Family Law or Private Client Paralegal / Legal Secretary

We seek a Legal Assistant/Secretary or a paralegal with LL.B or LLM or a relevant degree. Training Contracts are available. We will also consider a newly qualified solicitor or ilex.

This position is to work in our multi award winning Family and Private Client Team based at our Gosforth Office in Newcastle. You will work alongside 3 very experienced Solicitors.

We have flexibility to offer you work in either Private Client or a mix of PC and Family Law.

We can offer you good quality work. Many of our clients are business owners, professionals and investors. We do not undertake legal aid work. We do not ask fee earners to fill in six minute units, we prefer to look at billing and contribution to the Team effort and ethos.

We are looking for someone who wishes to advance in their career as a Family and/or Private Client lawyer.

We work in a friendly and supportive environment and staff enjoy social events and taking part in charity events. All of our staff are chosen for their community involvement and sense of compassion.

We obtain good quality work from individuals, their families and businesses. We have many repeat clients. We concentrate on quality of work and pricing rather than high volumes.

We are accredited by the Law Society CQS and Lexcel. We are also winners of the Law Society Excellence Awards Law Firm of the Year Award, British Wills and Probate Awards and British Family Law Awards. We are Dementia Friends, members of Solicitors for Later Life and Resolution.

• Family Law: 1 year (preferred)
  
  Please note that this is an office-based position rather than remote working.


We can offer you;

• Pension scheme - salary sacrifice is also available


• Holiday purchase and sacrifice scheme


• Paid-for social events.


• Regular pizza and prosecco events in-house.


• Free Conveyancing, Wills and Lasting Power of Attorney after 6 months of employment


• Support for involvement with charity events


We are a diverse firm and do not discriminate on the basis of gender, sexual orientation, religion, race, nationality, age or disability.

Our office is two minutes from bus stops to and from the city centre and Northumberland. There is free on-street parking. We are very close to two Metro stations.

If you are interested in this role please apply directly and in confidence to jemmerson39@gmail.com
Please note, we will not be using agencies for this role and therefore you must apply directly to us.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Pay: £20,800.00-£30,000.00 per year

Expected hours: No less than 30 per week,
• Additional leave


• Company events


• Company pension


• Employee discount


• Employee mentoring programme


• Flexitime


• Free parking


• Health & wellbeing programme


• On-site parking


• Store discount


• Transport links


• Work from home


Schedule:

• 8 hour shift


• No weekends