment
    No1 Spinningfields
    1 Hardman Square, Spinningfields
    Manchester
    Greater Manchester
    M3 3EB
    GB

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