What you’ll be doing
Our team of experienced litigators acts for a wide range of clients regionally and nationally including businesses, charities, housing associations and high net worth individuals, and represents clients in all Courts in England and Wales.
The team is expanding and requires a paralegal to join them. The role will involve assisting in a wide range of litigation matters including disputed trusts and wills, intellectual property , data protection, business and property disputes and general breach of contract matters, as well as exposure to other matter types the team deals with. This role would suit someone keen to develop their skills and career as a litigator and you will get first-hand real-world experience of litigation cases from start to finish.
Your standard responsibilities will include fielding initial enquiries, onboarding new clients, dealing with client enquires, assisting with pre-action correspondence, taking proofs of evidence, document and bundle production, tracking deadlines, assisting with general case management, research tasks, creation of marketing materials such as legal Insights and assisting the team’s lawyers generally. You will have the opportunity to liaise with clients, attend meetings, and court hearings (usually County Court and High Court).
What we’re looking for
We welcome applications from all backgrounds and whilst you may have experience gained from a similar role, it will be more important for you to be able to demonstrate a genuine interest in the work we do as well as the skills necessary to be a litigator.
You will be confident in communicating with clients and, under our lawyers’ direction, will be comfortable ensuring that clients have the information they need if our lawyers are engaged elsewhere.
What you’ll have
You will be very well organised and will enjoy organising others. You will have a ‘can-do’ attitude and will be happy to adapt to the requirements of the tasks facing you. Ideally you will be able to demonstrate your problem-solving skills and how you have used these in your previous positions.
An ability and a willingness to work as part of a team with the aim of achieving a common goal would be essential.
What we have
We believe that our people are our most important asset, and are committed to supporting our teams, cultivating a healthy culture of challenge and expectation with support and care. We invest in our teams and our infrastructure to ensure that we attract and retain talented staff and are committed to giving all colleagues the opportunity to reach their full potential, with a real focus on training and development.
Our team works partly from home and partly from the office and meets regularly for training and general team building. We are happy to discuss flexible working arrangements although initially you will be office-based in Exeter to help you familiarise yourself with the team, our work, and the support available to you.
Our values; high quality work, healthy growth and happy teams are at the heart of everything we do. Find out more about our vision and values, commitment to colleague wellbeing, and colleague benefits on our website.
Ready to take the next step?
If you're looking for an opportunity to gain exceptional litigation experience, work alongside leading lawyers and become part of a growing, ambitious team, we'd love to hear from you.
Join us and play a key role in delivering outstanding results for our clients while developing your own legal career.
