Project Professional

Locum Paralegal

Liverpool

Contract

£17.41 per hour

Our client is looking for an experienced Locum Paralegal.

• To be responsible for supporting lawyers across Legal Services. Postholders will work across the Legal Service but are likely to be allocated to a single specialist team at any one time.
• To supervise the work of legal assistants.
• To contribute to the effective operational management of the team in order to deliver a high quality and cost-effective legal service.

ESSENTIAL

• Law Degree, CFILEX (or working towards the same) or demonstrable experience of working within a legal environment (A)

DESIRABLE

• Good working knowledge and understanding of the law and procedure relating to the relevant area of specialism. (A/I)

Experience

ESSENTIAL

• Excellent communication skills both orally and in writing. (A/I)
• Excellent drafting skills. (A/I)
• Experience of Office 365 applications effectively and good keyboard skills preferably experience of legal case management systems. (A/I)
• Ability to analyse and solve a variety of complex problems with minimal supervision. (A/I)
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines on a diverse caseload. (A/I)
• Ability to develop good working relationships with managers and officers. (A/I)
• Ability to recognise and manage legal and corporate risk in cases. (A/I)
• Ability to work collaboratively at all levels and in a non-hierarchical way. (A/I)
• Ability to be proactive and have the energy, commitment and resolve necessary to get the job done (A/I)

PLEASE ONLY apply if you have the necessary skills, experience and expertise.

The first part of our recruitment process is to send your CV. Should you be short listed Colbern Limited will contact you within 5 days or we may contact you about other job opportunities. Colbern Limited along with our clients are an equal opportunities employer.