Family Paralegal Guildford, England
Job description
Penningtons Manches Cooper is a leading UK and international law firm which provides high quality legal advice tailored to both businesses and individuals. We address the specific objectives of each client through our flair and technical expertise and offer a personal service founded on a strong team ethic.
Today, we have UK offices in the City of London, Basingstoke, Birmingham, Cambridge, Guildford, Oxford and Reading while our growing overseas network stretches from Asia to South America through our presence in Singapore, Piraeus, Paris, and Madrid. We have 140+ partners and over 850 people in total.
We have established a strong reputation in a variety of sectors, particularly technology, private wealth, shipping and real estate. Our lawyers are also recognised for their expertise in life sciences, education, retail, sports and entertainment and international trade.
Among our clients we count multi-national corporations, public companies, professional partnerships, banks and financial institutions as well as private individuals, owner managed businesses and start-ups. We are conscious that our culture and close working relationships are vital assets and we are determined to maintain these as we increase in size.
Our broad international focus is supported by well-established links with law firms throughout the world. Penningtons Manches Cooper is a member of Multilaw and the European Law Group, networks with representatives in over 100 countries, and many of our lawyers play leading roles in various international bodies.
We believe that our values (we care, stronger as one, curious and grounded, constructively challenging and proactively evolving) are core to our success.
Our Family team in Guildford is looking to recruit a Paralegal. The role will involve assisting a busy team on a broad range of family matters including financial disputes and complex disputes concerning arrangements for children. The ideal candidate will have a keen eye for detail, excellent communication skills, the ability to prioritise, empathy, good IT skills, and will be passionate about family law. Previous experience of family law is desirable but not essential. This is an exciting opportunity for an individual who is looking for high quality work in a supportive and collegiate team.
- Have a Degree or CILEX qualification
- Have excellent oral and written communication skills
- Be IT literate and a confident user of MS office
- Have the ability to manage a busy workload and excellent organisational skills
- Have the ability to work either alone or collaboratively with other team members
- Have confidence in client facing meetings and communications
- Have attention to accuracy and detail
- Be a collaborative team member with the ability to build relationships quickly with a wide range of people
- Be receptive to facilitate and support change
- Be flexible, reliable and pragmatic and have a problem-solving approach
- Be comfortable working under pressure with the ability to plan and prioritise work; have an appreciation of fee earner needs and constraints; and be commercially aware
The firm operates a hybrid agile working policy allowing employees to work from home (or another UK location) for at least 50% of their time. Individuals can also apply for other flexible working options either at the time of recruitment or during the course of their employment.
At our firm, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion is a priority and at the heart of everything we do. We actively want to attract a diverse workforce and welcome applications from everyone, from all backgrounds. We ensure that there are equal opportunities in all stages of the recruitment process and employment. We are committed to promoting an inclusive culture where everyone can be their full selves and experience being seen and heard. We aim to provide adjustments for people who have a disability, long-term health condition (including mental health) or neurodiversity. If you would like to request an adjustment, please contact [email protected].
