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The London Employment team acts for an enviable range of market leading, household name clients across the financial services, technology, commercial and healthcare sectors. The team has cemented a strong reputation in the market and is recognised as a Band 1 practice in Legal 500 UK rankings, and sits within a top rated national group.
Job Responsibility:
Undertaking a wide range of document management activities, with a particular focus on more complex and document-heavy exercises
This includes the full range of disclosure tasks in litigated cases and also conducting first and second level reviews of employee data subject access requests (DSARs) under data protection legislation, with a view to taking greater responsibility and ownership for DSAR review exercises over time
Both may involve formulating and applying search terms to electronically held data provided by the client, sifting and reviewing raw data for relevance (whether through e-discovery platforms or other electronic means), identifying non-relevant/privileged/business confidential material, collation, redaction and indexing ready for production, and working collaboratively with clients' IT / discovery management personnel
Considering evidence to establish relevant witnesses and checking availability
Drafting agendas and lists of issues for case management hearings
Assisting with the drafting of COT3 and settlement agreements
Drafting briefs to counsel and liaising with barristers and clerks
Drafting applications to Employment Tribunals and liaising with Tribunals on day-to-day case management
Drafting costs applications and preparing schedules of loss/costs
Regular liaison with other paralegals, trainees and lawyers to ensure the efficient management of caseloads and deadlines
Requirements:
A good academic record with a 2.1 in Law or a related subject
Previous experience of working as a paralegal within an employment team
Preferably with practical experience of handling larger scale disclosure and/or employee DSARs, including the core steps as set out in the section above
Familiarity with e-disclosure tools and platforms would also be preferable, but not essential
A confident communicator and a good team-player with a collaborative mindset
Able to deal effectively with internal and external contacts with strong verbal and written communication
Close attention to detail and an eye for quality
Nice to have:
Practical experience of handling larger scale disclosure and/or employee DSARs