Paralegal - Employment

The role

DAC Beachcroft is seeking a Paralegal to join its top-ranked Employment team in Leeds. This role will focus on supporting the team with a wide range of document management activities and litigation support.

What you'll do

• Undertake a wide range of document management activities, with a particular focus on more complex and document-heavy exercises
• Conduct the full range of disclosure tasks in litigated cases
• Conduct the first level review of data subject access requests (DSARs) under data protection legislation
• Formulate and apply search terms to electronically held data provided by the client
• Sift and review raw data for relevance (whether through e-discovery platforms or other electronic means)
• Identify non-relevant/privileged/business confidential material
• Collate, redact and index data ready for production
• Work collaboratively with clients' IT / discovery management personnel
• Consider evidence to establish relevant witnesses and checking availability
• Draft agendas and lists of issues for case management discussions
• Assist with the drafting of COT3 settlements
• Draft briefs to counsel and liaising with barristers and clerks
• Draft applications to Employment Tribunals and liaising with Tribunals
• Draft costs applications and preparing schedules of loss/costs
• Liaise with other paralegals, trainees and lawyers to ensure the efficient management of caseloads and deadlines

What we're looking for