Paralegal

Swift Placements are recruiting on behalf of our well established and growing legal client, who have an opportunity for a Paralegal/ Trainee Legal Executives within their Wirral office to join the Family Team department. We are looking for paralegals to assistant senior fee earners with a large caseload in a large team. The caseload is predominantly Care work.

Key Responsibilities

• Opening files.
• Day to day assistance for the team.
• Updating clients on case progress.
• Communicating with courts, experts and agencies.
• Appointment making.
• Taking and making calls.
• Preparing bundles of documents for hearings.
• Dealing with clients both in person and remotely where necessary.
• General legal and admin support.
• Diary management.
• Attending court assisting counsel and/ or clients.
• Carrying out legal aid assessments and applications.
• Taking client appointments and initial instructions.

Experience & Knowledge

• Be a self-starter and always ready to get involved.
• Good with people.
• Work well within a vibrant team.
• Be flexible and able to accommodate client or team needs.
• Have great time management skills and be able to prioritise heavy workloads.
• It is preferable to have at least 12 months experience working in a family law team.
• Experience of Case Management Systems and Laserforms (essential)
• Experience of Legal Aid Agency Portal (CCMS) (essential)
• Experience of Excel spreadsheets (desirable)

Benefits

• Pension scheme.
• Death in service benefit.
• Service discounts & much more.
• Generous holiday allowance.
• Training & progression opportunities.

Swift Placements are a permanent recruitment agency supporting our client with this position. The successful candidate will be employed directly by our client upon commencement of the role, subject to probationary periods.