Paralegal - Asbestos and Occupational Disease (5787) in Sheffield

We’re a national law firm with a local reach. Our legal experts are here for you. Whether it’s personal or business, we understand that everyone’s situation is different. But we’re more than just a law firm – we’re a team of people working together to help individuals and businesses navigate life’s ups and downs. Working here you’ll feel a part of our friendly and inclusive environment.

We’ll value you for who you are and what you bring. We support each other and push boundaries to achieve incredible things and make a real difference to our clients and communities.

Our Asbestos and Occupational Disease team specialises in disease claims, with particular expertise in asbestos-related cases and representing mesothelioma patients and their families. The team handles a high proportion of litigated cases, many of which are expedited in the High Court. Led by David Johnston Keay, Partner and APIL Accredited Occupational Disease Specialist, he has over 20 years’ experience specialising in respiratory conditions such as asthma, silicosis and hypersensitivity pneumonitis.

You will be joining our Sheffield-based team and therefore must live within a reasonable commuting distance of our city centre office.

As a Paralegal, you’ll support Solicitors with their caseloads from the very beginning, giving you the chance to gain real, hands-on experience in a law firm.

• Take instructions from clients and assist with providing legal advice, including gathering evidence and supporting litigation where appropriate.
• Achieve time recording and fee income targets to ensure profitable working.
• Attend and contribute to team/practice area meetings, complying with directions and decisions to achieve team objectives.
• Keep up to date with changes in relevant law and practice, attending training events to maintain legal knowledge and best practice.

We’re looking for someone who brings:

• Empathy and compassion to guide clients through challenging personal circumstances.
• A friendly, enthusiastic, and can-do approach.
• Confidence and comfortability in handling phone calls and providing clear, courteous communication.
• Ideally, some previous Paralegal experience.

• Pioneering with an imaginative outlook.
• Approachable and caring in all interactions.
• Tenacious in the pursuit of objectives.
• Efficient in the provision of services.
• Grounded in integrity.

If this sounds like you, we’d love to receive your application.

• 25 days holidays as standard plus bank holidays - You can ‘buy’ up to 35hrs of extra holiday too.
• Generous and flexible pension schemes.
• Volunteering days – Two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid).
• Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services.
• We also offer a wide range of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace and to make sure you’re fully supported.

This includes our Flexible by Choice programme which gives our colleagues more choice over a hybrid way of working subject to role, team and client requirements. We have been ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations for 2024!

Our responsible business programmes are fundamental to who we are and our purpose. We’re committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish, and we have established a number of inclusion network groups across our business to support this aim.

Our commitment to Social Responsibility, community investment activity and tackling climate change is a fundamental part of who we are. It’s made up of four strands: Our People, Our Community, Our Environment and Our Pro Bono.

As part of the Irwin Mitchell Group’s on-boarding process all successful applicants are required to complete the group’s employment screening process. This process helps to ensure that all new employees meet our standards in relation to honesty and integrity therefore protecting the interests of the Group, colleagues, clients, partners and other stakeholders.

We carry out pre-employment screening to establish your eligibility to work in the UK, criminal record and financial checks with our trusted 3rd parties. The employment screening process will fully comply with Data Protection and other applicable laws.

Irwin Mitchell LLP is an equal opportunity employer.