Experienced Family Law Paralegal - Peterborough
The role
Family Law Group is a leading firm of family law Solicitors specialising in all areas of family law including divorce & separation, child arrangements, care proceedings, matrimonial finance & property, cohabitation disputes, mediation, collaborative law, forced marriage and domestic abuse injunctions.
The firm is looking for a paralegal to join their growing team a tour Peterborough office for an initial fixed 1 year contract, with the possibility to be extended. The successful candidate will have family law experience. A law degree and LPC qualification will be an advantage. We are interested to hear from you if you are looking to further your career and enhance your qualifications to qualify as a solicitor or legal executive.
This role will involve providing client and solicitor support, attending upon clients, drafting legal documents, and completing direct casework.
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, including an excellent telephone manner, filing, checking post and preparation of files for archive.
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. As well as gaining invaluable experience within a professional legal firm, you will benefit from the opportunities provided within a busy team working on a varied caseload.
We offer all our lawyers 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.
About Family Law Group
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
- Law Degree/LPC Qualification
- 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: 9-5.00pm, 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
- Medicash Healthcare Cover
- Fully paid egal 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
How to apply
To apply please submit your CV and covering letter via Indeed or email over to Katy Quinn, HR Assistant: katy.quinn@familylawgroup.co.uk