Job Title: Junior Paralegal
Location: Guildford
Salary: Competitive depending on experience
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, Legal department.
Job Role:
To be a member of a team that provides a fast and effective computerised debt recovery service to clients. In particular, to delight clients by accurately and promptly processing their work and assisting other team members as necessary.
Key Responsibilities:
- Processing client instructions received such as Letter Before Action, Issuing Claims, Entering Judgment, Enforcement etc. quickly and accurately
- Implementing action prompted by daily diary entries
- Paying out all monies received promptly
- Supporting other members of the team through administrative tasks
- Keeping client informed at all times
- Accurate daily processing of instructions
- Prompt response to all communications
- Attending to post and diary on a same day basis
Knowledge, Skills & Experience
Knowledge:
- Basic working knowledge of use of a computer
- Debt recovery law and procedure (Training will be given)
- Use of the Civil Procedure Rules (Training will be given)
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
- Ability to work on own initiative and to retain sense of humour in times of pressure
Experience:
- Ideally worked 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.
NO AGENCIES – Any calls from recruitment agencies will result in permanent deselection from the recruitment process in the future.
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.
