Family Private Paralegal – Manchester

ROLE: Paralegal family law department: Private law role
SALARY: Dependent on experience
LOCATION: Manchester

Are you looking for a role in a friendly, professional established family law team comprising 10 lawyers & support staff? Our highly specialised department advises clients in all areas of family law. In public law: parents, & other family members, and guardians working on cases involving protecting children from harm. This new role in private law: you will be involved in children matters following divorce, separation, or dissolution of a civil partnership. There will be opportunity to gain experience in financial disputes & remedies as well as conduct non molestation / injunction cases. Your role will require an ability to advise to clients and other professionals, a high level of organisation and the ability to work on multiple matters in different disciplines within family law. There is good opportunity for career progression either as a paralegal or in the future to solicitor apprentice.

You will benefit from:

· Competitive salary

· An excellent holiday package: 26 days holiday plus bank holidays and the firm closes 1pm Christmas Eve until 2nd January

· Pension scheme

· Panel courses mandatory for the Law Society Accreditation paid for

· Excellent sick pay package

· Cycle scheme

· Flexible working arrangements considered

· Eye test vouchers

Other benefits

· A professional, friendly team that values collaboration and teamwork

· Monthly, company provided, “boardroom beers” (with alternatives for drivers)

· Practicing certificates, DBS checks, Panel memberships / re-accreditations paid for

· Rewards for introduction of work from family / friends

· Departmental “outings” – weekend walks, pub quizzes: an excellent chance to get to know colleagues

· Graduate solicitor apprenticeships for those working to SQE 1 & 2 subject to business needs.

Your role will include

· Liaising with clients, 3rd parties & client support workers as well as internal teams in a courteous &

helpful manner.

· Handling client queries & casework in private law

· Attending upon clients – first instructions & subsequently

· Routine non chargeable case work, effective time recording and file management in a paper lite system

· Effective use of CCMS and data entry in the practice management system

· All aspects of public funded work but with the ability to service privately funded cases

You will have:

· Excellent organisational skills and a committed attitude.

· A clear commitment to legal aid work

· An ability to communicate clearly and good telephone manner

· The ability to deal with vulnerable clients in a sensitive manner & a sympathetic understanding of client’s needs.

· Use of initiative

· Effective time management and the ability to manage multiple deadlines

· A working knowledge of the areas of law.

· Excellent IT skills

· Strong academic background with a law degree