Paralegal - Central Government

Role: Paralegal REF 105504
Contract Length: 4 months
Location: Hybrid/London – 3 days per week onsite
IR35: Inside
Pay Rate to Intermediary: £142.84 per day
Security Clearance: BPSS


Spinwell is recruiting for a Paralegal for an excellent opportunity within the public sector.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PARALEGAL

• Document management for litigation, inquests and prosecutions, including use of online document storage and e-discovery systems (e.g. Recommind)
• Case management, including tracking deadlines
• Note taking including at court proceedings, inquests and regulatory hearings
• Legal research, including the ability to extract and summarise information
• Liaising with external lawyers, counsel’s clerks and the court
• Managing and updating OGC’s knowhow database
• Ensuring knowledge is shared within OGC
• Monitoring and organising relevant training opportunities
• Providing OGC with updates on legal developments

  SKILLS/EXPERIENCE OF THE PARALEGAL

• Strong IT skills, including ability to use electronic document management systems.
• Attention to detail and accuracy in document work
• Knowledge of Recommind and Sharepoint desirable.
• Ability to multi-task, organise and prioritise a varied workload.
• Legal research skills
• A friendly, helpful and approachable manner that presents well to our internal and external stakeholders
• Strong communication skills, both oral and written
• Ability to work both as part of a team and under own initiative
• Willingness to muck in and do whatever needs doing in small, busy legal department
• Ability to work effectively with resilience in a high-pressured environment and to meet deadlines.
• Ability to pick things up quickly and respond to constructive feedback
• We would expect applicants to have completed the LPC or BVC but would consider others who could demonstrate the relevant skill set and experience
• Paralegal experience 1-3 years desirable, with previous paralegal litigation experience particularly useful

If you are a Paralegal, apply now or send your CV to Spinwell!

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Disability Confident

As a member of the disability confident scheme, the client guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.