Litigation paralegal

Practice area: Litigation (social housing/leasehold management)

The practice

Capsticks is independently rated by The Legal 500 and Chambers Directory as one of the leading providers of legal services to the health, social care and social housing sectors, as well as in the field of professional discipline.  The firm has over 390 staff including over 230 fee earners across its 4 offices in London, Birmingham, Leeds and Winchester. The firm acts for over 200 clients, including all forms of NHS provider and commissioner organisations, the Department of Health, the NHSLA, regulatory bodies, charities, independent healthcare providers, housing associations, medical malpractice insurers and defence organisations. 

Further details on the partners and the type of work carried out can be found on our website at www.capsticks.com.

The role

Main duties and responsibilities

The main roles and responsibilities will be to support other fee earners in the team in all aspects of their caseload, including but not limited to:

• Undertaking research;
• Preparing bundles for court/tribunal;
• Drafting routine correspondence, court applications and statements (particularly for arrears possession actions, gas access injunctions, service charge disputes) under supervision;
• General case management (including liaising with the courts/tribunal, clients and opponents, process servers and advocates);
• Instructing advocates/counsel where necessary;
• Preparing disclosure of documents; and
• Any other duties as reasonably requested.

Candidate specification

Paralegals are expected to use a high degree of self-management and initiative and have a responsive and proactive approach to the work. Candidates should have:

• a minimum of 12 months’ experience of similar work;
• an LPC or BVC qualification;
• good communication skills;
• good administration skills; and
• good IT skills.

Experience of social housing/leasehold management would be advantageous although not essential. Candidates will however be expected to demonstrate at interview that they:

• are well organised;
• have good attention to detail;
• are proactive; and
• are self-motivated.

Candidates should be available to start immediately, or as soon as possible, and if you are interested in applying for this position please visit our website and submit your CV and covering letter via the online portal. The deadline for applications is Friday 28 April 2017 and please note we are only able to respond to candidates we call for interview.

Capsticks is an equal opportunities employer

Capsticks is committed to providing equal opportunities for all and to encouraging diversity through recruitment.  Applications are welcome from all sections of the community and decisions to progress will be made with reference to entirely objective criteria only.