Paralegal Northampton, England
Job description
ROLE: Paralegal
LOCATION: Northampton
SALARY: Competitive, dependant on experience
HOURS: 09:00-17:15 Monday- Friday, with hybrid working opportunities available
BENEFITS:
33 days’ inclusive of bank and other public holidays, to increase annually by 1 day to a maximum of 38 days for 5 complete years of service- 3% employer pension contribution
- Life Assurance scheme at 3x annual salary
- Continuous training and development opportunities for those seeking progression within the firm
- Generous employee sickness allowance of 6 weeks
- Client and employee referral schemes (up to £2000)
- 25% discount on some legal services
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP/Cash Plan) offering cashback towards your healthcare bills, 24/7 video and telephone GP appointments and discounted memberships at over 3,000 gyms, studios, and health clubs across the UK
- Social committee and events
ROLE:
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Paralegal to join our busy Family Department in Northampton. This varied role is suited to someone with excellent interpersonal, time management and organisational skills and is a great opportunity for those looking to progress their legal career.
The role will include but is not limited to:
general support to senior fee earners within the department- drafting, amending, and proof-reading a wide variety of legal documents and reports
- recording time and working towards billing targets
- meeting with clients
- attending meetings both, internal and external
- assisting with casework and taking some cases on as the main fee earner (depending on level of experience)
- working within a team to develop and grow the department
ABOUT YOU:
The ideal candidate will be:
educated to degree level or equivalent- have previous relevant experience, preferably in Legal Aid, domestic abuse and children related cases
- have excellent communication skills both, written and verbal
- have a clear understanding of the application of Family Law and the LAA
- have a proven ability to be able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
ABOUT US:
Here at Sills, we pride ourselves on not treating our clients or our staff as a number. Despite our size we still have a strong sense of community throughout the firm and across departments. We are one of the leading firms of solicitors in Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, Nottingham, and Northampton providing a full range of legal services to individuals and businesses. With offices in 15 locations we require a variety of different people with a wide range of skill sets and backgrounds to add value our organisation and help us provide our award-winning services to our valued clients. We fully embrace diverse characteristics, experiences, and outlooks in the workplace and in the communities in which we practice.
You will be working alongside some of the region’s best lawyers, who combine technical knowledge of the law with first class client service. The Legal 500 (The World’s Leading Legal Directory) ranks Sills & Betteridge LLP as a Leading Firm and recognises many of our team in tiers one, two and three- our family team achieving the highest accolade of Top Tier Status- with several members of the firm as Leading Individuals, Recommended Lawyers, and Next General Partners. In addition, we have been recognised by various organisations for our commitment to creating a great place to work- whether its our outstanding LEXCEL audits, our nominations for being an outstanding training contract provider by lawcareers.net, our award for promoting access to the legal profession by CILEX or our ‘One to Watch’ standing with the Top 200 Companies, UK.
