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Litigation Paralegal - Employment Law

The Portfolio Group
Posted 3 days ago, valid for 7 days
Location

Manchester, Greater Manchester M17 1DJ, England

Salary

拢24,000 - 拢28,800 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • Portfolio is seeking a Litigation Executive specializing in Employment Law for a multinational HR & Employment Law services client.
  • Candidates must have a law degree (LLB or equivalent) and relevant litigation experience, preferably in employment law.
  • The role involves case preparation for Employment Tribunal matters, including drafting legal documents and conducting preliminary hearings.
  • Salary details are not specified, but the position offers excellent progression opportunities and support for SQL qualification as legal work experience.
  • The ideal candidate should possess strong communication skills and a commitment to providing exceptional client service.

Portfolio are proud to be exclusively representing our award-wining, multinational HR & Employment Law services client in their search for a Litigation Executive, specialising in Employment Law. In this role you will be dealing with case preperation before Employment tribunal, working on behalf of Business owners to assess tribunal matters, create court bundles,witness statements etc. You must be educated to LLb and have Employment law knowledge and Litigation experience. In return you will gain fantastic knowledge of Employment law across all industries, and amazing progression opportunies. This role will also support SQL qualification as it will count towards Legal work experience.

Job Purpose

To assist our broad spectrum of clients with Employment Tribunal matters, from advising on merits of the case, drafting responses to exchanging witness statements as well as conducting telephone preliminary hearings.

Job Overview

We are looking for a bright, confident, legally-qualified individual, preferably with employment law experience, to work in a dynamic team to cover all aspects of case preparation.

The ideal candidate will relish assuming responsibility for a caseload in a fast-paced but supportive team environment. The focus is on great client service, along with a firm commercial approach, and we are looking for someone with excellent communication skills to provide that.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

路 Assessing Tribunal matters as well as early conciliation matters

路 Drafting pleadings, witness statements and relevant applications

路 Dealing with all aspects of document disclosure and creation of bundles

路 Liaising with Tribunals, Claimants' representatives, clients and ACAS

路 Providing advice on case prospects and achieving commercially favourable settlements

路 Conducting preliminary hearings by telephone

What you Bring to the Team

路 Law degree (or GDL) plus good litigation experience and/or a professional qualification (LPC/BPTC)

路 A real commitment to helping our clients through a difficult time

路 A positive approach to a busy workload and team work

路 A genuine passion for employment law and attention to detail

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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鈥檚 services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed鈥檚 Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.