Paralegal - Professional Liability

• Supporting senior fee earners in all aspects of high value and complex litigation and professional liability claims
• Assisting with the management of both pre-action and litigated matters, including progressing tasks to agreed deadlines
• Legal research and document preparation, including drafting routine correspondence and assisting with witness statement preparation
• Reviewing documents to analyse facts and issues, identifying next steps, and supporting disclosure exercises
• Liaising professionally with clients, insurers, experts and counsel, and responding to ad hoc requests for information
• Contributing to fee-earning and non-fee-earning activity as appropriate, including knowledge sharing, training, and preparing updates for clients and the team
• Exercising full compliance with DAC Beachcroft protocols on billing and credit control and demonstrating a high level of financial management
• Building an awareness of the Firm’s other services and building effective internal and external networks
• Handling confidential information in line with the firm’s data security protocols

• Educated to degree level, ideally in Law or a related discipline
• Experience in a legal environment desirable but not essential
• Demonstrable interest in professional liability work
• Commercially aware, with the ability to take a practical, client-focused approach to legal issues
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with confidence dealing professionally with clients and colleagues
• Attention to detail in preparing and reviewing documents
• Highly organised, able to prioritise tasks and manage deadlines effectively
• Able to work with a good level of self-sufficiency, while recognising the limits of own authority and experience
• A collaborative, flexible team player, with strong IT skills, including Word and Outlook

Experience in a legal environment

Flexible working with our Flex Forward scheme