JMW’s Private Wealth team advises individuals and families on sensitive and often complex personal legal matters, including disputes involving wills, trusts and estates. We are looking for a Paralegal to support fee earners with contentious probate work and help deliver a high-quality service to clients.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone with an interest in private wealth disputes develop litigation experience and learn from experienced lawyers in a collaborative environment.
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Provide an effective, timely and efficient service to clients, maintaining high standards of client care
- Communicate professionally with clients, colleagues, counsel and third parties
- Support new client enquiries by gathering information, liaising with senior team members and assisting with initial assessments
- Assist with file opening, onboarding new clients, file administration and time recording
- Assist with the preparation of correspondence, case documents, exhibits, enclosures, indexes and hearing or mediation bundles under supervision
- Assist with disclosure, including organising and reviewing documents and preparing chronologies where required
- Attend client meetings, mediations, court hearings and training seminars where required.
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Strong academics, ideally including a law degree, GDL or equivalent
- Basic knowledge of legal principles and ideally awareness of court procedures relating to general litigation and/or contentious probate
- Previous experience in a paralegal role, particularly within litigation or contentious probate, would be advantageous
- An interest in contentious probate and private wealth disputes
- Strong organisation skills, attention to detail and ability to prioritise work under pressure
- Positive, proactive and team-focused approach
- Exceptional legal analysis, research and written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent IT skills, particularly Word, Excel and Outlook.
An award-winning, full-service law firm offering straight-talking advice that delivers positive outcomes with a commercial edge. We have a well-deserved reputation for excellence and entrepreneurship. We take care of our clients, and our people. What do we do? We do the right thing. Our firm, and the individuals working within it, are recognised by the prestigious legal directories Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners and we regularly win awards for our work. We have three offices: our head office in Manchester, a full-service office in London and one of our specialist family law teams based in Liverpool. We are proud of our northern heritage, and work closely with a wide variety of charities and fund-raising initiatives so as to give back to our local community.
