Experienced Family Law Paralegal
The role
Family Law Group is a leading firm of family law Solicitors specialising in all areas of family law including divorce & separation, child arrangements, care proceedings, matrimonial finance & property, cohabitation disputes, mediation, collaborative law, forced marriage and domestic abuse injunctions.
The firm is looking for a paralegal to join their growing team at our Nottingham office. The successful candidate will have family law experience in private children and matrimonial finance. A law degree will be an advantage. We are interested to hear from you if you are looking to further your career and enhance your qualifications to eventually qualify as a solicitor or legal executive.
This role will involve providing client and solicitor support within the matrimonial team, attending on clients, drafting legal documents, and completing direct casework.
The ideal candidate will be self-motivated, ambitious, able to learn quickly and work diligently and professionally in pursuit of our clients’ instructions. You should be capable of prioritising work in such a way as to ensure that the firm’s caseload is progressed efficiently and so, excellent clerical, communication and administration skills will be required. The role involves other necessary tasks to aid in the progression and management of client cases, including an excellent telephone manner, filing, checking post and preparation of files for archive.
In return you will be joining an exceptional team and a firm that has clear values and principles in place to enable its lawyers to achieve the best possible outcomes for their clients. As well as gaining invaluable experience within a professional legal firm, you will benefit from the opportunities provided within a busy team working on a varied caseload.
We offer all our lawyers the opportunity to develop and progress within the firm and provide these opportunities through training, support, and bespoke legal events. You will be joining a team that is headed up by some of the leading lawyers in this specialist area of law.
About Family Law Group
We are a dynamic national law firm who specialise in all areas of family law and provide the very best advice to both private and legally aided clients. We believe that every client should be treated as if they are our only client, by listening to their concerns, understanding their needs, always being approachable and supporting them through difficult times.
We are an established legal practice with a diverse workforce spread out over 10 offices, specialising in all areas of family law including divorce & separation, child arrangements & social services, care proceedings, matrimonial finance & property, mediation, collaborative law, forced marriage and domestic abuse injunctions.
The ideal candidate will be self-motivated, ambitious, able to learn quickly and work diligently and professionally in pursuit of our clients’ instructions. You should be capable of prioritising work in such a way as to ensure that the firm’s caseload is progressed efficiently and so, excellent clerical, communication and administration skills will be required. The role involves other necessary tasks to aid in the progression and management of client cases.
In return you will be joining an exceptional team and a firm that has clear values and principles in place to enable its lawyers to achieve the best possible outcomes for their clients.
We offer all our employees the opportunity to develop and progress within the firm and provide these opportunities through training, support, and bespoke legal events. You will be joining a team that is headed up by some of the leading lawyers in this specialist area of law.
Key requirements
- Keen interest and experience in family law
- Law degree is an advantage
- Excellent communication and organisational skills
- Passion for family law and social justice
- Hours of work: 9.00am to 5.30pm, Monday – Friday
- Creative thinker and not afraid of a challenge
What we offer
- Access to extensive family law training material and one to one mentoring
- Competitive salary
- 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
- Contributory pension scheme
- Great company events, including an annual conference where all 10 offices get together
- Employee Assistance Programme with advice and counselling available 24/7 via the telephone or via the My Healthy Advantage App
- Membership of the firm’s Employee Ownership Trust after a qualifying period
- Fully paid legal memberships and subscriptions
- Great company culture
How to apply
To apply please submit your CV and covering letter via the link on this portal, for the attention of Katy Quinn HR Assistant: https://familylawgroup.peoplehr.net/Pages/JobBoard/Opening.aspx?v=f21f2c35-61d9-44a4-874d-8a3b7f90ede0