B1/EO Paralegal Office in Cardiff

1 month ago


Cardiff, United Kingdom The Insolvency Service Full time

This is an exciting role within our Legal Services Directorate. As a Paralegal Officer you will work closely with our lawyer teams to facilitate the delivery of our criminal and civil enforcement outcomes.

Responsibilities

As a Paralegal Officer you will:

Be responsible for managing your own caseload of administrative tasks concerning prosecution and civil cases from issue of proceedings to court result and closure.

Compile documentary evidence for service on courts, defence solicitors and barristers;

Liaise with all parties involved in criminal and civil casework, including witnesses, defence solicitors, barristers and the courts to ensure that cases are properly prepared and ready for trial;

Attend criminal courts throughout England & Wales when required. While at court the Paralegal Officer is often the sole representative of the Department and assists in the day-to-day administration of a Crown Court trial or civil proceedings.

Be responsible for updating internal case management systems and document storage and management systems

Support the wider team when required through working collaboratively on cases to ensure that key legal milestones are achieved.

Contribute to wider directorate and agency initiatives as required.

If intending to work on a part-time basis, a minimum of 34 hours will be required.

Person specification

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the following:

You will have strong organisational skills, with an ability to proactively self-manage, prioritising caseloads and work to tight deadlines

You will have the ability to work as a team player, with strong interpersonal skills and an ability to work flexibly and effectively across teams to support colleagues in times of increased workload or reduced resource

You will have a willingness to adapt to change and promote the positive benefits of a culture of continuous improvement.

You have excellent IT skills and confidence in using the Microsoft Office suite

You have excellent written and verbal communication skills.

You will be willing to travel to various court locations, if required. Please note that this could involve overnight stays.

Any successful candidate would need to undergo police vetting and be cleared at NPVV2 level as they will have access to police information

If based at a location other than Stratford you will be willing to travel to this location on a frequent basis for training, team meetings and to assist the wider team 

Essential Criteria

You will have previous experience of working in an operational civil or criminal litigation team

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £24,283, Insolvency Service contributes £6,556 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.

We want you have a good work-life balance and want to support you in all that you do so we offer a great benefits package:

Flexible working arrangements and flexi-time.

Full time new entrants to the Civil Service and those Civil Servants on modernised terms and conditions will be entitled to 25 days leave increasing on a sliding scale to 30 days after 5 years’ service. 

In addition to this you are entitled to 8 public/bank holidays plus an additional day of privilege leave. 

Competitive maternity, paternity and parental leave. 

5 days paid leave for learning and development

5 days paid for volunteering

Cycle to work scheme

Season ticket loan

Staff have access to an employee assistance programme, Workplace Wellness, for confidential, independent support and advice during difficult times in either their professional or personal life.

A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27% 



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