Paralegal
Paralegal
Civil Litigation
Truro Office
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A vacancy has arisen for a paralegal to work in the Civil Litigation Team in our Truro Office. This is a full time opportunity working 9am-5.15pm Monday to Friday.
The Role:
You will be working as a Paralegal within the Civil Litigation Team, covering both fee earning and administration duties. Previous experience of litigation procedure would be an advantage and you will need to have a flexible approach and the ability to work within a team environment.
Duties include, but are not limited to, attending client meetings with other fee earners, preparing notes of meetings, preparing letters, helping manage fee earner diaries, making appointments and chasing up clients for responses.
All fee earning work generated would be supervised and checked by the relevant fee earner.
You will be expected to be self-supporting, and in that regard you will need a good typing speed and good ICT skills.
Are you the right person?
The ideal candidate will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and a focus on exceptional client care. You will have solid paralegal experience and be used to working in a busy and highly professional driven environment.
The position would suit someone who is highly organised, accurate, proactive and committed to meeting deadlines while remaining calm under pressure. Excellent all round communication skills, professional telephone manner and attention to detail is essential.
What we can offer you:
In return you will be offered a competitive salary, 25 days' holiday per year, life assurance and private medical insurance schemes.
If this sounds like you and you would like to be considered for this opportunity, please send your application by email (quoting your current or last salary) enclosing an up to date CV to humanresources@stephens-scown.co.uk or by post to:
HR Department, Stephens Scown LLP, Curzon House, Southernhay West, Exeter, EX1 1RS