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At Browne Jacobson, we’ve always worked across business and society, and this expertise sets us apart. Social and environmental impact are at the top of our business agenda. We champion fairness, make the complex simple and forge connections between clients to find creative solutions. This is how we improve outcomes for every person, community and business we serve.
With offices in Birmingham, Dublin, Exeter, Cardiff, London, Manchester and Nottingham, we’re a UK & I based law firm with an international reach. Our sectors include: health; real estate and construction; education; energy and infrastructure; financial services; government; insurance; manufacturing and industrials; and retail, consumer and logistics.
We nurture talent at all levels and from every background and celebrate what makes people individuals. Law needs all voices to reflect the society it serves and we’re working towards social mobility, diversity and inclusion in our firm - and our profession. We strive to create meaningful personal and professional development opportunities and offer flexible working in support of a good work-life balance. We focus on wellbeing and individuality, so that all our people can thrive.
We’re a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who best meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Tick on the application form if you’d like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.
What is the working practice for this role?
The firm operates a set of core principles that guides our working practice. It’s called ‘One Firm, Wherever You Are’.
You might have enjoyed working from home and would like to split your time between there and the office/ other work locations. Others may be eager to return to the office on a more regular basis. We believe that a regular level of in-person contact is an important way to build connections with your colleagues, enhancing knowledge and idea sharing and enabling all of us to benefit from the vibrant office culture Browne Jacobson has to offer.
Our expectation is that, on average, you’ll work from home for no more than three days per week, with the remainder of your time either spent with your colleagues in the office or working from other locations as work demands dictate, e.g. courts, client offices, conferences etc.
This is an average expectation over time and we know that there will be variations from week to week. Equally, there will be individual circumstances in which a different pattern of work is needed, for example as an agreed reasonable adjustment for colleagues with a disability or long-term medical condition.
We believe this approach
- fits with our values and personality
- will enhance our performance through greater flexibility
- advances our ambitions as an inclusive employer – helping you better balance work and family/life commitments
- offers opportunities to reduce our carbon footprint (travel, office services etc.), a key ambition underpinning our corporate sustainability plan.
Why is this role important and how does it fit into the team, department and wider firm?
To provide support to the Employment Team focusing on Employment Tribunal work.
What does the role actually involve?
- Drafting lists of documents
- Putting client documents into chronological order to create a bundle.
- Redacting sensitive/confidential information
- Paginating bundles and inserting page numbers into witness statements
- Creating chronologies and statements of fact
- Managing data rooms
- Liaising with the Employment Tribunal by phone and email.
- Obtaining quotes for counsel
- Updating and managing the counsel database
- Managing our schedule of ongoing Employment Tribunal cases
Person specification
- Good familiarity with Microsoft Office (including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams)
- Advanced keyboard skills and the ability to produce own correspondence and documentation
- Experience in a legal assistant/ paralegal role would be an advantage
- The ability to work efficiently and methodically in order to effectively manage your workload
- Impeccable attention to deal
- A willingness and ability to learn
- Confidence, drive and ambition
- Excellent interpersonal skills – this role involves client contact
- Effective communicator, able to establish and maintain harmonious and professional relationships with clients and colleagues
- Excellent organisational skills and be able to manage own time effectively
- A proactive, professional and flexible approach to work
- Ability to work on own initiative whilst maintaining a positive team spirit at all times
- Able to adopt a common-sense approach with attention to detail
- Keen to develop over a period of time with a willingness and ability to learn
- You may be expected to develop your knowledge and skills by attending both external and internal training and qualifications, if required
