Family Paralegal - Wirral, United Kingdom - Reed Legal

Reed Legal
Reed Legal
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Wirral, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Tom O´Connor

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We're looking for a family paralegal to join a thriving award-winning family team working for a firm based on the Wirral.

This role will include assisting senior fee earners with a large case load, in a friendly and successful team.


Role 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 including typing will be required
  • Diary management
  • Attending court assisting counsel and/ or clients
  • Taking client appointments and initial instructions

The right person for this job will;

  • Be a selfstarter 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 desirable to have at least 12 months experience working in a family law team
  • Experience of Case Management Systems and Laser forms (desirable)
  • Experience of Excel spreadsheets (desirable)
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