Paralegal

My Client is seeking a Paralegal for their Cambridge office. We require a Law Degree and a passion for a career within the Legal field.

As a Paralegal you will be expected to provide first class legal and administrative support to the fee-earners as appropriate to enhance external client delivery.
Dealing with new enquiries from potential clients
Assist in putting funding in place including CFA explanations.
Prepare forms of application and claims to Legal Aid Agency.
The successful Paralegal will take telephone message taking for fee earners.
Checking fee earners’ voicemails daily when fee earner absent and returning calls.
Collecting, sorting and collating ingoing and outgoing post for fee earner.
Schedule all key dates and reminders on case management system
The Paralegal will check to-do list daily and action/notify fee earner.
Use initiative to progress matters as appropriate
Obtain medical records.
Organise instructions for collation of records
Insert updating records.
Draft letters to experts and other third parties
Paying disbursements.
The Paralegal will be taking simple witness statements.
Arranging conferences with Counsel and experts.
Prep of lists of docs & dealing with disclosure
Arranging teleconferences – court/counsel/experts
Obtaining dates of availability – counsel/experts/witnesses
Drafting orders
Preparation of volume enclosures for instructions to Counsel and experts.
Preparation of trial bundles – court & counsel
Draft 6 monthly costs letters on both LAA and private cases.
Draft regular update to funders
Maintain the Undertakings Register
Provide holiday/absence cover for other paralegals in team
Other casework assistance as requested
Client Liaison
Take instructions or messages from clients.
Liaising with clients and dealing with queries
Arrange appointments as appropriate using diary system
Interview clients and others
Diary/Outlook/Case Management System
Maintain an efficient diary system using Outlook/Case Management system to ensure fee earners are aware of milestone dates on each matter. To prepare and monitor action plans/timetables
File Management
Ensure files are compliant with team’s audit checklist
Maintain file information sheet
Keep all necessary records for the conduct of the client matters and files in conjunction with the secretaries/Admin Assistant and fee earners to ensure the filing systems are kept up-to-date
Support fee earners with time recording on client files, particularly in relation to bill preparation
Complete, and follow-up all documents in relation to accounts, cheque requisitions and banking for client matters
Ensure that all files are opened and closed correctly, including the management of client ledger accounts with support from the Admin Assistant
Administrative Support
Collate trial bundles/documents/medical records for case conferences/court/discovery
Chasing / liaising with clients and other parties for key information for file matter
Schedule papers and index for files
Carry out additional duties to support fee earner(s), such as photocopying, completing internal paperwork
Co-ordinate activities with fee earners and secretaries/Admin Assistant, as appropriate, to ensure smooth running of client matter files
Flexibility is required in order to support all members of the CN Team as necessary and carry out any reasonable duties as may be directed by the BUD/fee earners
Invoice processing / Client billing
Admin on Disbursement funding
Preparing files for costing / calculation of costs / chasing costs
Contribution to CN Know-How / CN library
Travel administration / arrangements
Maintaining records e.g. Conditional Fee Arrangements and Cost Projection tables
Reports to funding Insurers

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