[ref. m26557617] Commercial Litigation Paralegal - London
Location: Central London
Salary: to £55,000 + Excellent Benefits
Hybrid Working: Yes
Highly regarded American law firm are looking for a commercial litigation / dispute resolution paralegal to assist their leading team of partners with a wide range of international and high-value, complex disputes work providing expertise and analysis regarding legal matters.
The team is growing rapidly and are very busy and this is a senior role and so the successful paralegal will need to hit the ground running from day one. For this reason, ideally the successful paralegal will have at least 2 years+ experience as a paralegal in commercial litigation / dispute resolution and be very confident with drafting a variety of documents including instructions to Counsel, disclosure letters etc.as well as preparing pleadings, bundles, witness statements and exhibits, applications, and other legally effective documents. You must also have good knowledge of the civil procedure rules as well as experience dealing with court filings and hearings.
Strong proof-reading and research skills also essential.
The team deal with an interesting array of corporate clients in the UK and Worldwide. You should be comfortable handling complex, large-scale matters efficiently and have an excellent eye for detail as well as the ability to keep up with a very fast-paced level of work and in line with deadlines.
Fantastic opportunity for a litigation paralegal looking to join an innovative and progressive US law firm with a collegiate type environment and gain high quality experience.
Requirements:
- A minimum of 2+ years’ experience as a paralegal in commercial litigation / dispute resolution from another leading firm
- Excellent academics
- Ability to work independently
- Excellent communication, client and interpersonal skills
- Exceptional attention to detail particularly in legal research
McKinlay Law endeavour to contact all successful candidates within 24 hours. However, due to the volume of applications that we receive, we are not able to respond to every candidate individually. If you have not heard from us within 24 hours your application has been unsuccessful and we have not retained your details.