Paralegal - Community Care

Boyes Turner LLP; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - GBP 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A law firm in Reading is seeking a proactive Paralegal to join their Community Care team. This role focuses on providing essential support rather than generating fees, with responsibilities including file management, diary management, and assisting with various tasks. Candidates should have over 2 years of experience in a similar role, along with strong communication skills. The position allows for flexible working arrangements, mostly on-site in Reading, and offers contractual benefits such as annual leave and a pension scheme.

Benefits

25 days annual leave pro-rated

Pension scheme with 4% employer contribution

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience working within a similar role.
• Demonstrate ability to work unsupervised on administration elements.
• Manage competing priorities and deadlines independently.

Responsibilities

• Ensure file management and case management are kept up to date.
• Assist in providing holiday cover during absences.
• Manage diary and document handling for fee earners.

Skills

Good verbal and written communication skills

Good interpersonal skills

Good keyboard and Microsoft Office skills

Job description

We are currently looking for a proactive and forward-thinking Paralegal to join our friendly Community Care team based in Reading. The position is primarily a support role rather than a fee-earning one, providing essential assistance to the Partner and wider team.

As part of this role the candidate will be required to attend to our offices in Reading 2-3 days each week with the ability to be flexible.

Work type

• Ensure file management, case management and administration are kept up to date
• Assist/provide holiday cover during absences of other fee earners
• Achieve personal target(s)
• Assist the practice group in achieving target(s)
• Develop and achieve firm benchmarks for your role
• Instruct agents in accordance with your team’s requirements
• Diary management
• Document handling on behalf of fee earners
• Billing management
• Depending on candidates experience assist with other ad hoc fee earning tasks
• Assisting with screening new potential clients

Experience/ Attributes required

• 2 + years of experience working within a similar role
• Work unsupervised on administration elements of files
• Demonstrate good verbal and written communication skills
• Good interpersonal skills
• Work effectively in a team and on your own
• Ensure that all tasks allocated by team members are completed in a timely manner
• Good keyboard and Microsoft Office skills
• Manage competing priorities and deadlines independently

Contractual Benefits

• 25 days annual leave pro-rated for the part time role
• Pension scheme with a 4% employer contribution