Junior Paralegal - Serious Injury (Silver)

The role will be to assist the Serious Injury Team with all aspects of their cases and to ensure that matters are progressed in a timely and efficient manner, adhering to company policies, maintaining excellent standards of client care and contributing to the success of the team. The successful candidate will be working on a diverse caseload of multi-track cases ranging from RTA to EL,PL & OL matters.,

• Progress files in line with KPI targets


• Assist fee earning teams with their cases to ensure matters are progressed in a timely and efficient manner


• Liaising with clients, experts, barristers, third party solicitors/insurers, police and any other relevant parties as directed


• Dealing with all aspects of pre and post issue procedures in a timely manner as directed


• Drafting witness statements and other documents as directed


• Preparing accurate and detailed file notes


• Helping to maintain case plans and case summaries and taking a proactive approach


• To research points of law in respect of liability and quantum


• Undertaking and assisting where appropriate with gathering evidence and chasing parties


• Attendance when necessary to take notes at client meetings, Court, Joint Settlement Meetings, Case Management Conferences and Conferences with or without Counsel



• Ensuring that an excellent level of client care is maintained


• Reviewing and analysing records and reports and providing accurate and well formatted file notes to assist lead lawyers


• Completing customer loss review forms


• Accurate time recording
  
  Good researching and drafting skills


• Sound base knowledge of the law surrounding serious injury and court procedure


• Good attention to detail, with file management and organisational skills


• Excellent oral and written communication skills


• Ability to adapt to the needs of a diverse environment and able to quickly analyse complex information in order to make reasoned decisions.


• IT competent


• Excellent time management and organisation skills


• Must be flexible in working hours and able to travel


• Excellent communication and client care skills



• Buddying new members of the team to help with development, A law degree or a Graduate Diploma in Law, or a desire to gain legal qualifications via CILEX, paralegal apprenticeship or the SQE routes


• Previous legal work experience in the PI field


• Driving licence
  
  Fletchers is a rapidly growing law firm specialising in personal injury and clinical negligence law. We are based in the North-West of the UK, with offices in Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds & Southport, although many of our colleagues work from home as Fletchers offers Hybrid working. We offer a great work life balance, fabulous benefits, apprenticeships, and internal progression, around 10% of colleagues are currently working on apprenticeships or training contracts - more than ever before - and we are continuing to grow our L&D offering. We have a great culture and people that will support you and your goals.
  
  We reserve the right to close this role before the date specified depending on the calibre and volume of candidates.


In return Fletchers can offer:

• Competitive salary


• 35 hours working week


• Bonus scheme (subject to targets being met)


• 35 days holiday a year including bank holidays and Christmas Closure, you also have an option to purchase up to 3 extra days holiday per year, until you long service award the 3 days after your 5th, 7th, and 9th full year of employment


• Pension scheme with tax-efficient salary sacrifice option


• Life Assurance Policy


• Medicash policy to cover some Dental, optical and other medical expenses


• Enhanced company sick pay


• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and IVF schemes


• Flexible, agile working environment with a positive work-life balance


• Varied calendar of funded company social events (check out Fletchers Group on LinkedIn)


• Monthly voucher awards


So much has happened in the last year at Fletchers:

• We became Fletchers Group following several acquisitions and have big plans for more growth.


• We offered legal colleagues more training contracts than ever before.


• Retained excellent rankings with both The Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners


• We opened 2 new office locations in Leeds and Liverpool (alongside Southport and Manchester)


• We launched our first ever Associate and Partner programmes for senior lawyers.


• We launched the Fletchers Foundation charity to support injured people.


Thats just to name a few, check out our website for more