Job Title: Paralegal
Location: Guildford
Salary: Competitive
Job Type: Full Time, Permanent
The company is an innovative, market-leading law firm who specialise in commercial debt recovery and litigation. Based in modern offices on the outskirts of Guildford with ample parking, there is a vacancy in their focused, but friendly, Pre-Legal department.
Job Role:
A Paralegal with experience of debt recovery to be a senior member of a team that provides a fast and effective computerised debt recovery service to their clients.
In particular, to delight their clients by advising them on the best way to achieve their desired outcome, accurately and promptly handling their instructions, and assisting and advising other team members as necessary.
Key Objectives:
- To manage a portfolio of clients and increase the clients’ recoveries year on year by:
- Innovative thinking when considering cases
- Advising clients in an understandable way as to best action required to maximise recovery of debt, costs and compensation Knowing the client and their business
- Assisting in increasing sales in the department by client retention, extension into associated companies and identifying opportunities to deliver additional services of value to them
- Comply with all service levels set out in Price lists, terms of business and client special agreements and assist the Legal Department Manager in ensuring all staff comply
- Supporting junior members of the team and helping them progress rapidly in their knowledge and effectiveness
Responsibilities:
- Advising clients upon debt recovery procedures
- Preparing all necessary court papers quickly and accurately
- Liaising with debtors in relation to recovery of sums owed
- Implementing actions prompted by daily diary
- Paying out all monies received promptly
- Supporting other members of the team
- Keeping client informed at all times
- Accurate daily processing of instructions received
Knowledge, Skills & Experience
Knowledge:
- Experience of debt recovery law and procedure
- Familiarity with both B2B and B2C debt recovery and the differences
- Knowledge of the Pre-Action Protocol for Debt Claims
- Knowledge of the Civil Procedure Rules and other court practices
- Experience in handling defences and counterclaims, drafting witness statements and drafting Court applications
- Familiarity with the different types of enforcement methods for money claims
- Knowledge and experience of corporate insolvency processes a bonus
Skills:
- Ability to organise and prioritise work in situations that can include time pressure, interruptions and other causes of stress.
- Computer literacy and keyboard skills.
- Good communication, both written and oral.
- Being able to work on own initiative and to retain sense of humour in times of pressure
- Ability to build and develop good relationships with clients
- Ability to act as a ‘mentor’ and source of advice to junior members of the team
- Creativity in collecting money and legal practice
Experience:
- Work within an office environment
- Use of communication skills
- Dealing with people on a one to one basis
Please click on the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role.
Candidates with experience of; Legal Graduate, Law Graduate, Graduate, Legal Assistant, Litigation Assistant, GDL, LPC, Legal Executive, Legal Support Assistant, Law Graduate, Paralegal, Legal Executive, Legal Handler, Legal Secretary, Paralegal, Legal Aid may also be considered for this role.
