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Litigation Paralegal Jobs in Manchester, England, United Kingdom at Johnson Law Group
Title: Litigation Paralegal
Company: Johnson Law Group
Location: Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Johnson Law Group is a consumer litigation law firm based in the heart of Manchester City Center. We are looking for bright and enthusiastic paralegals to join our growing team of fee earners.
As a firm, JLG acts for consumers and businesses that have been “wronged” in some way by large corporations. We specialise in bringing large group actions against those corporations and driving high volumes of claims for financial mis-selling.
We always represent Claimants and with our U.S. roots, we are able to bring our own style of group and volume litigation to the UK legal market.
Successful candidates will assist in our busy and ever growing financial mis-selling team, as well as be involved in the day-to-day business of handling client inquiries and advising on the legal processes our clients are involved in.
Candidates must be detail-oriented, possess excellent communication skills, strong organisational skills, and a professional appearance. Candidates must also thrive under pressure when talking with clients and have an ability to calmly articulate areas of discussion.
Previous fee earning experience preferred but not essential.
Requirements (Must Have):
Careful attention to detail
Ability to understand and follow documented processes and procedures
Ability to prioritise and multi-task
High level of professionalism and a strong work ethic
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Proficient in all MS Office applications
Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
Ability to thrive in a team environment
Law Degree (2.1 or above)
LPC or similar qualification
Requirements (Preferred):
Previous experience working in a law firm as a legal clerk in a fee earning capacity (preferably in civil/commercial litigation of financial mis-selling).
Responsibilities (Day-to-Day):
Request, chase, organise, review and report on Data Subject Access Requests
Updating and liaising with clients by phone and in writing
Maintaining up to date diary and task list
Regularly and effectively chasing up all outstanding tasks
Actively progressing cases
Assist other fee earners on tasks on their cases
Draft and prepare claims for formal submission to Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS), Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) and for issue in court
Drafting long letters of advice to clients and witness statements and collating relevant enclosures from lengthy disclosure documents
Analysing and considering limitation (both primary and secondary) on cases
Carrying out case law research for your principal and reporting/presenting on the same.
Providing excellent customer service and communicate with clients
e-Filing in the High Court and County Court
Clearly detail and document all information in our case management system
Track and meet all applicable procedural, limitation and court deadlines
Provide status updates
Job Type: Full-time and fully office based.
Benefits: discretionary annual bonus and salary sacrifice pension scheme
Offices: Chancery Place, Manchester City Centre.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £24,000.00 per year
Interested parties should send their CV’s through to [email protected] quoting “Paralegal” in the email subject.
