Paralegal

Overview

The department aims to be the UK’s leading competition litigation practice with unmatchable trial experience, a proven track record of taking on and defeating magic and silver circle firms and experience acting for both claimants and defendants with notable expertise in bringing class actions.

Standard Paralegal Duties

• General administration including filing, photocopying, message taking and diary arrangements
• Producing basic correspondence
• Undertaking legal research
• Taking statements from clients and witnesses
• Assisting in the preparation of instructions to counsel
• Preparing schedules of documents
• Making searches
• Preparing draft orders
• Proof reading, marking up and amending pleadings
• Maintaining cost files, claims and arranging payments of disbursements
• Assisting in the preparation of 6 monthly cost letters
• Undertaking other ad hoc duties

Job Skills Required

• Undergraduate degree completed
• Previous experience preferred
• Excellent typing and IT skills, including good working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook)

Business Development and Financial Skills

• Understands client needs and displays an appropriate sense of urgency
• Demonstrates general commercial awareness and vision, helps to build client relationships through pursuing own business development/marketing initiatives
• Assists with and/or attends social, fund-raising or training activities
• Represents the firm appropriately, develops own professional network and raises personal and firm profile
• Records time effectively, achieves/exceed hours targets

Knowledge-sharing Skills

• Makes use of the firm’s collective knowledge resources, promotes internal knowledge-sharing
• Attends and contributes towards know-how or team meetings

General Skills

• Well organised, uses initiative, prioritises appropriately, applies self, shows attention to detail, manages own workload and meets deadlines
• Demonstrates excellent communication and interpersonal skills (respectful, positive, articulate, professional and sympathetic)
• Delivers helpful internal services with a “can do” approach, shows commercial awareness and represents the department/firm appropriately
• Shares information and ideas
• Accepts and follows instructions, listens, makes notes, questions appropriately, co-operates
• Shows sound judgement and decision-making skills; acts within boundaries
• Shows commitment, passion and enthusiasm
• Is a respectful, reliable and supportive team player
• Reflects the firm’s culture