PARALEGAL - LITIGATION
BEXLEYHEATH / BLACKHEATH / PETTS WOOD
COMPETITIVE SALARY
Our well-established client is looking for a Paralegal to provide high quality support to the Litigation Team. The department deals with Civil and criminal litigation, including fare evasion and employment settlement agreements.
Main tasks/Accountabilities
- To make & receive telephone calls. Including arranging appointments, contacting third parties, taking payments, providing updates in a courteous, professional and efficient manner.
- To open, close and archive electronic files.
To generate and send out invoices.
- To accurately and carefully prepare letters and documents with supervision.
- To accurately and contemporaneously record your time spent on a matter using the electronic case management system.
- To diarise key dates through the electronic case management system.
- To ensure that electronic files are well organised
- To undertake administrative tasks such as scanning and photocopying.
- To answer external incoming calls as part of the telephone rota.
- To comply with all office procedure requirements
This is not intended to be an exhaustive or definitive list, you may be required to carry out other duties as required.
Knowledge/Qualifications
Degree or equivalent Ideally 2:1 or above LPC or equivalent
Skills/Abilities
High standard of verbal and written communication, excellent organisational skills, excellent client service, team working, quality focus, good IT skills
Experience;
Within a legal environment Essential
Within private practice Desirable
Within a Litigation Team Desirable
Personal qualities
- Enthusiastic Team worker
- Highly organised
- Able to prioritise
Specification
- Excellent attention to detail
- Confident communicator, both verbally and in writing
- Proactive & able to take initiative
- Calm demeanour and empathetic, able to deal with difficult conversations effectively
Special factors
- Willingness to work from any of the three offices