Job Description

Harding Evans are looking for an experienced Paralegal to join their busy Family and Matrimonial Team in Newport to act for clients in a range of matters relating to private family and matrimonial and manage all client work allocated in accordance with the Firm's standards.

The role responsibilities are:

To support your fee earners by ensuring all routine administrative processes are managed along with managing diary commitments. To prepare correspondence through audio typing and word processing. To deal with routine post, drafting straightforward replies as appropriate. To administer filing relating to Matrimonial and Children matters including daily filing, opening, closing storage and retrieval of client files in accordance with the procedures contained within the office manual. Resolving debit or credit balances on files enabling them to be closed. To act in a fee earning capacity andto accurately record and submit regular time recording in line with the firm's/departments policy. To achieve agreed levels of billing and time recording To ensure all financial controls procedures are followed particularly in respect of billing procedures and collection of monies. To ensure that all client work relating to own files is processed correctly and expeditiously and that the client is kept regularly informed of progress and costs. To manage and deal with all correspondence associated with own files on a daily basis, To maintain and update files with relevant correspondence to ensure files remain current and up to date. Updating the case management system efficiently and effectively in accordance with departmental processes and procedures. When required, arrange and attend conferences with Counsel, instruct experts and review export reports. Liaise with legal representatives including counsel, costs drafts persons, experts etc. Manage periodic payments on account as agreed by the fee earner. To follow file reviews procedures ensuring that these are dealt with promptly. Carry out periodic costs checks on files as requested by the fee earner. Assist with and undertake tasks relating to fee earner's family and matrimonial caseloads when required. Assist the department in developing work processes for family and matrimonial cases when required. To undertake administration work on own files and support senior fee earners with the same. To ensure that support staff allocated are progressing your work in a timely manner. To prepare bundles of documents for counsel and experts and trial bundles when required. To attend to clients both in person and on the telephone and to provide such support in a professional and friendly manner in keeping with the firm's standards for client care To provide support to the support staff and fee earners as required Greeting and dealing with "walk in" clients, to the office to take initial instructions or brief updates on their matter. Preparing draft bills To maintain flexibility to attend conferences with clients which, on occasions may be outside of 'normal working hours.' To ensure the confidentiality of all the firm's and client's documentation and information. To undertake any other duty as reasonably requested of you and within your capabilities including reception cover, post room cover and court run cover (full training provided.)
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

Additional leave Company pension Health & wellbeing programme Life insurance Referral programme Sick pay
Work Location: In person