Role: Family Care Paralegal
Location: Birmingham
Salary: (DOE) up to 28,000
A well-established, multi-office law firm is looking to recruit a full-time, permanent Family Care Paralegal to join its growing team in Birmingham. This is an excellent opportunity to gain hands-on experience within a busy and supportive family law department.
About You
The successful candidate will ideally:
- Be undertaking or have completed the LPC or BPTC (including a Family Law elective, ideally focused on Children Law)
- Demonstrate a genuine interest in Family and Care proceedings
- Possess strong organisational and time-management skills
- Be able to prioritise effectively and work well under pressure
- Show excellent communication skills and attention to detail
The Role
You will work closely with experienced Fee Earners, providing comprehensive support across a varied caseload. Responsibilities will include:
- Delivering high standards of client care throughout the lifecycle of a matter
- Assisting Fee Earners with case preparation and management
- Preparing correspondence and legal documents via a case management system
- Attending client meetings and accurately recording attendance notes
- Preparing and submitting public funding (legal aid) applications
- Compiling, organising and redacting documentation for Court bundles
- Liaising with local authorities, police, medical professionals, courts and instructed experts
- Maintaining accurate, well-managed electronic files.
Whats On Offer
- Salary commensurate with experience
- Ongoing training and structured career development
- A supportive and collaborative working environment
- Fully paperless systems with modern IT infrastructure
- 23 days' annual leave (plus bank holidays and office closure over Christmas and New Year), increasing with length of service
- Employer pension contribution
- Private healthcare scheme
- Firm-issued laptop
- Annual appraisals and salary progression reviews
- Regular firm-wide social events
- Additional benefits and professional development support
if this is of interest, please get in touch with Rory Brand at Simpson Judge today for a highly confidential chat.