Paralegal (dispute resolution)

The practice

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

The dispute resolution department comprises almost 60 fee earners across four offices and acts for:

• NHS, voluntary and commercial sector bodies, undertaking litigation concerning commercial, regulatory and public law issues;
• regulatory bodies, investigating and prosecuting fitness to practise cases, and handling appeals and strategic issues for them;
• NHS England in performance managing practitioners (including doctors, dentists and opticians); and
• a varied caseload of commercial, fraud, property, environmental and regulatory litigation for the NHS and other healthcare bodies from the voluntary, public and private sectors.

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

The role

The dispute resolution team in our Birmingham office is looking to recruit a temporary paralegal to work as part of a team of four fee earners and to assist the lawyers in aspects of their casework. The main roles and responsibilities will include (although, this is not an exhaustive list):

• working to an annual chargeable hours target;
• witness liaison;
• preparing witness statements;
• instructing experts;
• putting together trial bundles;
• attending conferences with counsel/ experts/ clients;
• attending hearings before statutory committees (not advocacy); and
• any other duties as reasonably requested including in relation to assisting with business development.

Candidate specification

Candidates must have completed the LPC. In addition, candidates should ideally have:

• a strong academic record;
• at least six months experience as a paralegal in a law firm;
• good drafting skills;
• good communication skills (both written and oral);
• excellent administration skills; and
• good computer skills (Excel, MS Word, Outlook).

Candidates will also be expected to demonstrate at interview that they are:

• well organised and excellent at timekeeping;
• proactive; and
• self-motivated.

If you are interested in applying for this position, please e-mail your CV and covering letter to [email protected] with the heading "Dispute resolution paralegal - Birmingham".

Candidates should be aware:

• as part of the interview process there will be a written test, details of which will be provided to those candidates the firm calls for interview; and
• the firm is only able to respond to candidates we call for interview.

Capsticks is an equal opportunities employer

Capsticks is committed to providing equal opportunities and encouraging diversity in employment.  All job applicants will receive equal treatment regardless of sex, marital status, race, colour, nationality or national or ethnic origins, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.