Paralegal

Overview

Mercantile Barristers is a Barristers’ Chambers, based in the heart of Legal London, at Gray’s Inn. Our members have established practices in traditional and commercial chancery work, specialising in commercial litigation, company, construction, property, estates and sports law. Chambers provides full circle legal services on both contentious and non-contentious matters to businesses, professionals and high net worth individuals.

To assist with our increasing case load and organic growth we now require a Litigation Paralegal to join our team on a permanent basis.

• Reporting to a Barrister, the successful candidate will be responsible for working with a Barrister to maintain full litigation case management from pre-action conduct through to trial and appeal, where necessary, in compliance with the Civil Procedure Rules.
• This role would suit an enthusiastic litigator with ability to work in a team with Counsel servicing other solicitors and Public/Direct Access clients.

• Between 3 – 5 years’ paralegal experience in a commercial litigation law firm or barristers’ chambers.
• Completion of the LPC or equivalent Bar course is preferable, but not essential.
• Applications from candidates qualifying as a solicitor using the new SQE route to practice welcomed.
• Very competent knowledge and use of the Civil Procedure Rules.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English.
• Smart professional appearance, friendly manner, flexibility, innovative and forward thinking.

• Salary: competitive and dependent on experience.
• Employment type:
  
  Full-time
• Seniority level:
  Mid-Senior level
• Job function:
  Legal
• Industry: Legal Services

No agencies please.