Paralegal

Job Purpose:

• Operate as an effective member of the Dispute Resolution Team sitting in the Dispute Resolution Group based in the London office.
• Provide legal & administrative support, primarily for a senior Property and Insolvency Litigation fee-earner (partner), but also for other fee-earners within the London DR Team as and when required.
• Provide secretarial and administrative support when required to assist the DR Support Supervisor

Responsibilities and duties:

• Participate and contribute to the Dispute Resolution group to ensure an effective working environment.
• Attend relevant technical training to ensure that skills and knowledge remain up-to-date.
• Attend and contribute to group meetings.
• Promote the vision and culture of the firm.
• Annually prepare for and participate in objective meetings.
• Work on, but not limited to, Property, insolvency, commercial and contentious probate disputes.
• Maintain general awareness of the legal market specifically litigation.
• Assist with the day-to-day running of cases, including file management.
• Prepare electronic and chronologised correspondence and document bundles using pdfDocs.
• Prepare and draft correspondence, attendance notes, legal research memos, forms, trial and tribunal bundles, and Counsel bundles in compliance with DMH Stallard house style guide.
• Review correspondence and documents from other fee-earners to ensure their accuracy.
• Attend meetings with Associates & Partners and take detailed attendance notes.
• Attend court with Associates & Partners and carry out associated support work as required.
• Costing and preparation of bills for fee earners if required.
• Monitor own performance in relation to time recording and take appropriate action to ensure targets are met

Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required:

Law graduate (or equivalent qualification) or studying towards the LPC/SQE.

Previous experience of legal work (in particular litigation work) would be an advantage , including: