Swift Placements are recruiting on behalf of our well established and growing legal client, who have an opportunity for a Paralegal/ Trainee Legal Executives within their Wirral office to join the Family Team department. We are looking for paralegals to assistant senior fee earners with a large caseload in a large team. The caseload is predominantly Care work.

Key Responsibilities

* Opening files.

* Day to day assistance for the team.

* Updating clients on case progress.

* Communicating with courts, experts and agencies.

* Appointment making.

* Taking and making calls.

* Preparing bundles of documents for hearings.

* Dealing with clients both in person and remotely where necessary.

* General legal and admin support.

* Diary management.

* Attending court assisting counsel and/ or clients.

* Carrying out legal aid assessments and applications.

* Taking client appointments and initial instructions.

Experience & Knowledge

* Be a self-starter and always ready to get involved.

* Good with people.

* Work well within a vibrant team.

* Be flexible and able to accommodate client or team needs.

* Have great time management skills and be able to prioritise heavy workloads.

* It is preferable to have at least 12 months experience working in a family law team.

* Experience of Case Management Systems and Laserforms (essential)

* Experience of Legal Aid Agency Portal (CCMS) (essential)

* Experience of Excel spreadsheets (desirable)

Benefits

* Pension scheme.

* Death in service benefit.

* Service discounts & much more.

* Generous holiday allowance.

* Training & progression opportunities.

Swift Placements are a permanent recruitment agency supporting our client with this position. The successful candidate will be employed directly by our client upon commencement of the role, subject to probationary periods