Job Description

Paralegal - Abuse & Public Inquiries - 6 Months FTC

Location:

Manchester

Salary:

Competitive

Contract Type:

Temporary

Position Type:

Full Time

Closing Date:

{Expiry Date}

We are currently recruiting for a Paralegal to join our leading Abuse and Public Inquiries team in Manchester.

Providing support to our fee earners, we're looking for those who can assist on the Covid Inquiries.

As part of the role, you'll be assisting our busy fee earners, including legal research, gathering and reviewing records and collating information, including producing chronologies of often lengthy and complex material and as such, a high attention to detail is required. With the position, it will be required to attend conferences and client meetings alongside fee earners, in order to take notes and also to prepare bundles for court, experts, counsel and defendants, along with opening new files, drafting documents.

Hybrid working

(must live a reasonable distance to commute to the office)*

35 hours per week - Monday to Friday -

Flexible and agile working environment

25 days holiday allowance plus bank holidays

Buy and sell annual leave

up to 5 days

Employee Referral scheme

Group Incentive Plan

(Annual Bonus Scheme)

Aviva Digicare+ Workplace App

providing you with services including annual health checks, access to Digital GP's, mental health consultations, 2nd medical opinions and much more

Employee Assistance Programme

where you can access free webinars for stress awareness and counselling sessions

Group Income Protection

which will support you with an income if you are unable to work long term, as a result of an illness or injury

Health and Wellbeing Programmes and apps

including gym discounts, private medical insurance, cycle to work scheme, meditation sessions and much more

Life Assurance cover

Workplace pension

Benefits Hub

providing discounts to over 700 services including cinema tickets, food and drink, travel and high street stores

Dental Insurance

Free legal help

and discounted lawyer led legal services


We will also support and encourage you with developing your career with an award- winning law firm. We run courses across our offices and are continuously monitoring and updating the learning and development offering based on what you tell us. We can support you with your continuous professional development by providing funding for professional qualifications, attending external training courses and providing you with a range of internal learning resources.