Paralegal - Bristol, United Kingdom - DAS UK Group

DAS UK Group

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Bristol, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

We are currently recruiting for a
Paralegal to join our
Litigation and Dispute Management (LDM) in our Bristol office on a full time, permanent basis.

DAS Law is an ambitious and innovative law firm occupying offices inthe heart of Bristol.

We operate as a fully independent firm while enjoying the significant benefit of sitting within the Munich Re/ERGO Group, and therefore being an integral part of the world's largest insurance group.

This is a great opportunity to join a law firm which provides genuine opportunities for career development and will suit someone who is looking to develop both professionally and personally.

As a paralegal, you will be assessing prospects of success for contract cases, and you will act for our clients, negotiating and litigating claims through the civil court where necessary.

This is a customer facing role, so you will need to be articulate,confident and empathetic and have a passion for providing excellent customer service

About You

LLB/ILEX/GDL or equivalent qualification.

As a team we are passionate and enthusiastic about what we do. Our people are encouraged to think independently and to take ownership of their work. You will be agile in the way that you work and adaptable to change.

As a paralegal in our contracts teamwe will offer you generous remuneration and an attractive benefits package which will include:

25 days holiday with the option to buy up to a further 5 days
Company pension scheme with the option to increase contributions
Group Income Protection for all employees
Group Legal Protection for all employees
Health cash Plan
A choice of either European Motor Assistance or Home Emergency Assistance
Salary sacrifice benefits including Cycle scheme and season ticket loans
A comprehensive wellbeing programme including a range of free weekly exercise classes (dependent on your office location) and free eye tests
Access to our employee discounts hub offering exclusive discounts across thousands of retail partners, including discounted gym memberships at over 3,000 gyms across the UK
The option to join our Sports and Social club which organises discounted events such as theatre visits, wine tasting and shopping trips

About The Company
DAS Law is part of the DAS UK Group, which in turn forms part of the Ergo Group. We are therefore part of the world's largest insurance group.

Previously existing as a standalone law firm (CW Law) DAS Law was acquired by DAS UK Group in 2013 and is a keypart of the Group's strategy, forecast to provide year on year profitable growth within our 10 year strategy, which was agreed and commenced in 2016.

We have historically focussed on delivering legal services to customers solely via our Legal Expenses Insurance products, which provides a steady workload of litigated cases into the following teams that currently exist;

Personal Injury
Litigation & Dispute Management
Employment
Business & Commercial

Whilst this will remain a key part of our ongoing strategy, with the full support of our shareholders we have big ambitions to grow DAS Law as an independent income generating law firm and a major player in the legal market.

We will do this by building onour existing relationships and reputation to grow new and sustainable income revenue streams that will allow us to expand the services we offer our customers.

We believe these are exciting times for DAS Law as part of the wider DAS UK Group and we are looking for likeminded individuals who share our ambition to make our high quality legal solutions accessible and affordable.

You can expect to join an organisation that will challenge and develop you to progress your career in ways that traditional law firms cannot.

We are also committed to supporting continued professional development and promote both internal Training Contractsand alternative routes to qualification (CILEX).

By giving you every opportunity to develop yourself professionally and personally, we also pride ourselves on having an open, inclusive and high energy culture that encourages a fun working environment and places our customers at the very heart of everythingwe do.

**If you are keen to become part of our exciting future then we would love to hear from you. In addition to the very genuine development opportunities we provide we also offer an extremely generous reward and benefits package.