Disputes Paralegal

The Firm

We stand out for our consistently excellent advice : we provide technical excellence, experience and crucially, we demonstrate real insight into our clients and what matters to them. Our knowledge of our chosen sectors and markets, and our investment in our client relationships set us apart. We are a natural choice for FTSE100 and other high-profile clients.

The Team

• Launched in 2010, our well-established, high performing and busy Transaction Services Team (TST) help Addleshaw Goddard deliver a world class service to its clients. We were the first team of its kind in the UK, and continue to innovate by delivering work in the most efficient way, saving our clients time and money. We are now one of the Firm\’s biggest groups, with our team being made up of apprentices, paralegals, managers and solicitors.
• Our team members focus on tasks that are found in a wide variety of legal assignments, but which do not necessarily need to be done by qualified lawyers, including process elements of transactional, advisory and contentious work. We are supported by the use of technology and play a key role in enabling Addleshaw Goddard to respond to client demand for more innovative and better value services.
• Aside from a competitive salary and flexible benefits package, you\’ll get fantastic opportunities to support some of the UK\’s largest businesses, as well as the potential for exciting internal and client secondments.
• With our focus on continuous development and progression, we created a career development framework and training programme specifically for the TST. As part of that framework, you\’ll have the opportunity to have a career conversation every 4 months to ensure we\’re supporting you to meet your development goals and to discuss your progression. In addition, you\’ll have access to our internal training contract application process, legal qualification sponsorship and management or technical development programmes.

The Role

• The work that comes into the TST is varied. Each member of TST is assigned to one of the group aligned subteams. Whilst predominantly carrying out work for your sub team (Disputes), you may also be asked to work on a variety of assignments from across all of the Firm\’s groups, which gives you a good insight into the workings of a commercial law firm.

The specific Disputes assignments you will be working on can include the following :

• document review, including e-disclosure, to assess the relevance of a wide range of documentation as part of a litigation case including :
• as part of early case assessment
• pre-litigation document reviews
• large scale document reviews on e-disclosure platforms on litigated matters
• reviewing and redacting documents in response to Subject Access Requests under the GDPR legislation
• drafting and producing legal documentation and standard forms
• drafting court forms and issuing court proceedings
• drafting settlement agreements, charging order applications and witness statements
• managing electronic data sites, uploading documentation, and liaising with third parties
• creating bundles and preparing for trial
• checking legal documents for quality, consistency and content and ensuring documents are compliant with the relevant part of the CPR
• providing support to clients on-site, managing their expectations and keeping them updated

Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required (Bespoke to Role)

Due to the dynamic nature of the work we do and the clients we seek to serve, the role is not an ordinary \\\”9-5\\\” job. For the right person, this role provides an exciting opportunity to contribute to our proven success by utilising a wide set of skills essential to a career in the TST.

Any successful applicant will need the following skills and competencies :

• a high level of attention to detail
• effective personal, organisational and time management skills, and the ability to juggle multiple demands
• strong written and verbal communication skills, demonstrating an ability to communicate with colleagues at all levels
• a positive, enthusiastic and proactive approach to work
• a strong work ethic and a desire to develop and succeed
• the ability to work to tight timescales with a sense of urgency
• common sense, commerciality and the ability to exercise sound judgment
• an interest in, or experience of, using technology to deliver work
• Previous Litigation paralegal experience is of relevance, but not essential.