Private Client Paralegal Durham, England
Job description
Paralegal, Private Client
Would you like to be a part of our talented Private Client team?
About us
We are Durham City’s leading law firm and this year we will be celebrating our 25th anniversary. We are progressive and forward-thinking, operating from modern premises conveniently located on the outskirts of the city.
We are an ambitious, multi-disciplinary practice dedicated to providing first-class client care or quite simply “legal solutions that fit”. We place people, be they staff or clients, at the heart of everything we do and believe that our positive and supportive working environment really makes for a great place to work.
We are proud to say that our Private Client department are Legal 500 recommended and we have previously won Law Firm of the Year (6+ Partners) at the 2017 Northern Law Awards and were finalists in both the 2018, 2019 and 2022 Awards.
The role
You will be joining a busy and growing private client team! We are looking to recruit someone with previous experience of working within a busy private client department and who can hit the ground running providing our team with efficient and reliable support.
Your role will be varied so you will need to be proactive, flexible and willing to adapt. You will be responsible for assisting our Partners and Associates with a variety of private client work and there will be an opportunity for you to develop your own caseload, subject to supervision.
We receive work from a variety of sources including professional contacts and existing clients. We always aim to provide exceptional client care and therefore excellent communication skills and IT skills, and preferably being used to a case management system, are also required.
Required experience, skills and attributes
The main attributes we look for, but will not be limited to, are:
- being pro-active in terms of managing your workload and continual development of your own skills;
- possessing excellent organisation skills;
- showing exceptional attention to detail;
- strong communication skills; and
- demonstratable experience of teamwork.
Why us? Why not us!
The successful candidate can expect to be offered:
- a competitive salary, in line with experience;
- flexible working options;
- a published career path for those looking to progress;
- an attractive non-contractual bonus scheme;
- a pension salary sacrifice scheme;
- additional holiday scheme;
- death in service benefit;
- enhanced family leave pay;
- health cashback plan;
- a generous contribution to the staff pension scheme;
- membership of Perkbox; and
- free on-site parking.
Applications close at 5pm on Friday 5th May 2023.
Vacancy details
· Location: Durham
· Salary range: Competitive salary; based on experience
· Job type: Permanent
· Working hours: Full time
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Flexitime
- Free parking
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Store discount
- Wellness programme
Schedule:
- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday
Supplemental pay types:
- Bonus scheme
Application question(s):
- Do you have a degree in Law?
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 05/05/2023
