Paralegal - Litigation Specialist

4 weeks ago


Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom Irwin Mitchell Full time

About Our Role

We are seeking a skilled Paralegal to join our Resolve Serious Injury team, supporting clients with a wide range of claims valued up to £50k.

Your key responsibilities will include:

  • Assisting on sub £50k Motor and EL/PL claims, both MOJ portal and litigated cases
  • Taking instructions from clients and assisting with the giving of legal advice, including obtaining medical and other evidence, instructing Counsel and, where appropriate, assisting with other litigation tasks, to achieve appropriate resolutions for the clients.
  • Achieving time recording and fee income targets to ensure profitable working.
  • Attending and contributing to team/practice area meetings and complying with directions/decisions made to ensure team objectives achieved.
  • Keeping up to date with changes in relevant law and practice and attending appropriate training events to ensure up to date legal knowledge and best practice.

About You

  • Previous Claims Handling experience is essential
  • Empathy and compassion to help guide our clients through challenging personal circumstances
  • A friendly, enthusiastic and can-do approach
  • Enthusiasm in building a career as a Paralegal
  • Case handling experience of FT cases in and out of FRC portal in EL/PL/OL/RTA is ideal
  • Litigation experience is ideal

Our Benefits

  • 25 days holidays as standard plus bank holidays - You can 'buy' up to 35hrs of extra holiday too.
  • Generous and flexible pension schemes.
  • Volunteering days – Two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid)
  • Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services.

We offer a wide range of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace and to make sure you're fully supported. This includes our Flexible by Choice programme which gives our colleagues more choice over a hybrid way of working subject to role, team and client requirements.

We have been ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations for 2024

Our responsible business programmes are fundamental to who we are and our purpose. We're committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish, and we have established a number of inclusion network groups across our business to support this aim.

Our commitment to Social Responsibility, community investment activity and tackling climate change is a fundamental part of who we are. It's made up of four strands: Our People, Our Community, Our Environment and Our Pro Bono.



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