Paralegal - LPC/LLB Graduate
- Employer
- QED Legal
- Location
- England, Greater Manchester, Manchester
- Salary
- Up to £18000.00 per annum
- Closing date
- 4 Jun 2019
- Reference
- BBBH25693
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- Practice area
- Personal injury
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- PQE
- Not applicable
- Position
- Paralegal
- Sector
- Private practice
Job Details
This top 200 law firm in Manchester are offering a great opportunity for an LPC or LLB graduate to join their reputable team of Personal Injury Solicitors. You will join as a Litigation Assistant which will lead to paralegal and trainee solicitor opportunities (At any one time we have up to 20 trainee solicitors).
You will receive training from renowned solicitors which will cover upcoming reforms, case management systems and how to become an effective biller.
Job description - the types of tasks within the role (RTA, EL, OL/PL, Clin Neg)
- Chasing by telephone e.g. medical records, police reports, engineer assessments, client statements.
- Detail checking. Making sure the initial attendance is accurate. Keeping the case management file fully up to date.
- Client care
- Document analysis. Research, review of expert reports, review of denials, quantum reviews, drafting of court documentation, attending applications, attending conferences, taking notes.
- Witness statements
- Weekly reviews with supervisors
- Four monthly appraisals to discuss you and your career
- Task management. You will be supporting a lawyer and their clients
Personal Injury Academy - the first 3 weeks of your employment will be a bespoke face to face training induction plan, equipping you with a solid foundation to progress and achieve in the role from the outset. This is an unrivalled and unparalleled offering.
Thereafter you will have further in-depth training on Personal Injury litigation modules throughout your journey to a training contract.
The trainers include 2 Partners with over 62 years combined PQE gained in Personal Injury litigation, an IT Trainer and a Trainer.
A 2:1 degree/strong academics is a must.
Candidates with the right attitude and looking to kick start their legal career is highly desirable.
The salary for this role is £18,500 per annum.This top 200 law firm in Manchester are offering a great opportunity for an LPC or LLB graduate to join their reputable team of Personal Injury Solicitors. You will join as a Litigation Assistant which will lead to paralegal and trainee solicitor opportunities (At any one time we have up to 20 trainee solicitors).
You will receive training from renowned solicitors which will cover upcoming reforms, case management systems and how to become an effective biller.
Job description - the types of tasks within the role (RTA, EL, OL/PL, Clin Neg)
- Chasing by telephone e.g. medical records, police reports, engineer assessments, client statements.
- Detail checking. Making sure the initial attendance is accurate. Keeping the case management file fully up to date.
- Client care
- Document analysis. Research, review of expert reports, review of denials, quantum reviews, drafting of court documentation, attending applications, attending conferences, taking notes.
- Witness statements
- Weekly reviews with supervisors
- Four monthly appraisals to discuss you and your career
- Task management. You will be supporting a lawyer and their clients
Personal Injury Academy - the first 3 weeks of your employment will be a bespoke face to face training induction plan, equipping you with a solid foundation to progress and achieve in the role from the outset. This is an unrivalled and unparalleled offering.
Thereafter you will have further in-depth training on Personal Injury litigation modules throughout your journey to a training contract.
The trainers include 2 Partners with over 62 years combined PQE gained in Personal Injury litigation, an IT Trainer and a Trainer.
A 2:1 degree/strong academics is a must.
Candidates with the right attitude and looking to kick start their legal career is highly desirable.
The salary for this role is £18,500 per annum.
Company
QED
An acronym of the latin phrase quod erat demonstrandum which translates as "thus it is demonstrated" or "that which was to be demonstrated". It is most often used as an annotation at the end of a complex mathematical, scientific or philosophical argument to show that the author had proven what he had set out to prove. In recent times it has also been translated as "Quite Easily Done".
As a recruiter you have to network and speak to large amounts of people and lots of law firms to really understand the market and have the connections to match people with opportunity quickly when the time arises. A good recruiter needs to be Quick, Excellent and Dynamic in everything that they do. Allow the team at QED to demonstrate what they can do for your firm or your career.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
• Partner moves – both full equity and fixed share equity
• Team moves
• Firm Mergers / Bolt-on’s
• Succession / retirement planning
• In House Counsel
• Patent / Trademark Attorneys
• Other jurisdictions – placing lawyers into and from other countries
• Professional Support Lawyers
• Associate moves – focusing not just on team and culture fit but also client and work quality and room for future advancement.
• Assistant moves – lawyers cannot afford to make mistakes with their career moves. In the crucial early years exposure to the correct mentor and clients is essential.
• Legal professionals – FILEX, MILEX, ILEX, Licenced Conveyancers, paralegals, legal assistants and fee earners
• Support services - practice managers, COLP / COFA – regulatory and compliance, office managers, IT developers, case management specialists, law costs draftsmen and negotiators, legal secretaries, legal cashiers
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