Job Description

The role

Issuing, progressing to judgment and, where required, enforcement of claims in the County Court (and High Court) ensuring that all court documents are completed fully and accurately and that all court or other deadlines are met at all times.

Our Paralegal's will be expected to;-

To loads/incept new matters and first step letters into the system where appropriate and not dealt with elsewhere To deal with key stages of litigation and insolvency within a case management system To ensure all court and client SLA requirements and deadlines are met To comply with all of Solaris's policies and all regulatory requirements To control and manage your workload effectively and efficiently using the relevant case management systems and IS resources and processes appropriately To maintain a professional manner within colleagues, clients and any other third parties

Key Skills and Experience

Minimum - English and Maths GCSEs Regulatory knowledge desirable A high attention to detail and accuracy - Taking care and attention into all correspondence and documentation Previous legal experience in Debt Recovery, Insolvency or Credit Control, or previous Paralegal experience within a Law Firm, in particular in relation to financial services lending products, desirable IT literate with experience of using Word, Excel and the internet Good written, numeracy and oral communication skills

What we offer

Hybrid working - (a standard 2 days in the office a week) after successful completion of probation and training. Salary of 24570 aligned to the Real Living Wage Great induction and planned training, to set you up for success Birthday Day Pension scheme and life assurance to provide peace of mind Corporate discounts on a wide variety of products and services A culture of recognising and supporting hybrid working and flexible needs we may have from time to time
We would love to hear from those with debt recovery experience.

We identify with candidates who are team players and show a strong work ethic.

Equal opportunities

Solaris Law is a committed Equal Opportunities employer promoting equality of opportunity. This means that everyone who either applies to or works for the firm is treated equally, whatever their gender, age, ethnic origin, nationality, marital status, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs.

Pre-Employment Screening

Due to the nature of the work undertaken, confirmation of employment will be subject to a variety of checks which will be carried out once an offer of employment is accepted. These checks will include employment references covering the last 5 years, proof of ID, proof of address covering the last 5 years, Personnel Vetting credit search (which will only highlight insolvency or County Court Judgments - should any adverse data show on the Personnel Vetting search then any offer of employment made will be withdrawn). Terrorism Check (against data supplied by the Bank of England) and a DBS check previously known as a Criminal Records check.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: 24,570.00 per year

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Manchester M1