Corporate Paralegal

2 months ago

Leeds, United Kingdom Walker Morris LLP Full time

Joining the Legal Services Delivery Centre alongside a team of paralegals, you will be guided by the Legal Services Delivery Centre Manager who’ll support you to forge your own path at Walker Morris.

You will work directly with the corporate department and gain valuable experience and develop your legal skills. You will be a main point of contact for lawyers and support staff and provide them with assistance on matters. You’ll have the opportunity to manage your own case load under supervision, where applicable. This is a great opportunity to gain vital experience working alongside experienced lawyers, with the possibility of attending external client visits and leading on projects.

What you’ll be doing as a Paralegal:

Handling own caseload of files (where appropriate) from instruction, to issuing proceedings and enforcement and under the supervision of a more senior fee earner. Undertake certain elements of fee earning work under supervision. In particular: file creation; generation of suitable client care correspondence; completion of client questionnaires; drafting of petition/court documentation; attend routine meetings/interlocutory hearings. Deal wherever possible with routine client enquiries and communications. Manage the collation of matter start and matter completion data by agreement with the fee earners in the Department. General administrative tasks, including monthly reporting on cases for client purposes and invoicing of files. Deputise for fee earners in their absence if necessary, passing urgent issues to another senior fee earner for guidance (if a small team).

What we are looking for:

Experience working within a Corporate legal team is preferred, but not essential. Hold a law degree or non-law degree plus GDL. LPC or SQE is preferred but not essential. Experience within a similar role is preferred but not essential. Have excellent organisational skills. Be self-motivated with a high level of enthusiasm and commitment.

Why join Walker Morris:

When you’re looking for a job, we know it’s about more than just the role. That’s why we provide the support you need to develop and grow your career. We’ve hybrid and flexible working, so you can make work and life work together for you. Walker Morris is a top 100 commercial law firm where you don’t have to fit a mould, so you can bring your full self to work and our commitment to a meaningful work life balance means you can take your full-self home again too

What we offer:

Hybrid working – split your time between home and our office, with a minimum of 2 days in the office per week. Annual Leave – minimum of 25 days per year, increasing to 31 days with length of service. Also – buy/sell holidays up to 5 days per year. Bonus Scheme – our annual bonus scheme recognises outstanding contributions to the firm and our ambitions. All colleagues are eligible subject to meeting the criteria of the scheme. Pension – saving for retirement? Let us do the hard work for you. We auto-enrol all eligible colleagues into a workplace pension and we contribute a minimum of 5% of annual salary Life Assurance – 4x your annual salary in the event of a death in service

At Walker Morris we are working to be an inclusive employer, and we encourage people from all backgrounds, ways of thinking and working to apply. We particularly welcome applications from Disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic as well as LGBTQ+ and non-binary candidates. Each individual brings their own unique capabilities, experiences and characteristics to their work, so you don’t have to meet all the requirements listed to apply for this role.

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