Family Paralegal

Woolwich Source: WhatJobs

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Job Title: Family Paralegal
Location: Woolwich
Salary: Dependent on experience

We are seeking a permanent, full-time Family Paralegal for our busy Woolwich office to join our expanding team.

Your Profile

You will preferably:

Be embarking on or have completed either the LPC or BPTC and undertaken family law elective Private Law Children
Be able to demonstrate an interest in Family Law
Have strong organisational skills
Have the ability to work under pressure

We would like the ideal candidate to:

Provide the highest level of client care in the management of client matters
Provide support to Fee Earners
Build relationships with internal and external parties
Ensure that files are managed effectively, creating letters or documents on the case management system
Attending clients and taking notes
Completing public funding applications
Collating and redacting large documents for Court bundles where necessary
Liaising with the local authorities, Police and medical professionals to request/receive documents. Liaising with Courts and experts

Working with us:

The salary for this position is dependent on experience.

We will offer ongoing training and support to develop your career as part of a strong and growing multi-office team.

Our offices are friendly, working entirely paperless with recent significant investment in modern IT to enable you to work proficiently.

We offer a great package of annual leave to ensure you get enough time away from work. Our annual leave for this role provides 23 days (plus bank holidays/Christmas and New Year).

We review annual leave and increase with service.

Employee benefits with GTS:

Competitive base salary
Pension Scheme with employer contribution
Benenden Health Care
Administrative support
Firm laptop
Ongoing training and development
Hybrid working arrangeements
Support from colleagues for case cover
Supportive supervision from mentors
Annual appraisals and salary reviews
Bi-annual parties for Summer and Christmas
Additional pers and benefits
Competitive training packages

We have a dedicated in-bound telephony team to take calls and messages for our fee earners. Lawyers also have the benefit of dictation and support staff to assist in easing the pressure and enabling efficient working.

We are a multi-office, multi-service Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners firm recognised for excellence in a variety of legal fields.

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