Paralegal - Personal Injury (Catastrophic Injury)

Overview

We have a new vacancy for a Paralegal to join JMW’s growing Catastrophic Injury team within our Personal Injury department, in our Manchester Spinningfields office.

The Department

Each year, JMW’s Personal Injury department secures millions of pounds in compensation for clients across the UK by taking positive action on their behalf and presenting the strongest possible case. Our team of expert personal injury lawyers produce some of the best results in the industry. They pride themselves on providing a high level of customer service and understand how an injury can have an impact on clients\\\’ day-to-day lives.

Over decades of success, the department has received recognition from numerous legal institutions, including being ranked in band 1 for personal injury work in the Northwest for both Chambers and Partners and the Legal 500, and receiving the Corporate Supporter Award at the inaugural Child Brain Injury Trust Diamond Awards, for our ongoing support and fundraising for the charity.

The role

This is a great opportunity to join a growing and supportive team where you will work with and learn from leaders in the field in respect of catastrophic injury litigation and develop your legal knowledge. Your role as Paralegal will involve supporting senior members of the team with a mixed caseload of brain injuries, spinal cord and amputation claims, and you’ll be responsible for a wide range of general, administrative, and other legal services related tasks.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Drafting witness statements
• Attending conferences with counsel and experts and taking detailed notes
• Obtaining, reviewing, and collating records
• Reviewing medical reports
• Researching case law on liability and quantum
• Liaising with clients and updating them on case progress
• Preparing instructions to medical experts and counsel
• Preparing court bundles
• Dealing with billing and disbursement payments

This role will initially be fully-office based for a settling in period, after which there will be the option to work remotely for up to 2 days per week.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required

Our Paralegals support across the team – they need to be efficient, have exceptional attention to detail, maintain a very high standard when preparing communications and documentation, and possess a solid grounding in personal and serious injury claims work. To succeed in this role, you should also be able to demonstrate:

• Experience of Personal Injury work and catastrophic injury claims will be essential
• Strong team working ethic
• Ability to pro-actively prioritise and complete work to a high standard set by senior fee earners
• Excellent client care skills – communicate with clients of the department in a professional and empathetic manner both orally and in writing
• Strong academic record
• Excellent IT skills particularly with experience in Word, Excel and Outlook
• Experience using Proclaim Case Management System would be advantageous but not essential

Working for JMW

As well as a rewarding career, JMW offers its colleagues many other opportunities and benefits, including:

• A minimum of 25 days\\\’ annual leave (increasing with length of service) plus office closure between Christmas and New Year
• Travel Insurance – covering you and eligible family members
• Death In Service – 3 x basic salary
• Private Medical Insurance (subject to opting in) and option of contributing to add eligible family members
• Income Protection – cover of up to 75% of salary
• Access to an interest free travel pass/parking loan
• A one-hour early finish, one Friday a month
• Two days a year to do charitable work, with a huge variety of events to get involved in
• The opportunity to participate in sports teams, hobby clubs, and social events
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme and trained Mental Health First Aiders