Construction Paralegal
- Employer
- Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment
- Location
- London
- Salary
- £24000 - £30000 per annum
- Closing date
- 5 Jul 2022
- Reference
- J69267
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- Practice area
- Construction and civil engineering
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- PQE
- Not applicable
- Position
- Paralegal
- Sector
- Private practice
Job Details
Central London
£24,000 - £30,000
Douglas Scott are proud to be working with one of the UK's Top100 full service law firm specialising in services for business and individuals.
My client is a Legal 500 recognised law firm, who specialise in high-quality legal services and is looking for a Paralegal to join their successful Construction team. The ideal candidate will be a graduate who wants to study construction law with a view to eventually qualifying as a Legal Executive or Solicitor specialising in construction law.
The role will initially be similar to a PA/legal secretary but the candidate will receive ongoing training to develop this role into carrying out legal work and become client facing.
Duties and responsibilities of the Paralegal – Construction:
- Previous experience as Paralegal within a law firm is essential
- Law Graduate
- General typing and administrative support
- Developing a knowledge of non-contentious construction via drafting construction documents under the supervision of a partner; and subsequently issuing contracts via e-mail and chasing responses
- Developing a knowledge of contentious construction law and assisting a partner in dealing with litigation proceedings
- Managing basic client enquiries when required
- Assisting with billing procedures and AML procedures
If you are considering legal support opportunities in London, I am always keen to speak with candidates to discuss the market and all private practice opportunities.
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.
- Website
- http://www.douglas-scott.co.uk/
- Telephone
- 0161 233 6360
- Location
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Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment
No1 Spinningfields
1 Hardman Square, Spinningfields
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M3 3EB
GB
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