Paralegal

What the role involves

• Draft and prepare case documents, bundles and court papers
• Run legal research and prepare precedents and evidence summaries
• Manage matter administration, deadlines and client communication
• Support discovery, due diligence and transaction work
• Maintain matter files and ensure disclosure obligations are met

Core skills

• Legal Research & Case Analysis (level 4/5)
• Case & Matter Management (level 4/5)
• Document Preparation & Disclosure (level 4/5)
• Legal Citation & Precedent Analysis (level 4/5)
• Client Liaison & Professional Conduct (level 4/5)
• Due Diligence & File Management (level 3/5)

Preferred skills

• Litigation Support Software
• Corporate Transaction Support
• Practice Management Systems

Tools

Experience expected

Paralegal qualification and 2-4 years of legal support experience

Projects that prove the role

• Matter management system that reduced missed deadlines
• Due diligence support on a substantial transaction
• Case research that changed the strategy of a dispute

Evidence to collect

• A paralegal qualification and a portfolio of matter work
• A document set or bundle you prepared
• A research memo with precedents you found

What the interview covers

• A deadline you missed and how you recovered
• Researching a point of law you had never encountered
• Working under a lawyer whose instructions were unclear
• A discovery disclosure issue you identified

How the role progresses

• Legal Assistant
• Paralegal
• Senior Paralegal
• Paralegal Team Leader
• Legal Operations Manager

Certifications that carry weight

• NALA Certified Paralegal
• Paralegal Diploma
• SFE (Solicitors for the Future) certificate

Related roles

• legal-assistant
• contract-manager
• compliance-analyst

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