Hybrid Paralegal, Legal Secretary – Dispute Resolution

Posted 4 weeks ago

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About the role

  • Litigation support, in particular: creating electronic court bundles and cross-referencing documents
  • To undertake work in support of a team of fee earners, meeting an agreed target chargeable hours
  • Assisting the team with team-specific financials/matter management
  • Coordination of internal projects, involving elements of knowledge management, ways of working, business development, and marketing
  • Assisting the team-head with client matters, projects, logistics and diary management
  • Undertaking legal research tasks at the request of fee-earners
  • Liaising with the Court in relation to date fixes and hearings
  • Ensuring that all new client matters are accurately set up in the client accounting and database system
  • Maintaining and amending client records and contact names where appropriate
  • Ensuring files are kept up to date (including filing of documents, emails and correspondence)
  • Undertaking and managing client specific BD arrangements for fee-earners, when necessary
  • Delegating certain administration tasks received from the fee-earners
  • Leading the way with innovation, technology and tools by supporting and trialling new initiatives

Requirements

  • Previous litigation support experience
  • Highly proficient with PDF software, Word, Outlook and file management systems
  • A working knowledge of Excel and legal research resources
  • Previous experience of (or an understanding of) time entry principles to fully manage own targeted chargeable hours
  • Accuracy and attention to detail
  • Superior organisation, administration and communication skills
  • Ability to efficiently manage own time and prioritise workflow
  • Ability to adapt to the continual roll-out of innovative tools and processes

Job title

Paralegal, Legal Secretary – Dispute Resolution

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

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