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Paralegal EL/PL - Bradford

Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited
Posted a day ago, valid for 22 days
Location

Bradford, West Yorkshire BD7 3JG, England

Salary

£25,000 - £30,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • An excellent opportunity has arisen for a paralegal with 6 months of strong Defendant EL/PL experience at a well-loved West Yorkshire law firm.
  • This role is based in the firm's Bradford office and is open to candidates with claims handling experience from a defendant PI/RTA background or law graduates interested in personal injury.
  • The successful candidate will receive training and gain hands-on experience managing cases under the supervision of an experienced team.
  • Experience using the MOJ EL/PL portal is particularly desirable, as the role involves conducting the defense of claims and negotiating liability and quantum.
  • The position offers a competitive salary along with benefits such as over 25 days of annual leave, pension, and private medical insurance.

An excellent opportunity has arisen with a well-loved West Yorkshire law firm for a paralegal with 6 months of strong Defendant EL/PL experience. This role would be based in my client's Bradford office.

Candidates of interest for this position would be anyone with previous claims handling experience from a defendant PI/RTA background, or alternatively a law graduate with a keen interest in the personal injury sector. My client is prepared to invest in the successful candidate by providing all required training and this is a role where the successful candidate will gain hands-on experience of managing cases under the supervision of an experienced team.

Any candidate who has experience of using the MOJ EL/PL portal will be of particular interest to my client for this role as it will involve conducting the defence of claims from origin up to but not including litigation. This will involve conversing via telephone and in writing with a variety of third parties including opponents, experts and other ad-hoc bodies. Negotiation will be a key aspect of this role as you address questions on liability and quantum and provide excellent customer service to existing and potential clients.

This opportunity comes with a competitive salary along with additional benefits, which include over 25 days' annual leave (plus statutory holidays with the option to purchase additional holiday), pension, private medical insurance and other significant benefits that can provide extra security and comfort.

For further information about this role, please contact Samuel Higgins at Hays Legal (/).

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.