Paralegal - Employment

DAC Beachcroft LLP; Leeds; On-site; GBP 22,000 - GBP 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in Leeds is seeking a Paralegal specializing in employment law. The role involves managing complex document activities, conducting first-level reviews of data subject access requests, and preparing legal submissions. The ideal candidate will have a strong academic background and relevant experience in an employment team. This position offers a dynamic work environment and the chance to work with prestigious clients in the financial and health sectors.

Qualifications

• Good academic record with a 2.1 in Law or a related subject.
• Experience working as a paralegal within an employment team.
• Familiarity with e-disclosure tools preferred.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Undertaking document management activities for complex cases.
• Conducting first level review of data subject access requests (DSARs).
• Collation, redaction, and indexing of documents for production.
• Liaising with clients' IT/discovery management personnel.
• Drafting applications to Employment Tribunals.

Skills

Good academic record with a 2.1 in Law or related subject

Previous experience as a paralegal within an employment team

Confident communicator

Close attention to detail

Education

2.1 degree in Law or related subject

Job description

Paralegal - Employment

Department: Employment, Pensions and Immigration - North

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: Leeds

Description

The Leeds Employment team acts for a range of market leading clients across the financial services, healthcare and commercial sectors. The team has a strong and growing reputation in the Leeds market and is recognised as Band/Tier 1 in both the latest Chambers & Partners and Legal 500 UK rankings.

The team has a strong reputation in the Leeds market, acting for a stable of significant financial services clients and household name corporates as well as being a market leader in the public and independent health sectors.

For more information on our Employment and Pensions expertise please go to https://www.dacbeachcroft.com/en/gb/expertise/services/employment-and-pensions/

Key Responsibilities

• Undertaking a wide range of document management activities, with a particular focus on more complex and document-heavy exercises.
• This includes the full range of disclosure tasks in litigated cases and also conducting the first level review of data subject access requests (DSARs) under data protection legislation, with a view to taking greater responsibility and ownership for DSAR review exercises over time.
• Both may involve formulating and applying search terms to electronically held data provided by the client, sifting and reviewing raw data for relevance (whether through e-discovery platforms or other electronic means), identifying non-relevant/privileged/business confidential material, collation, redaction and indexing ready for production, and working collaboratively with clients' IT / discovery management personnel.
• Considering evidence to establish relevant witnesses and checking availability.
• Drafting agendas and lists of issues for case management discussions.
• Assisting with the drafting of COT3 settlements.
• Drafting briefs to counsel and liaising with barristers and clerks.
• Drafting applications to Employment Tribunals and liaising with Tribunals.
• Drafting costs applications and preparing schedules of loss/costs.
• Regular liaison with other paralegals, trainees and lawyers to ensure the efficient management of caseloads and deadlines.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• A good academic record with a 2.1 in Law or a related subject.
• Previous experience of working as a paralegal within an employment team.
• Preferably with practical experience of handling larger scale disclosure and/or employee DSARs under data protection legislation, including the core steps as set out in the section above.
• Familiarity with e-disclosure tools and platforms would also be preferable, but not essential.
• A confident communicator.
• Able to deal effectively with internal and external contacts with strong verbal and written communication.
• Close attention to detail and an eye for quality.