Job Description

We are actively recruiting for a Paralegal to join our first-class Serious Injury team in Birmingham.
One of the UK's top specialists, our Serious Injury team deals with a wide variety of cases, ranging from spinal cord injuries, amputation and limb damage, along with fatal incidents.
We're looking for those who can assist Solicitors and Fee Earners with casework, whilst liaising with clients and third parties. Alongside those duties, we would also like those who can manage client matters according to the NPS and provide a high level of client care. Other aspects of the role include supporting fee earners with legal and administrative support and provide accurate time recording, billing and debtor management.
We would encourage those with knowledge and basic understanding of legal concepts to apply, gained from LPC, LLM, GDL or ILEX study.
Please note this is a remote working position, however, travel may be required to our temporary Birmingham office. Should we open up a permanent office in Birmingham, you would be required to attend twice weekly.
What we offer in return:
We have a wide range of core and voluntary benefits:

• Hybrid working - 2 days per week working in the office (must live a reasonable distance to commute to the office)

• 35 hours per week - Monday to Friday

• 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 a qualifying 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

Your Professional Development
We will 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.
Our Values
Like all great businesses, we strive to recruit the best people and uphold the highest legal standards. Our people bring something a little different. We hire people who can challenge, remove roadblocks and deliver outstanding customer service. That's why at Slater + Gordon we go further with our values.
How we work is guided by the S+G Way. This means:
We do what we say we will
We don't wait we create
We own it, we sort it
We respect and encourage each other
We make time to live
The S+G Way defines the specific behaviours and actions that our colleagues and our customers care about the most. We know this, because our colleagues helped to create the way, through a series of interactive workshops and interviews.
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