Job Description

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Description

This is a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic & aspiring Paralegal looking to make a difference in a leading Personal Injury Firm.###

Key Responsibilities

In this role, you will be an integral part of the Foreign Jurisdiction team. You will manage a caseload of Personal Injury fast track value cases with a cross border element. You will also be responsible for assisting other members of the team with tasks such as calculating special damages, advocacy before District Judges, attending on clients, witnesses, undertaking legal research, attending court and joint settlement meetings.###

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

We are looking for a talented individual who is self-sufficient, hardworking, able to prioritise and has a keen eye for detail.

The successful candidate should have willingness to develop knowledge of foreign jurisdiction/cross border claims and each day is different, bringing new opportunities and challenges to learn.

If you take pride in delivering high quality legal services and can demonstrate excellence in legal research, drafting and client care, then you should apply for this role now.###

Benefits

Contributory pension scheme 5 days additional leave over Christmas Permanent health insurance Healthcare Cash Plan (Medicash) Life assurance 23 days annual leave (in addition to bank holidays) Employee Assistance Programme Enhanced maternity and paternity pay Cycle to work scheme Subsidised sports and social club Annual travel and parking loans Financial assistance for professional development


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About Thompsons Solicitors

For 100 years, leading social justice law firm, Thompsons Solicitors, has been fighting for the rights of the injured and mistreated and changing lives for the better. Since 1921, we have stood shoulder-to-shoulder with trade unions to implement key legal reforms and give a voice to those who might otherwise have been disadvantaged and marginalised.



Thompsons ran:

the case that established the right for injured workers to be compensated in 1937 the first asbestos case that was successful in the House of Lords in 1972 the first equal pay for equal value claim in the UK (1988) and later in Europe (1993) the case against UK construction companies for blacklisting union members in 2016 hundreds of cases on behalf of women who received negligent treatment at the hands of disgraced breast surgeon, Ian Paterson (2017) and behalf of those injured by mesh (2019).


Today, Thompsons employs 800 staff who work at 18 offices right across the UK. Key areas of legal specialism include: personal injury, serious injury, asbestos diseases, medical negligence, road traffic accidents, accidents at work, industrial diseases and trade union law. As a point of principle, the firm has never worked for employers or insurers.



Over the last 100 years, we have consistently won the cases that have advanced the law for working people, but, as long as there are employers who put profit before the safety and rights of their workforce, there is always more to do. We continue to expose injustice, holding those responsible to account and campaigning for positive change.



We want to hear from anyone who is keen to progress a legal career with a firm that won't let up in its quest for fairness.



Visit www.thompsons.law or call 0800 0 224 224



Thompsons Solicitors is a trading name of Thompsons Solicitors LLP.