Paralegal

Key Responsibilities

• To undertake work in support of a team of fee earners, meeting an agreed target chargeable hours
• Assisting the team with team-specific financials/matter management e.g. budgets, WIP (work in progress), aged debt reporting
• Undertaking various searches at the request of fee-earners along with drafting and amending legal documents
• Primary line of communication between fee-earners and clients
• Ensuring that all new client matters are accurately set up in the client accounting and database system and maintaining client records and contact names where appropriate
• Ensuring files are kept up to date (including filing of documents, emails and correspondence) when active and that files are closed/archived once the matter is concluded following instruction from the relevant fee-earner
• Undertaking and managing client specific BD arrangements for fee-earners, when necessary
• Delegating certain administration tasks received from the fee-earners as per the specific team workflow model
• Utilising all of the services provided by the Global Support Team
• Providing complete assistance to all fee-earners and clients regarding various legal issues
• Leading the way with innovation, technology and tools by supporting and trialling new initiatives
• Screen incoming telephone calls, taking and relaying accurate messages where necessary. Where appropriate, arrange and set up conference and outgoing calls for the team

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise