Job Description

Family Paralegal – Barnet
Office

We are seeking a
permanent, full-time Family Paralegal for our busy Barnet office to join our
expanding team.

Your Profile:

You will preferably:-

1. Be embarking on or have
completed either the LPC or BPTC and undertaken the family law elective Private Law Children

2. Be able aim to demonstrate an interest
in Family law

3. Have
strong organisational skills

4. Have the
ability to work under pressure

We would like the
ideal candidate to:

1. Provide the highest level of client care in
   the management of client matters
2. Provide support to Fee Earners
3. Build relationships with internal and external
   parties
4. Ensure that files are managed effectively,
   creating letters or documents on the case management system
5. Attending clients and taking notes
6. Completing public funding applications
7. Collating and redacting large documents for
   Court bundles where necessary
8. Liaising with the local authorities, Police
   and medical professionals to request/receive documents. Liaising with
   Courts and experts

Working with us: -

The salary for this position is
dependent on experience.

We will offer ongoing
training and support to develop your career as part of a strong and growing
multi-office team.

Our offices are
friendly, working entirely paperless with recent significant investment in
modern IT to enable you to work proficiently.

We offer a great
package of annual leave to ensure you get enough time away from work. Our
annual leave for this role provides 23 days (plus bank holidays /
Christmas and New Year). We review annual leave and increase with service.

Employee benefits with
GTS:

·Competitive
base salary starting at £27,007.50

·Pension
Scheme with employer contribution.

·Benenden
Health Care.

·Administrative
support.

·Firm
laptop

·Ongoing
training and development.

·Support
from colleagues for case cover.

·Supportive
supervision from mentors.

·Annual
appraisals and salary reviews.

·Bi-annual
parties for Summer and Christmas.

·Additional
perks and benefits.

·Competitive
training packages.

We have a dedicated
in-bound telephony team to take calls and messages for our fee earners. Lawyers
also have the benefit of dictation and support staff to assist in easing the
pressure and enabling efficient working.

We are a multi-office,
multi-service Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners firm recognised for
excellence in a variety of legal fields.