Litigation Paralegal

Litigation Paralegal

Location: Chester Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience Job type: Full time, permanent

Are you a paralegal with at least a year of dispute resolution experience, looking for a role where you actually get near the interesting work?

We are recruiting on behalf of a well regarded, growing law firm in Chester. Their Dispute Resolution team is expanding, and they want a proactive, well organised paralegal to grow with it.

This is not a photocopying and filing role. You will support senior fee earners across the full lifecycle of complex litigation, from first enquiry through to hearing.

What you will be doing

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• Supporting fee earners with supervised fee earning tasks, with accuracy and compliance at the core
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• Preparing court documents and bundles under the guidance of senior team members
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• Handling new enquiries in line with team processes
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• Attending meetings, mediations and court hearings, taking detailed notes and uploading them to the case management system
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• Acting as a point of contact when fee earners are out, managing calls and escalating urgent matters
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• Providing routine client updates and drafting follow up correspondence to keep cases moving
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• Using your initiative to make information requests and enquiries that progress matters
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• Managing outgoing correspondence, standard and non standard, to a high standard
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What they are looking for

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• At least 1 year of experience in Dispute Resolution. Exposure to commercial and contract disputes, intellectual property, partnership and shareholder disputes, or property litigation is ideal
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• A genuine interest in litigation as a career, not just a stepping stone
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• Excellent written and verbal communication
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• Strong organisation and real attention to detail
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• Confidence using case management systems
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• A commitment to first class client care and high professional standards
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What is on offer

Leave

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• 24 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays
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• An additional 3 paid office closure days between Christmas and New Year
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• Your birthday off
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Health and wellbeing

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• Private health cover
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• Medical cashback scheme
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• 24 hour GP service
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• Life cover at 4x annual salary
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• Enhanced sick pay
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• Employee Assistance Programme
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Family

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• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave and pay
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Financial and reward

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• Employer pension contribution
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• £1,000 recruitment referral scheme
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• Voucher reward schemes
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Culture

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• A dedicated CSR committee with regular social and charity events
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Why this role

If you have done a year or more in dispute resolution and you are ready for higher quality work, better exposure and a clear path forward, this is worth a conversation. You will be working closely with experienced litigators on genuinely engaging matters, in a firm that invests properly in its people.

Apply now with your CV or get in touch for a confidential chat about the role.