Paralegal - Divorce & Financial Remedy Team
Paralegal – Nottingham Office
Divorce \& Financial Remedy Team
23 Warser Gate, Nottingham, NG1 1NU
Family Law Group is a leading firm of Solicitors with a diverse workforce spread over 12 offices, specialising in all areas of family law. If you have a strong desire to make a positive difference then we are the firm for you.
We have an exciting opportunity for a talented and driven Paralegal with a passion for family law to join the Divorce \& Financial Remedy Team in our Nottingham Office.
You will play a key role in supporting fee earners with the day\-to\-day management of cases, the preparing and drafting of legal documents, correspondence and court forms, assisting with financial disclosure, preparing court bundles, managing diaries and ensuring files are kept up to date on the firms case management system.
You will be joining an exceptional team headed up by some of the leading lawyers in this specialist area of law and a firm that has clear values and principles, to enable its lawyers to achieve the best possible outcomes for their clients.
As well as gaining invaluable experience within a professional legal firm, we offer all our employees the opportunity to develop and progress within the firm and provide these opportunities through training, support and bespoke legal events.
Key Requirements
- 2:1 Law Degree
- Previous experience in family law is advantageous, particularly in divorce and financial remedy matters
- Knowledge of court procedures and preparing bundles
- Strong organisational and time management skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- The desire to help the team to grow and develop
- To build strong relationships with clients and your colleagues
- The chance to work at an Investors in People Gold Standard Accredited Law Firm
- Ongoing training and professional development, with access to extensive family law training material via MBL, Lexis Nexis and our in\-house training site
- One to one mentoring to empower all of our staff to achieve their full potential
- 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays plus the opportunity to purchase up to 5 extra days holiday at the start of each year
- Contributory pension scheme
- Membership of Employee Ownership Trust and bonus scheme after qualifying period
- Cycle2Work Scheme
- Great company events, including an annual weekend conference where all offices get together and firmwide Charity Fundraising Events
- Advanced Employee Assistance Programme with legal, financial and wellbeing advice and counselling available 24/7/365 via the telephone or via the My Healthy Advantage App
- Medicash Healthcare Cover after completion of probation
- The opportunity to join an ever\-growing Diverse and Inclusive Team with an excellent company culture
- Remote working available 2 days per week after probation and training has been completed.
This is a full\-time permanent position to work Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.
The starting salary for this position is £23,132\.20\.
*To apply please submit your CV and covering letter via email to Katy Quinn, HR Manager:* katy.quinn@familylawgroup.co.uk*or via the link on Indeed.*
At Family Law Group we pride ourselves in finding the best available talent and encourage applications from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures. For some of our vacancies we receive a high volume of applications and therefore may need to close this advert early. Your current employer will not be contacted for references until you have accepted any job offer. All job offers are subject to the receipt of satisfactory references.
Note to recruitment agencies:
We hire the majority of our talent directly, by word of mouth or via referrals. On occasions, we will look for external support and will release vacancies to our recently reviewed Preferred Suppliers List.
Pay: From £23,132\.20 per year
Work Location: In person
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