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Job Type: Full Time, Permanent

Salary: 24k-26k

Location: Peterborough

The Role

This is a rare opportunity to join a vibrant expanding team at WM Legal, working with a variety of lay and professional clients, Barristers and Mediators. You will be able to expand on your legal portfolio and demonstrate your academic prowess.

The Paralegal roles require you to have solid legal experience and an excellent eye for detail. The roles demand a confident and ambitious candidate with excellent written and verbal skills. You will need to work to deadlines and be willing to go the extra mile when needed.

Key Responsibilities

Consideration of papers received on instruction obtaining documentary evidence
Daily clients contact and case management
Drafting legal and court documents
Preparation of hearing bundles and external instructions
Case and general administration
Document management including use of internal electronic systems to progress cases and provide update reports to clients
Legal Research

Ideal Candidate

LPC or BPTC graduates preferred
Previous proven work experience as Paralegal/Legal Assistant or Legal Executive
Experience in civil, commercial and/or financial litigation; banking or finance
Experience and ability to manage own case loads
Excellent research and administration skills
Able to manage a varied workload
Exceptional communication skills (written, grammar and verbal)
Exceptional organisational skills and good at multi-tasking
Meticulous attention to detail and proven analytical skills
Excellent IT skills including MS Office (Word, Excel and Outlook)
Firm understanding of GDPR
Smart, professional, hardworking, cheerful outlook and punctual

Required Qualifications

Please note you will need to meet the following criteria to be considered for this role:

Strong legal experience (minimum 1 year)
Minimum of 2:1 degree with post graduate LPC/BPTC preferred
Finance, commercial or civil litigation experience
Proven experience of managing own caseloads

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