Location: Manchester
We are looking for a talented and experienced personal injury Paralegal to join our team of highly experienced Lawyers based in our Manchester office. The successful candidate will offer assistance on a wide variety of high value and complex cases, whilst also gaining valuable experience in a well-established, long-standing firm.
Duties
- Research using internal resources
- Assisting a Partner on catastrophic and fatal personal injury cases.
- Working to court deadlines
- Assisting with file organisation
- Collating bundles
- Drafting letters of instruction and claim
- Drafting Court documents and other documents such as witness statements (covering liability and quantum) and Schedules of Loss
- Liaising with Counsel and Medical experts.
- Reviewing medical records and drafting Chronology
- Diary Management
- Use of in-house case management system
- Keeping clients updated in a clear and empathetic manner.
- Ensuring that client’s rehabilitation and financial needs are at all times being considered and met on an ongoing basis.
- Maintaining awareness of the Civil Procedure Rules and their application to the Multi-Track process
Skills
- Previous experience of working in a personal injury department.
- Experience within an office environment
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- IT Skills such as Word/ Outlook/ Excel
- Proven ability to work to deadlines
Benefits
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Staff social events
- Training opportunities
- Death in service*
- Cycle to work scheme*
- Referral schemes for bringing both new claims and team members
- Paid Birthday day off
- Paid day off to move house
- Long standing service awards
- Enhanced maternity pay
- Employee thank you awards
- Travel season ticket loans*
- Charitable day (1 days paid leave to support your favourite charity or community group.)
- (*Subject to qualifying periods)
All queries and applications should be submitted via email to careers@hccsolicitors.com