Family Law Paralegal/trainee solicitor/trainee legal executive wanted

Family Law Paralegal/trainee solicitor/trainee legal executive wanted

We are seeking an additional Family Law Paralegal sought to join our growing specialist practice.

You will work with our experienced solicitors undertaking a range of tasks including; attending clients, preparing briefs to counsel and court bundles, liaising with expert witnesses, preparing documents, occasionally attending Court to provide assistance to client and advocate.

You will be based at our office in Honiton.

For graduates who are taking or who have passed their LPC there is also scope for this to become a training contract after a six-month probationary period. Seats would be family law/divorce, children law and mediation.

Essential

– Previous experience as a paralegal

– Experience and commitment to a career in family law

– Strong IT skills

– Being highly organised and tidy

– Team player

– Strong communication skills.

– Car driver

Desirable

– Experience with SOS connect case management.

– Desire and drive to achieve professional qualification as a legal executive or solicitor.

– Alternatively, experience of legal cashiering/solicitors accounts rules, or costing of legal help files

– Sound understanding of legal compliance

– Sense of humour.

Qualifications

– Good A levels with experience in a similar role

– Graduate (but with paralegal experience).

– LPC

Salary

As a company we do not pay less the Real Living Wage. Actual salary will depend on qualification an experience.

5 Weeks Annual Holiday.

We have achieved not opening over Christmas so far