Family Paralegal Job Canterbury area,England UK,Law/Legal

Family Paralegal – Canterbury Office

We are seeking a permanent, full-time Family Paralegal for our busy Canterbury office to join our expanding team.

Your profile

Be embarking on or have completed either the LPC or BPTC and undertaken the family law elective Private Law Children

Be able aim to demonstrate an interest in Family law

Have strong organisational skills

Have the ability to work under pressure

We would like the ideal candidate to

Provide the highest level of client care in the management of client matters

Provide support to Fee Earners

Build relationships with internal and external parties

Ensure that files are managed effectively, creating letters or documents on the case management system

Attending clients and taking notes

Completing public funding applications

Collating and redacting large documents for Court bundles where necessary

Liaising with the local authorities, Police and medical professionals to request/receive documents. Liaising with Courts and experts

Working with us

The salary for this position is dependent on experience.

We will offer ongoing training and support to develop your career as part of a strong and growing multi-office team.

Our offices are friendly, working entirely paperless with recent significant investment in modern IT to enable you to work proficiently.

We offer a great package of annual leave to ensure you get enough time away from work. Our annual leave for this role provides
23 days (plus bank holidays / Christmas and New Year). We review annual leave and increase with service.

Employee benefits

Competitive base salary.
Pension Scheme with employer contribution.
Benenden Health Care.
Administrative support.
Firm laptop
Ongoing training and development.
Support from colleagues for case cover.
Supportive supervision from mentors.
Annual appraisals and salary reviews.
Bi-annual parties for Summer and Christmas.
Additional perks and benefits.
Competitive training packages.

We have a dedicated in-bound telephony team to take calls and messages for our fee earners. Lawyers also have the benefit of dictation and support staff to assist in easing the pressure and enabling efficient working.

We are a multi-office, multi-service Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners firm recognised for excellence in a variety of legal fields.

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