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As a Trainee Paralegal you will play a vital role within our Recoveries department by assisting in the management and progression of possession claims through the County Court. You will ensure that clients, represented by Walker Morris, receive pro-active, consistent, and efficient levels of service.
You’ll get the opportunity to be part of a forward-thinking team, be supported by your manager and guided to develop your career within recoveries and beyond.
What you will be doing as the Trainee Paralegal
- Handling own caseload of files (where appropriate) from initial instruction through the Court process up to: possession of a property; repayment of the arrears/remedy of the breach; and/or closure of our file, under the supervision of a more senior paralegal/the Team Manager.
- Undertake certain elements of fee earning work under supervision. In particular:
- Matter creation on CaseNet and utilisation of our client system links;
- Obtaining Land Registry registers, plans, leases and documents, reviewing them and uploading their information onto our case management system;
- Checking that the property title, customer’s circumstances and financial position are appropriate for possession proceedings to be commenced or progressed;
- Issuing possession proceedings and processing hearing notifications;
- Preparation of Witness Statements, ‘electronic bundles’ and agents instructions for possession hearings;
- Dealing with applications: to suspend warrants for possession; leave to enforce possession orders; leave to re-instate adjourned possession claims; and other miscellaneous application as required;
- Dealing with customer telephone calls and correspondence, and seeking to rehabilitate and avoid possession wherever possible;
- Making inbound and outbound telephone calls to clients, courts, advocates, asset managers and other parties;
What we are looking for
- previous experience of mortgage possession proceedings is preferred Legal degree/qualification preferred but not essential
- Demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Display a proactive approach to work with high levels of organisation and attention to detail
- Able to operate flexibly and as part of a team
Why join Walker Morris
When you’re looking for a job, we know it’s about more than just the role. That’s why we provide the support you need to develop and grow your career. We’ve hybrid and flexible working, so you can make work and life work together for you. Walker Morris is a top 100 commercial law firm where you don’t have to fit a mould, so you can bring your full self to work and our commitment to a meaningful work life balance means you can take your full-self home again too!
We’ve recently launched the new Walker Morris brand, which brings to life what it’s really like to work with and within the firm. What it really comes back to is our purpose, to forge your own path. It means we’re 70% corporate professional law firm but with 30% individual expression – meaning we’re personal, modern and have a drive for innovation.
What we offer
- Hybrid working – split your time between home and our office, with a minimum of 2 days in the office per week
- Annual Leave – minimum of 25 days per year, increasing to 31 days with length of service. Also – buy/sell holidays up to 5 days per year
- Bonus Scheme – our annual bonus scheme recognises outstanding contributions to the firm and our ambitions. All colleagues are eligible subject to meeting the criteria of the scheme.
- Pension – saving for retirement? Let us do the hard work for you. We auto-enrol all eligible colleagues in to a workplace pension and we contribute a minimum of 5% of annual salary
- Life Assurance – 4x your annual salary in the event of a death in service
At Walker Morris we are working to be an inclusive employer, and we encourage people from all backgrounds, ways of thinking and working to apply. We particularly welcome applications from Disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic as well as LGBTQ+ and non-binary candidates. Each individual brings their own unique capabilities, experiences and characteristics to their work, so you don’t have to meet all the requirements listed to apply for this role.
