Criminal paralegal - Central London law firm which may lead to a training contract

Responsibilities and key skills: 

Preparation of case papers for court bundles and instructions to counsel and expert, assisting fee earners in the arrangement of hearings, conferences and the instruction of experts.

Some opportunity to develop court experience, assisting fee earners at trials or other hearings in court.

As part of your role you may be asked to support marketing and business development activity within the team. This may include assisting with meeting clients, attending training sessions and marketing events

Handle confidential information in line with the firm’s data security protocols

Keep case management systems and diaries updated with diary dates as required by the case.

Excellent research skills

Confident oral and written communication and client care skills

Possess a tenacious approach to identifying issues and solving problems.

Able to progress tasks using own initiative, seeking guidance and input from others where appropriate.

Able to work to deadlines, prioritise own workload effectively under pressure and manage conflicting priorities.

Quality and customer service oriented with a concern for accuracy and an eye for detail.

IT literate with good knowledge of Word and Excel. Knowledge/previous experience of a case management system is also essential as are good keyboard skills 

We will help you achieve your Police Station Accreditation (PSAR)

We aim to respond to all successful applications within 7 working days. If you have not been contacted within this timescale your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion and we thank you for your interest.

We will only consider reply received via email, please do not telephone the office.

Please email your CV to: [email protected].