Paralegal (insurance disputes)

What does the role involve?

We need a paralegal to support the insurance disputes fee earners in our London office. You will receive the necessary training for the role in-house and on the job.

Your main duties and responsibilities include:

• Legal research
• Document preparation/management  – photocopying; paginating; indexing; listing documents; assisting with disclosure; preparing trial bundles
• Drafting, e.g. court forms, application notices; pre-trial checklists/information sheets; using precedents on our in-house database; costs schedules; orders; and some short letters – all with supervision
• Court attendances to lodge applications
• Assisting fee earners on case management and tasks
• Note taking at meetings – preparing attendance notes of court attendances, conferences with counsel and client meetings
• Liaison by telephone and in writing with third parties and other parties in litigation
• General administrative work, including filing and postal tasks

For the full copy of the job description, please click here.

Why should I apply?

This is a great opportunity to join a forward thinking law firm and our stats speak for themselves.

The role is varied and you will work alongside partners, Neil Davis, Virginia Hickley, Michael Mitchell, Nicolas Oldham and Paul Spibey.

The firm has been named for a record thirteenth year running as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in The Sunday Times’ annual survey and is one of only a small number of organisations nationally to have achieved a listing for 13 years running, and the only UK law firm.

We have also achieved the much sought after Two Star Accreditation and been named as one of 100 Best Mid-Sized Companies to Work For as a result of outstanding levels of staff engagement and the firm’s commitment to creating a positive working environment for all employees.

What experience is required?

You will have a minimum of six months’ experience as a paralegal and be educated to degree level or equivalent.  For more information about skills and experience required, please click the link to the job description above.

What else should I know?

Mills & Reeve is a major UK law firm renowned for its outstanding service to national and international clients, for its collaborative culture and for its deep sector expertise. The firm has a strong sector focus with expertise in agriculture, charities, education, food and beverage, health, insurance, private wealth, real estate investment, sport and technology.

Clients include businesses – from PLCs to start-ups – high net worth individuals and landowners, more than 120 universities, colleges and education bodies and over 100 healthcare organisations.

Mills & Reeve is one of the top performing law firms in the UK when it comes to client satisfaction, according to the latest editions of Chambers UK and the Legal 500. The annual guides, which accumulate feedback from thousands of clients, place the firm in the top five law firms based on the number of top ranking practice areas.

Mills & Reeve is committed to promoting equality, diversity and to providing an inclusive and supportive environment. Please click the link to find further information regarding ourdiversity policy.

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