Paralegal

Leigh Day is urgently seeking to hire five paralegals within the employment department in Manchester.

Leigh Day is a specialist law firm with some of the country's leading employment and discrimination, personal injury, product liability, clinical negligence, international and human rights teams. Our ground-breaking work is regularly featured on leading news channels. Over the years we have won numerous awards including The Lawyers Employment Team of the Year 2015 award, and have consistently ranked annually in the top tiers of both Chambers and Legal 500 client guides. To learn more about recent news, visit our employment team.

The successful candidate will be working with a team bringing group equal pay claims. Previous relevant legal experience in employment will be advantageous but not essential.

What we are looking for are highly motivated and driven candidates who are eager to build their legal experience within employment.
 
Candidates must have outstanding IT and organisational skills and the desire to provide first class support to the wider legal team. We are looking for hard-working and proactive individuals, who are able to use their initiative. A positive attitude and attention to detail are essential.  

To download the job description, please click here.
 
To apply, please return the following to [email protected] by Monday 6 March 2017.

• A covering letter clearly stating a) why you are interested in this role, b) how your experience and skills match the role requirements, c) your current salary details and d) applicable current notice period.  
• A copy of your up-to-date CV.
• The completed Application and Equality and Diversity form (click here to download).

Unfortunately failure to return all the above requested documents will result in your application not being considered. 
 
Leigh Day is committed to equality and diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. A copy of the Equality and Diversity Policy is available upon request