Job Title: Paralegal
Location: Stourbridge, West Midlands
Salary: Dependent on experience
Job Type: Full Time/Permanent
Wall James Chappell is a modern specialist firm of solicitors which can trace its origins in Stourbridge back to 1830.
Our commitment to working together with our clients and prioritising the value of our service has allowed us to maintain long-term relationships with our clients and establish a reputation as a trusted legal advisor.
The Role:
To provide assistance to solicitors with their caseload, and manage their own caseload:
- Minimum 6 months paralegal experience
- Attend upon clients
- Ensure the confidentiality and security of all practice and client documentation and information
- Ensure that outstanding client care is given at all times
- Advise clients on costs
- Devise a strategy/case plan for cases
- Assess and advise on the strength of the case
- Promptly respond to all correspondence/telephone communications
- Keep abreast of developments in the law and practice
- Complete all necessary CPD
- Conduct legal research where necessary
- Actively progress the client’s matter to conclusion
- Draft/proof read case papers
- Obtain information from/instruct experts
- Brief barristers
- Attend in conference with barristers
- Ensure that paper and electronic files are up to date and accurate and files are managed methodically and efficiently
- Issue proceedings
- Attend court appointments with or without barristers
- Attend mediation appointments
- Negotiate settlements
- Record time
- Bill clients
- Utilise the Firm’s case management system to best effect
- Comply with the Firm’s various policies and procedures contained in the office manual
- Attract new clients where possible
- Any other duties that are reasonably asked of you by the partners.
- Actively participate in business development
The Candidate:
- Efficient and professional
- Super organised
- Able to meet deadlines
- Friendly and helpful
- Flexible and able to prioritise a changing to do list
- Detail oriented and accurate
- Trustworthy, discreet and reliable
- Able to deal sympathetically and appropriately with clients
- Self-motivated
- Articulate and a good communicator
- Good with English (verbally and written)
- Proficient in using a computer (especially Word, Excel and MS Office)
- Able to work in a team and on own initiative
- Good negotiation skills
- Capable of delegating and supervising where appropriate
- Able to multitask
- Able to generate new work
- Calm under pressure
Please click the APPLY button to send your CV for this role.
Candidates with experience of; Legal Graduate, Law Graduate, Graduate, Legal Assistant, Litigation Assistant, Debt Recovery, Legal Executive, Legal Support Assistant, Debt Collection, Junior Paralegal, Legal Assistant, Litigation Assistant, Legal Support Assistant, Paralegal, Legal Handler, Legal Secretary, may also be considered for this role.
