Family paralegal

Family paralegal | Hammersmith | Legal 500

Are you seeking for a long-term job opportunity as a family paralegal?

A well established award-winning Legal 500 firm are seeking for a family paralegal to join their Hammersmith office on a full-time permanent basis. They cover both legal aid & private family law work, therefore, they are seeking a candidate with experience in private work as well as a passion for legal aid.

You will preferably:

1. Be embarking on or have completed either the LPC or BPTC and undertaken the family law elective Private Law Children
2. Be able aim to demonstrate an interest in Family law
3. Have strong organisational skills
4. Have the ability to work under pressure

The ideal candidate:

1. Provide the highest level of client care in the management of client matters
2. Provide support to Fee Earners
3. Build relationships with internal and external parties
4. Ensure that files are managed effectively, creating letters or documents on the case management system
5. Attending clients and taking notes
6. Completing public funding applications
7. Collating and redacting large documents for Court bundles where necessary
8. Liaising with the local authorities, Police and medical professionals to request/receive documents. Liaising with Courts and experts

Benefits:

• Competitive base salary.
• Pension Scheme with employer contribution.
• Benenden Health Care.
• Administrative support.
• Firm laptop
• Ongoing training and development.
• Hybrid working arrangements.
• Support from colleagues for case cover.
• Supportive supervision from mentors.
• Annual appraisals and salary reviews.
• Bi-annual parties for Summer and Christmas.
• Additional perks and benefits.
• Competitive training packages.

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