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Paralegal
Stephens Scown LLP
Exeter
Hybrid
GBP 25,000 - GBP 45,000
Full time
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Job summary
An established industry player seeks a dedicated team member to join its Commercial Dispute Resolution team. This role involves supporting a diverse caseload in debt recovery, ensuring exceptional client care, and contributing to a positive team environment. With a commitment to employee ownership and a hybrid working model, this firm values work-life balance and offers a rewarding benefits package. Join a community-focused organization that prioritizes employee well-being and professional growth while making a meaningful impact in the legal field.
Benefits
Qualifications
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with a focus on client care.
- Ability to work in a busy, professional environment while meeting deadlines.
Responsibilities
- Support the team with a varied caseload in debt recovery work.
- Assist in providing the DebtLink service for debt processing.
Skills
Education
At Stephens Scown, every day is what we make it. So we make it matter. Doing notable work for notable clients, building our skills with talented people and having a positive impact on our communities sits at the heart of everything we do.
We don’t just say it, we live it. Our commitment to our people, clients and communities runs through our DNA. We are employee-owned, we are a Certified B Corporation TM, and we are featured in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024 list – ensuring our culture and ethos of going above and beyond for our people, our colleagues and our communities is recognised nationally.
- You will provide support across the team by undertaking a varied and interesting caseload assisting with all aspects of debt recovery work within the Commercial Dispute Resolution team.
- You will assist in providing our DebtLink service, processing debts through to recovery or until they become contested.
- You have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and a focus on exceptional client care.
- You are able to work in a busy and highly professional environment.
- You are highly organised, accurate, proactive and committed to meeting deadlines whilst remaining calm under pressure and maintaining attention to detail.
- You have a flexible approach and ability to work within a team environment.
- Previous experience of working in a legal or professional services firm is an advantage.
- We offer a competitive salary and an impressive array of benefits and rewards. Not least of these is through the Firm’s employee-ownership status, where every employee is listened to, helps to realise our vision and receives an equal share in our annual profit-share.
- Our hybrid working model and approach to flexible working enables our people to share their working time between home and the office to support a healthy work/life balance.
- View a full list of our benefits – including 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays and your birthday), private medical insurance, group life assurance, access to a comprehensive range of wellbeing support, and three additional days’ paid leave to support good causes.
Working here is something else entirely. It’s a place where we can step up to tough challenges with people so good they inspire us to be better. We proudly work in a beautiful part of the country, go beyond expectations and achieve things that matter.
We’re the UK’s first major employee-owned law firm. But more than this, we’re people-centred and people-powered. We do what it takes to help each other overcome every challenge. Whatever’s happening in the world, empowering our people is what matters.
Our communities and colleagues give us a lot to be thankful for so we try to make them feel as valued as our clients. Whether we’re digging deep and giving our time and money, picking up rubbish from our streets and beaches, at Stephens Scown, if it’s right, it matters.
We might have the expertise of a top city firm, but outside our offices there’s not a skyscraper in sight. Whether we’re getting to know our clients on our local beach or having fun in the park with colleagues, we’re all about living a life enriched by work. Making the fun matter.
If this sounds like you and you would like to be considered for this opportunity, please send your application by email (quoting your current or last salary) enclosing an up-to-date CV to humanresources@stephens-scown.co.uk or by post to: HR Department, Stephens Scown LLP, Curzon House, Southernhay West, Exeter, EX1 1RS.
At Stephens Scown, we believe that a diverse workforce delivers better results for our clients and creates a happier workplace where everyone feels valued and appreciated. Therefore we welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds, abilities and beliefs.
All offers of employment at Stephens Scown are subject to Basic level of Disclosure and Barring Service check. Any information gathered in relation to the DBS process is held in accordance with all relevant data protection regulations. Having a criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the position and the circumstances and background of your offences. At interview, or in a separate discussion, we ensure that an open and measured discussion takes place on the subject of any offences or other matter that might be relevant to the position. Failure to reveal information that is directly relevant to the position sought could lead to withdrawal of an offer of employment. We make every subject of a DBS Disclosure aware of the existence of the DBS Code of Practice. This is available on https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dbs-code-of-practice.
