Police Claims Paralegal

The role

This is a Police Claims Paralegal role at Weightmans, a leading national law firm. The position is based in Leicester, Liverpool, or Manchester and requires 15 years of experience. The role involves assisting senior case handlers in the Police Claims team with various litigation matters.

What you'll do

• Assist fee earners with general case management
• Assist fee earners with legal research
• Assist fee earners with drafting of witness statements and reports to clients
• Assist fee earners with preparation for court hearings
• Attend client meetings to support fee earners
• Attend court hearings to support fee earners
• Assist with the instruction of Counsel and experts
• Respond promptly and accurately to correspondence from clients and other parties
• Respond promptly and accurately to telephone enquiries from clients and other parties
• Achieve set financial and chargeable targets
• Support the team’s business development activities
• Comply with the relevant Weightmans and client policies and procedures
• Consistently work in accordance with our values

What we're looking for