Paralegal - Housing Litigation

Job Title: Paralegal - Housing Litigation

As a paralegal in one of our teams, you will be working with solicitors and partners to support their activities. From an early stage, you will be encouraged, under supervision, to take on direct client contact and work on live matters as part of your training and progression. Successful Paralegals have been sponsored and/or been offered training contracts before progressing as solicitors in the team.

You should be a bright enthusiastic candidate with proven academic aptitude and have the genuine desire and talent for a career in law. As an able and committed team player you should enjoy legal research and be committed to taking the lead on enhancing your knowledge to ensure you have a strong understanding of the law. You also have a practical problem-solving approach to your work and the ability to think creatively whilst working efficiently in a fast-paced environment. This opportunity is much more than a job, it is a career.

You have:

• 6 months experience in a Housing Management legal department in a solicitor’s firm or a professional services firm is desirable.
• experience of delivering excellent client care preferably in private practice.
• LLB minimum 2:1 or Cilex level 3 of 6
• accurate keyboard skills and good level of IT literacy.
• excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• the ability to work accurately and quickly to meet tight deadlines.

You will:

Work in a busy and supportive team with a group of knowledgeable and friendly Solicitors and Legal Assistants. The team acts for social housing providers and private landlords. Your role will include running your own caseload of housing matters, assisting other fee earners and providing administrative support for the team.

Your day to day duties will include:

• managing a caseload of housing matters to include disrepair, possession and private landlord matters.
• Meeting financial and billing targets.
• assisting other fee earners in the department.
• drafting documents, bundles, witness statements, statement of costs etc.
• briefing and corresponding with Counsel.
• undertaking legal research.
• attending clients offices and courts as and when needed.
• Undertaking financial due diligence by ensuring billing ledgers are up to date.
• dealing with new enquiries promptly both via the telephone and face to face.
• undertaking own typing and administration.
• providing clients with a dedicated and professional service in line with the firm’s client care standards.
• providing administrative support to the team.
• undertaking file maintenance including filing and the opening, closing, storage and retrieval of client files for the team.
• assisting with the monthly billing for the team.
• contributing positively to departmental and firm-wide marketing and business development activities.
• undertaking relevant training as required.

We offer an attractive salary and package. You will receive 22 days annual leave plus bank holidays. Other benefits include, contribution to legal fees, death in service benefit, birthday off, Christmas bonus, profit share bonus, access to 'cycle to work’ scheme, Medicash Health Plan to name a just few.

If you are interested please submit your CV to Tanya Brown Recruitment Group as directed.