Paralegal Apprentice with Irwin Mitchell (Asbestos and Occupational Disease Team)
Irwin Mitchell, Birmingham
Paralegal Apprentice with Irwin Mitchell (Asbestos and Occupational Disease Team)
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Irwin Mitchell, Birmingham
- Full time
- U
- Onsite working
- Apprenticeship programme
Posted 2 weeks ago, 28 Jan | Get your application in now before you miss out!
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: 5f17ac1864994212ae5ddb123f64fd9e
Full Job Description
You will have the opportunity to get involved in supporting the team who manage an interesting and diverse caseload. Right from the beginning you'll play a key part in delivering outstanding service, securing justice for our clients, and making a real difference to their lives. Paralegals support solicitors in preparing cases and managing them through the litigation process. This involves creating and organising case files, as well as contacting clients and performing legal research. This programme offers a great grounding for a career in law.
- This is a superb opportunity for you to work within our Asbestos and Occupational Disease Team. You will gain an overview as to the relevant law and the types of claims we encounter whilst supporting our clients and developing your skills and expertise within a collaborative team environment
- The work will involve assisting fee earners in advising clients from inception of a claim through to a final trial. The work will be varied and will include interacting with clients, Counsel and other parties in writing and by telephone
- You will be tasked with obtaining documentation to support claims, conducting research, drafting pleadings, preparing disclosure, bundles, witness statements and instructing Counsel to conduct hearings
- Your role will also involve juggling competing demands on time and ensuring deadlines are met in a fast paced, high energy environment
- Achieve time recording and fee income targets to ensure profitable working
- Ensuring compliance with the firm's policies and procedures
- Attending appropriate training and business development events as and when required
- Establishing a small, supervised caseload to aid with the apprenticeship progression
Paralegal Apprentice with Irwin Mitchell (Asbestos and Occupational Disease Team) Irwin Mitchell Birmingham This is an exciting opportunity to join one of the largest national law firms in the UK. We're a full-service law firm, which means whatever advice is needed we can help. Giving the best possible advice is about more than knowledge and expertise. We seek to understand the people and business we work with as deeply as possible and take time to listen to what matters most to them. Whichever team you join, working here you'll feel a part of our friendly and inclusive environment. We'll value you for who you are and what you bring. We support each other and push boundaries to achieve incredible things and make a real difference to our clients and communities., An exciting opportunity to join one of the largest national law firms in the UK. You will be supporting the Asbestos and Occupational Disease (AOD) Team within Irwin Mitchell. The successful candidate will be based in Birmingham. You'll be working with the AOD team led by Alida Coates as well as supporting colleagues from other offices. The team has a vast amount of experience representing people with personal injury claims, with a particular emphasis on work-related lung diseases, upper limb conditions and asbestos-related illness.
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