Paralegal (Permanent)

Are you a law graduate looking for your next step? OR do you have some civil litigation experience and looking for a new challenge? Do you want to work for a well-established business? We are working with a professional client in Hertford Town Centre whom is looking for a Litigation Paralegal to join their team, to assist the delivery of professional legal support services in line with business objectives and to facilitate the delivery of a high-quality service to all clients. Role & Responsibility · Opening and maintaining case files on internal databases in accordance with case management standards and ensuring approved service level agreements are met for legal processing.

• Conducting legal research
• Analysing and summarising documents for reporting and advisory purposes
• Assisting with the drafting, filing and service of correspondence, court forms and all other legal documents, pleadings
• Participating in meetings and attending conferences to discuss the progress of a matter or matters
• Liaising with clients to obtain instructions, leading consultations to support the drafting of statements and pleadings, providing advice as merits and proposed case management strategy, providing updates as to progress
• Handling and organisation of documents and preparing them for review and/or case preparation where necessary.
• Liaising with third parties including Defendants, opposing counsel, lenders, Courts and Tribunals where necessary to discuss case matters and aid progress
• Accurately record any chargeable time spent for billing purposes and liaising with accounts where necessary.
• Drafting and issuing of pre-approved instructions to third parties including counsel, bailiffs, locksmiths in accordance with client instructions
• Assisting with the preparing and delivery of case reports when required
• To undertake other duties commensurate to the post as directed by the according line manager