Military Disease Paralegal - Clayton Recruitment - ref. d89137223
Location Manchester
Step into a team of dedicated legal professionals specializing in personal injury, housing disrepair, clinical negligence, and...Job Title Military Disease - ParalegalLocation Manchester
Step into a team of dedicated legal professionals specializing in personal injury, housing disrepair, clinical negligence, and industrial disease, including military cases.
With exceptional client care and legal expertise at their core, they foster a collaborative environment where employees thrive and clients' needs are met with respect and professionalism.
Supported by strong departments like HR, Finance, and Marketing, they grow and innovate together.
They are committed to helping staff achieve their career goals through ongoing training and development.
Overall Purpose of the Role
The paralegal within the Disease / Military department will assist the solicitors with the handling of their cases and the general running of the department. This will include a mixture of administrative and file handling tasks.
Job context
Managing a high volume of work in a fast-paced environmentProviding solicitors with skilled and efficient assistance
Maintaining high levels of client care, In a sector in which clients have often been through traumatic and distressing events and suffering with severe injury
Balancing competing deadlines and prioritising tasks accordingly
Maintaining high company standards
Working towards KPIs and targets
Assisting other members of the team with legal or administrative tasks, in line with their instructions
Attending any of the offices within the region as required by the Solicitors as well as assisting other regions if required.Any other duties which from time to time are required by the firm.
Job knowledge, Skills & Experience
Excellent written and verbal communication skillsExcellent client manner
Excellent analytical skills, including ability to accurately and efficiently extract key information from lengthy written records and reports
Good organisational and time management skills
Working knowledge of the Civil Procedure Rules and Pre-Action Protocol for the Resolution of Clinical Disputes
Good IT skills, including knowledge of Word and Outlook experience with Proclaim preferrable but not essential
Attention to detail
Ability to work as part of a team and to maintain good relationships with colleagues and clients
The ability to work to short deadlines, under pressure and to financial targets.
Ability to build relationships with other professionals and third parties.
Professionalism and integrity alwaysAbility to work proactively and with a can do attitude.
Ability to work effectively on your own initiative or as part of a team.
Be PC literate having good knowledge of the Office Suite Word, Excel, Outlook
Degree level education essential LLB. and LPC preferred
Past experience of working in the civil litigation sector, preferrable but not essential.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone passionate about making an impact in the legal sector.
If you have the skills and enthusiasm to excel then please send your updated CV to c.orrell@clayton-legal.co.uk or call Chris on 0161 914 7357 to discuss the role further.