Paralegal - Claimant & Union (Employment)

Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP • Birmingham, IA

10d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Penningtons Manches Cooper Employment Team provides fast, proactive and practical legal support. Our specialists have in-depth experience of the issues faced by businesses when managing their staff. We are recognised as market leaders in advising employees, trade unions and staff associations on a range of issues, including industrial disputes, severance agreements, regulatory matters and claims in the Employment tribunal, High Court and appellate courts, with particular expertise in whistleblowing and discrimination claims. The Employment Team is looking to recruit a paralegal, ideally with some previous experience, either to be based in our expanding Birmingham office, or our London office. The role is focused on working with claimants and our trade union/staff association clients.

Requirements

• Knowledge of employment legislation
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to manage a busy workload and excellent organisational skills
• Ability to work both alone and collaboratively with other team members
• Confidence in client facing communications
• Attention to accuracy and detail
• Collaborative team member with ability to quickly build relationships with a wide range of people
• Flexible, pragmatic and problem-solving approach
• Comfortable working under pressure with the ability to plan and prioritise work; appreciation of fee earner needs and constraints; commercial awareness.
• interest in and commitment to claimant work

Nice To Haves

• Previous paralegal experience
• Previous experience of working in an Employment team
• Experience of working on large group actions

Responsibilities

• Supporting senior members of the team with fee earning, undertake fee-earning work and providing a profitable contribution to the work of the team
• Liaising with clients
• Assisting on large group claims
• Draft documents and advice letters
• Carry out legal research
• Keeping up to date with law changes
• To be an ambassador for the firm at all times and always promote it in a positive light.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed