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Commercial Litigation Paralegal

Employer
Hays Legal
Location
England, Greater Manchester
Salary
Negotiable
Closing date
29 Nov 2021
Reference
4111219

Job Details

Commercial Litigation/Debt Recovery Paralegal required for a leading Greater Manchester based law firm.

Your new company
The firm is a South Manchester based law firm with various offices across the Cheshire/Greater Manchester area. The firm work with businesses and individuals, covering commercial, corporate, employment, litigation and family matters. This position is open due to an increasing workload, new clients, and business growth.

Your new role
This is a paralegal based position within the dispute resolution and debt recovery team, where you will undertake fee-earning work with supervision from a team leader. Your typical roles and responsibilities will include:

  • To work on court documents and bundles accurately
  • To deal with new enquiries in accordance with the team's procedures
  • Attending meetings and court hearings (to support senior fee earners and/or the instructed barristers) when requested to do so to take detailed and accurate notes and typing up those notes in a timely manner
  • Deputise, where appropriate, for fee earners in their absence, taking calls, passing urgent issues to another fee earner for guidance and support fee earning work undertaken by colleagues when required.
  • Provide routine updates to clients and make chasing telephone calls and composing and sending chasing letters to speed up service delivery.


What you'll need to succeed
In order to be considered for this position, you must have some previous experience as a paralegal in a dispute resolution, litigation, or debt recovery environment. It is also essential that you have completed the LLB degree, receiving a minimum 2:1 grade. Having, or working towards the LPC is also beneficial.

What you'll get in return
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work with senior fee earners and partners within the firm on a range of commercial litigation, debt recovery, and dispute resolution matters. The firm offer good progression and growth opportunities, with promotions likely and a training contract possible after some time. The firm will offer a competitive, negotiable salary, depending on your previous experience.

What you need to do now
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