Paralegal Milton Keynes, England
Job description
Job Description – Paralegal - Milton Keynes
Family Law Group are a leading firm of Solicitors dedicated exclusively to family law. We believe that everyone deserves access to quality family law expertise, regardless of their background or financial situation and therefore offer transparent pricing options, including fixed fees to give peace of mind and knowledge in advance of all costs involved.
If you have a passion for family law and social justice, with a strong desire to make a positive difference then we are the firm for you.
We are building for a great future here at Family Law Group and are looking for enthusiastic and talented people to come on that journey with us.
ABOUT THE FIRM
We are a dynamic national law firm who specialise in all areas of family law and provide the very best advice to both private and legally aided clients. We believe that every client should be treated as if they are our only client, by listening to their concerns, understanding their needs, always being approachable and supporting them through difficult times.
We are an established legal practice with a diverse workforce spread out over 10 offices, specialising in all areas of family law including divorce & separation, child arrangements & social services, care proceedings, matrimonial finance & property, mediation, collaborative law, forced marriage and domestic abuse injunctions.
The ideal candidate will be self-motivated, ambitious, able to learn quickly and work diligently and professionally in pursuit of our clients’ instructions. You should be capable of prioritising work in such a way as to ensure that the firm’s caseload is progressed efficiently and so, excellent clerical, communication and administration skills will be required. The role involves other necessary tasks to aid in the progression and management of client cases.
In return you will be joining an exceptional team and a firm that has clear values and principles in place to enable its lawyers to achieve the best possible outcomes for their clients.
We offer all our employees the opportunity to develop and progress within the firm and provide these opportunities through training, support, and bespoke legal events. You will be joining a team that is headed up by some of the leading lawyers in this specialist area of law.
KEY REQUIREMENTS:
- A Law Degree
- Passion for family law and social justice
- Pro-active and self-motivated
- Capability to prioritise and multi-task effectively, with good time management and organisation skills.
- Excellent IT skills, with experience of Microsoft Office Systems e.g. Word, Excel and Outlook
- Exceptional communication and client relationship skills, with the ability to have empathy with vulnerable clients
- Ability to work under pressure to meet sometimes unexpected tight deadlines
- Hours of work: 9-5.30pm, Monday – Friday
- Ability to deal with clients and professional contacts on a daily basis and to provide exceptional customer service
WHAT WE OFFER
- Ongoing training and professional development, with access to extensive family law training material via MBL, Lexis Nexis and our in-house training site, along with one to one mentoring to empower all of our staff to achieve their full potential
- Competitive salary
- 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays and the option to purchase up to 5 extra days holiday each year
- Contributory pension scheme
- Membership of Employee Ownership Trust and bonus scheme after qualifying period
- Great company events, including an annual weekend conference where all 10 offices get together
- Paid Study Leave when progressing through the SQE route or gaining a Training Contract through the firm
- Employee Assistance Programme with advice and counselling available 24/7 via the telephone or via the My Healthy Advantage App
- Fully paid legal memberships and subscriptions
- The opportunity to join an ever-growing Diverse and Inclusive Team with an excellent company culture
- The chance to take part in firmwide Charity Fundraising Events
At Family Law Group we pride ourselves in finding the best available talent and encourage applications from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures. For some of our vacancies we receive a high volume of applications and therefore may need to close this advert early.
Your current employer will not be contacted for references until you have accepted any job offer. All job offers are subject to the receipt of satisfactory references.
If this sounds like the perfect role for you, please submit your CV and covering letter to Katy Quinn, HR Assistant – [email protected] upload these via Indeed.
Note to recruitment agencies:
We hire the majority of our talent directly, by word of mouth or via referrals. On occasions, we will look for external support and will release vacancies to our recently reviewed Preferred Suppliers List.
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- Company events
- Profit sharing
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Milton Keynes, MK9 2HR: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: Paralegal - MK
