Paralegal in Worcester

We are recruiting a Paralegal to join our BRICS team based in Worcester. This role offers hands-on experience within a busy full-service firm, where you will make a real contribution to live matters and work in close collaboration with experienced solicitors. This team is a key part of our Corporate team. They support businesses with risk, investigation, compliance and secretarial matters. This team operates across the wider national Corporate team and offers advice and support on a range of corporate due diligence.

As a Paralegal, you will play a key part in supporting the team's work by:

• Drafting legal documents using appropriate precedents and templates.
• Undertaking legal research using appropriate sources, and presenting findings clearly and accurately.
• Supporting fee earners with day-to-day file management (including file opening and closing).
• Assisting with diary management and ensuring key deadlines are met.
• Ensuring all work complies with risk management policies and procedures, in line with GDPR requirements.
• Taking an active role with the Paralegal and Trainee (PT) group, supporting the firm with internal initiatives, charitable work and careers fairs.
• Taking an active part in promoting the firm and department through social media channels such as LinkedIn, attending industry events and networking.

About You

As a Paralegal you will need to have:

• Legal qualification (such as LLB or CILEX), or working towards one.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Attention to detail, reliability and ability to manage competing priorities.
• A professional, client-focused approach.
• IT literacy, and ability to adapt to new systems.

At HCR we value candidates with a proactive and curious approach to learning, and candidates that willingly support the team around them. We are committed to supporting your development, and many of our Paralegals utilise their role to develop the skills and confidence needed for their future career progression.

Our Paralegal benefits include:

• 28 days' annual leave (plus public holidays)
• Annual bonus scheme up to 10%
• Pension scheme (4% employer contributions)
• Life assurance
• Healthcare cash-plan (providing you with financial support for private medical, dental and wellbeing), as well as 1/3 gym membership contributions, eye care and flu vaccination clinics.
• Season ticket loans
• Electric vehicle scheme
• Cycle to work scheme

HCR suits people who love a challenge and want to work in an environment where careers thrive on the back of hard work and personal merit. Our people enjoy feeling part of something bigger than themselves, and whilst our clients drive our development, it is our people who bring their energy, enthusiasm, and entrepreneurial mindsets together to solve problems and help our clients succeed.

HCR’s growth constantly creates opportunities for people who want to go places and make a difference, your career plan can become part of our growth plan. At HCR you can expect to work with friendly, energetic, ambitious people, who love getting stuck into a client problem, and enjoy celebrating a good outcome. Our people value the sense of community provided by the individual personality of each office and the collegiate approach across all our service and sector teams.

As HCR is an equal opportunities employer, we don’t just accept differences, we celebrate them. We want to attract a diverse and ambitious workforce that reflects all backgrounds and skills to create a workplace that is supportive and inclusive, recognises and nurtures talent, and which works together to achieve the best outcome for our clients.

Please let us know of any reasonable adjustments we can make at any stage of the recruitment process to support your application. If this opportunity sounds of interest to you, please make an application and submit your CV through our careers website.