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Personal Injury Paralegal

Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment
Posted 2 days ago, valid for 13 days
Location

Manchester, Greater Manchester M17 1DJ, England

Contract type

Full Time

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  • This firm is recruiting paralegals for their Personal Injury team, offering a competitive salary.
  • Candidates should have a law degree and ideally possess previous litigation experience.
  • The position includes hybrid working after the first six months and excellent career progression prospects.
  • Key responsibilities involve assisting file holders, client care, and legal research, among other tasks.
  • The firm may offer Training Contracts to high-performing paralegals, making it a great opportunity for career advancement.
  • Competitive Salary
  • Hybrid working after first 6 months
  • Excellent career progression prospects
This firm are currently recruiting paralegals to join their Personal Injury team. This is a superb opportunity to develop your litigation skills by working alongside experienced litigators. Additionally, the firm does consider offering Training Contracts to paralegals who consistently perform well.They receive instructions via blue chip work sources, which is heavily biased towards EL, PL and OL litigation.KEY TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
  1. To assist initially the Personal Injury file holders (or Team Member they are allocated to)
  2. More specifically to undertake all aspects of running the case alongside the File holder
  3. Focus on client care; attend the accident locus where necessary; draft letters; draft witness statements; prepare Court documents and Schedules of Loss; Attend conferences with Counsel; Submit documents via the Portal; archiving; contacting clients and liaising with medical agencies.
  4. Liaise with the file holders to work on cases to achieve the maximum compensation for the client and costs for the firm.
  5. To develop relationships with new clients, medical experts and Counsel.
  6. To work within a team environment.
  7. Legal research
The successful candidates should hold a degree in law having completed the Personal Injury Elective and Previous litigation experience is an advantage.If you want to make this step into the legal industry and further your career please apply today! Or, feel free to reach out directly via: Mobile: Email:

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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.