Have you completed a law degree and are you ready to take the next step towards qualifying as a solicitor, while developing your experience in a fast-paced and supportive environment?
We have an exciting opportunity for a Paralegal to join our Corporate Team in Norwich. This friendly team are looking for a Paralegal to join them and provide support with a variety of tasks and duties. The role also offers the potential for firm-supported study towards the SQE, providing an excellent opportunity to develop your skills while progressing towards qualification as a solicitor.
Some of your duties will include:
- Researching legal issues on behalf of other fee earners
- Preparing letters, agreements and document bundles for fee earners as required
- Carrying out due diligence such as drafting questionnaires, checking companies house records for any discrepancies and data room creation and management
- Following the process through to completion such as preparing completion statements, bankruptcy/insolvency searches, preparing payment forms for both the client and the seller's solicitors and creating Docusign envelopes
- Liaising with both HMRC and clients re stamp duty
- Carrying out Client ID verification such as smartsearch
- Preparing regular WIP updates for clients
- Efficient management of client/matter files to include general filing, file opening, preparation of client care letters and terms and conditions, file closure and archiving
- Liaise with clients via telephone and email including verifying their bank details
- Researching potential clients and preparing structure charts
- Attend client meetings both in person and on the telephone, as requested by the fee earner
- Attend meetings and take notes as required
- Carrying out Business Development tasks such as attending events and booking hotels, trains etc for the team
- Administrative tasks such as keeping documents updated, preparing bills and sending these to clients, maintaining all the team's diaries, processing expenses and mileage claims on behalf of the team
- Undertaking any other duties as required.
If you're curious to read more about this role, please download the Job Description on the right hand side of this page.
A little about you:
- Law Degree
- Proficient with Microsoft Office programmes
- Be results focused and driven to deliver
- A good eye for detail
- Good organisation and time management abilities
- Excellent team player
- Motivated with a strong commitment to learning
