Paralegal (Legal and Enforcement) Birmingham, England
Job description
We are currently looking to recruit an experienced Paralegal to join our Legal and Enforcement Team.
The role
Legal and Enforcement makes decisions to refer individuals and/or firms to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) and handles subsequent disciplinary actions. Other key functions of the team include: conducting appeals, giving legal and technical advice to other areas of the SRA and the conduct of litigation.
You will assist the department in delivering on a range of legal matters and key tasks. From instructing and liaising with external panel solicitors and counsel, performing legal and records research, reviewing and drafting documents, to having strong financial discipline including handling cost estimates and processing payment and managing cases outsourced to panel firms.
You will enjoy a varied role working closely with solicitors and barristers in the team to assist in the effective delivery of the team’s objectives. You will also be supporting our external panel solicitors in the management and progression of high profile and complex cases.
As a self-starter, you will quickly become self-supporting and will be able to work independently as well as part of a team.
Close attention to detail, strong analytical skills, the ability to work flexibly, and effective and robust communication skills, together with excellent drafting skills, are of utmost importance in this role.
What’s in it for me
- Be part of and support a high-profile team within the SRA
- Opportunity to showcase your legal expertise and research skills
- Work as part of a dynamic team acting in the public interest
- Exposure to a leading law firm, where you will gain valuable experience in professional disciplinary and litigation proceedings
What we are looking for
- A highly organised and resilient individual, who works with enthusiasm
- Experience of dealing with legal documentation, with accuracy and attention to detail
- Someone who can critically analyse and pro-actively disseminate information
- A strong communicator at all levels with the ability to work at pace.
Useful and additional information
There is a full role profile included at the bottom of this advert.
This is a hybrid role based in our Birmingham office 1-2 days a week, and from home for the remainder of the week.
If you have any questions that are not answered in this advert, additional documents or on our website, please contact us via: [email protected]
To apply
Please use the apply button at the bottom of the advert. Please upload a CV and Cover Letter which address how your knowledge, skills and experience meet the requirements of the role as shown in the Role Profile.
The closing date of this advert is 5 September 2023 at 23:55. Please note that we may choose to close this vacancy at a date earlier than 5 September 2023 if we receive a large volume of applications. If you are interested, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Assessments and interviews will take place remotely in the weeks commencing 18 and 25 September 2023.
If your application is successful one of the team will be in touch to let you know what to expect.
Essential
A highly organised and resilient individual, who works with enthusiasm
Experience of dealing with legal documentation, with accuracy and attention to detail
Someone who can critically analyse and pro-actively disseminate information
A strong communicator at all levels with the ability to work at pace.
Additionally, we provide a generous flexible benefits package, including gym membership with a tax only cost, an excellent defined contribution pension scheme and an additional 3% of annual basic salary upon successful completion of probation.
The Solicitors Regulation Authority is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
Diversity and inclusion is central to everything we do. We are actively committed to promoting and participating in good practice in the way that we attract, recruit and retain staff.
Everyone is encouraged to bring their whole self to work because we appreciate the value that a truly diverse workforce brings to an organisation. We celebrate difference, recognising the benefits this brings to our inclusive culture, including age, disability, gender identity and expression, religion, race, sex, sexual orientation and socio economic background.
We are a Stonewall Top 100 Employer, a member of ENEI, a disability confident employer and we are happy to talk flexible working.
