Legal Assistant - Litigation Paralegal
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| Job Type | Temporary / Contract |
| Location | Kings Cross London |
| Area | London, England |
| Sector | LegalAdmin & Clerical - Business Support |
| Salary | £16.75 per Hour PAYE – Inside IR35 |
| Start Date | Immediate Start |
| Telephone | 02039876660 |
| Job Ref | DBR04476 |
- Description
- Description
We are recruiting a Legal Assistant to provide practical administrative support to the legal services team, their Members and Officers, and External Stakeholders:
Responsibility
To support the provision of legal expertise through a shared delivery back office support service and contribute to delivering a portfolio of high-quality, solution-focused legal work across multiple disciplines and sites:
Qualification – Essential
· GCSEs (A-C) or equivalent to include Maths and English
· Degree in Law or substantial experience working in a legal department
· Advanced user –Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, MS Teams, Social
media, and accounting CRM:
Essential - Skills, Abilities & Experience
· Experience in managing housing law cases is essential
· Knowledge of Conducting Casework on disrepair and possession proceedings
· Solid experience in research for legal cases
· Experience in preparing legal documents, including Claim Forms, Pleadings and Witness
Statements
· Experience handling confidential client or case information
· Experience in taking Instructions from Clients
· Knowledge of organising legal files
· Experience in redacting files and assisting Solicitors with Casework on complex legal
matters
· Ability to provide advice, draft correspondence and documents to support Lawyers and
Senior Lawyers
· Experience in preparing cases for hearings and processing a heavy caseload.
· Ability to provide advocacy in routine cases
· Experience in undertaking routine litigation
· Ability to prepare cases for hearings
· Ability to draft correspondence, documents, notices, and orders
· Ability to maintain various manual and electronic systems, including corporate IT systems,
spreadsheets, databases and the legal case management system
· Ability to keep more senior staff informed of any critical issues arising which may affect the
satisfactory progress of cases
Essential Compliance Requirements
· Three Years of Reference
· A pre-engagement screening is mandatory for this role
Diamond Blaque is an equal opportunities employer.
Diamond Blaque is acting as an employment agency for this vacancy.
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