Paralegal

We have a great new opportunity for a Paralegal to join DAS Law (part of ARAG UK) in our Landlord and Tenant team in our city centre Bristol offices. The successful candidate will join our high-performing Volume Litigation department, which comprises of several teams including the landlord and tenant team, small and fast track contract teams and personal injury teams. The department undertakes a wide range of litigation work and encourage an early level of client contact and file responsibility. The successful candidate will focus on residential landlord and tenant disputes primarily on behalf of landlord and tenants which have the benefit of before the event legal expense insurance. The successful candidate will be joining a hard working and exceptionally friendly team of individuals, all of whom adopt our values with a dedication to mutual respect, continuous improvement and client care. The landlord and tenant team is currently made up of a number of paralegals, CILEx qualified lawyers and trainee solicitors of varied experience all specialising in possession work. This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your skills and experience, whilst focusing on running a substantial caseload often with many technical legal elements. You will be encouraged to take early responsibility for the litigation process, albeit always under appropriate supervision and with full support and guidance. In return for your commitment, you will join a supportive and fun environment, that offers encouragement to your ongoing support and development.

LLB/GDL or LPC graduates, ILEX, or those with equivalent experience who are ambitious, conscientious candidates with a good eye for detail and who are keen to be part of an exciting future. - Excellent communication skills, with the ability to communicate comfortably and clearly with both external customers and internal stakeholders - You will have worked collaboratively in a team environment and will be comfortable with a significant caseload and early responsibility; - You will understand the need for outstanding client service and the drivers of income and profit within a law firm

ARAG UK has been helping businesses and individuals gain access to justice for over 40 years. It's our founding principle to enable everybody, not just those who can afford it, to assert their legal rights. Thousands of businesses and individuals defend or pursue legal action each year safe in the knowledge that ARAG UK are paying their legal bills. Our businesses include a legal expenses insurance company and a law firm with many opportunities in both areas. We have historically focussed on delivering legal services to customers solely via our Legal Expenses Insurance products, which provides a steady workload of litigated cases in areas such as;

• Personal Injury
• Litigation & Dispute Management
• Employment
• Business & Commercial
We believe these are exciting times for DAS Law as part of the wider ARAG UK, and we are looking for likeminded individuals who share our ambition to make our high quality legal solutions accessible and affordable. You can expect to join an organisation that will challenge and develop you to progress your career in ways that traditional law firms cannot. We are also committed to supporting continued professional development and promote both internal Training Contracts and alternative routes to qualification (SQE/CILEX). By giving you every opportunity to develop yourself professionally and personally, we also pride ourselves on having an open, inclusive and high energy culture that encourages a fun working environment and places our customers at the very heart of everything we do. If you are keen to become part of our exciting future then we would love to hear from you. In addition to the very genuine development opportunities we provide we also offer a generous reward and benefits package.

In return for your commitment we will offer you generous remuneration and a benefits package to include:
• 25 days holiday with the option to buy up to a further 5 days
• Company pension scheme with the option to increase contributions
• Group Income Protection for all employees
• Group Legal Protection for all employees
• A choice of either European Motor Assistance or Home Emergency Assistance
• Salary sacrifice benefits including Cyclescheme
• A comprehensive wellbeing programme including an employee Health Cash Plan and a range of free weekly exercise classes (dependent on your office location)
• Access to our employee discounts hub offering exclusive discounts across thousands of retail partners, including discounted gym memberships at over 3,000 gyms across the UK
• The option to join our Sports and Social club which organises discounted events such as theatre visits, wine tasting and shopping trips