Paralegal

An exciting opening has arisen for a Paralegal to join our highly regarded Family team. This role offers valuable hands-on experience across a broad range of family law matters, with a particular emphasis on financial remedy work.

You’ll collaborate closely with experienced colleagues, gaining exposure to client work, drafting, dispute resolution and more—all within a supportive and welcoming environment.

What the role offers

• A varied and engaging workload across family matters, especially financial remedy cases
• Experience drafting key legal documents and supporting case preparation
• Exposure to dispute resolution methods including mediation and collaborative law
• Close working relationships with experienced fee earners
• Opportunities to support business development and marketing initiatives

Key responsibilities

• Assisting on family law cases within a collaborative team
• Drafting legal documents and correspondence
• Supporting financial remedy and general family work
• Typing and processing BigHand dictations
• Conducting legal research and ensuring compliance with AML, billing and time recording
• Building strong internal relationships and contributing to team development
• Participating in business development activity
• Keeping up to date with legal developments

Who we’re looking for

• Strong communication and drafting skills
• Highly organised with the ability to multitask under pressure
• Proactive, motivated and committed to developing expertise
• A collaborative team player with strong client focus
• Interest in dispute resolution
• Confident IT skills (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Professional, discreet and empathetic—essential in a sensitive area of law

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