Paralegal – Employment Department

Salary: £26,000 – £26,400 per year

Our client is a leading Cheshire law firm. They have a vacancy for a Paralegal to work within the Employment Department at their Head Office in Stockport.

Purpose Of The Job
• To assist a senior fee earner on a substantial caseload of employment tribunal matters from start to finish.
• To assist other fee earners within the team, including drafting documents and administrative tasks where required.

Key responsibilities (not an exhaustive list)
• Conduct legal research.
• Provide support internally and complete supportive tasks that are deemed necessary.
• Liaise with clients and keep them up to date on the progress of their case.
• Support fee earners on their drafting of legal documents, such as Tribunal forms, schedules of loss, taking instructions from clients, handling settlement discussions.
• Attending Tribunal where required to provide assistance and note taking.
• Typing up attendance notes.
• Manage filing in both the paper and electronic file.
• Attendance and participation at group meetings.
• Gain and maintain good IT and telephone skills appropriate to modern legal practice.

Skills & Attitude
• Knowledge of employment law and sound commercial awareness.
• Knowledge and experience of the Employment Tribunal system and Employment Tribunal Rules of Procedure
• Ability to prioritise and work under pressure to meet deadlines.
• A team player within the group and firm as a whole.
• Efficient, well organised, and timely.
• Effective communicator by telephone, face to face and in writing.
• Ability to use initiative independently and to be proactive where appropriate.

Experience & Education
• 2/3 years previous Paralegal Employment support experience and relevant training and/or qualifications to be able to work independently.

This is a full-time permanent position, Monday to Friday, hours of 9am to 5.30pm with an hour for lunch. There are many additional benefits to the salary including 24 days holiday plus Bank Hols.