We are looking for a Paralegal to join our Multi-Track Accidents team in our Leeds Office, assisting on a wide range of tasks and activities to help support the progression of cases. Each day is different and brings new opportunities and challenges to learn.
If you take pride in delivering a high-quality service and can demonstrate excellence in legal research, drafting and client care, then we would be the perfect match!
You will be an integral part of the personal injury team supporting Solicitors in handling cases, preparing for hearings and meetings.
Key Responsibilities
- A day in the life of a Paralegal is never the same, however a typical day may include calculating special damages, liability investigations, reviewing medical records, undertaking legal research, attending court and attending on clients, witnesses, experts and Counsel.
- You will already have some experience of running or assisting with non-portal fast track cases and, preferably, experience of assisting with multi track cases.
- You will need to have excellent knowledge of the law relating to personal injury and the civil litigation process.
- In addition to this you will also have experience of dealing with the portal process.
Skills Knowledge and Expertise
- The role requires excellent prioritisation skills and meticulous attention to detail to enable you to construct clear and effective arguments, yielding the best result for our clients.
- You will also be a team player and will enjoy engaging in marketing and business development opportunities.
- As a Paralegal you will have experience or a good theoretical understanding of legal issues, with an ability to assist lawyers with their cases from beginning to end.
Benefits
- Structured pay scales
- Contributory pension scheme
- Health care cash plan (Medicash)
- Life assurance
. Disability Confident Employer
- 23 days annual leave (in addition to bank holidays)
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
- Cycle to work scheme
- Organised sports and social club
- Annual travel and parking loans
- Financial assistance for professional development
About Thompsons Solicitors
For 100 years, leading social justice law firm, Thompsons Solicitors, has been fighting for the rights of the injured and mistreated and changing lives for the better. Since 1921, we have stood shoulder-to-shoulder with trade unions to implement key legal reforms and give a voice to those who might otherwise have been disadvantaged and marginalised.
Thompsons ran:
- the case that established the right for injured workers to be compensated in 1937
- the first asbestos case that was successful in the House of Lords in 1972
- the first equal pay for equal value claim in the UK (1988) and later in Europe (1993)
- the case against UK construction companies for blacklisting union members in 2016
- hundreds of cases on behalf of women who received negligent treatment at the hands of disgraced breast surgeon, Ian Paterson (2017) and behalf of those injured by mesh (2019).
Today, Thompsons employs 800 staff who work at 18 offices right across the UK. Key areas of legal specialism include: personal injury, serious injury, asbestos diseases, medical negligence, road traffic accidents, accidents at work, industrial diseases and trade union law. As a point of principle, the firm has never worked for employers or insurers.
Over the last 100 years, we have consistently won the cases that have advanced the law for working people, but, as long as there are employers who put profit before the safety and rights of their workforce, there is always more to do. We continue to expose injustice, holding those responsible to account and campaigning for positive change.
We want to hear from anyone who is keen to progress a legal career with a firm that won’t let up in its quest for fairness.
