Casualty Local GOV Paralegal

The role

Weightmans is seeking a Casualty Local GOV Paralegal to join their Public Sector practice in Leeds. This role will support fee earners with a primary focus on defending Employers' Liability (EL) and Public Liability (PL) claims, including those related to Highways, Social Care, and Data Protection/GDPR.

What you'll do

• Assist fee earners with general case management
• Conduct legal research
• Draft witness statements and reports to clients
• Prepare for court hearings
• Attend client meetings and court hearings to support fee earners
• Assist with the instruction of Counsel and experts
• Respond promptly and accurately to correspondence and telephone enquiries from clients and other parties
• Review records
• Support the team’s business development activities
• Complete MI procedures as and when required
• Achieve set financial and chargeable targets
• Ensure relevant deadlines, SLAs, quality measures and KPIs are adhered to
• Comply with relevant policies and procedures
• Comply with the relevant Weightmans and client policies and procedures
• Consistently work in accordance with our values

What we're looking for

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