Background
An opportunity has arisen for a Paralegal to join our Dispute Resolution department.
The Dispute Resolution department at Hugh James is ranked by both Chambers and Legal 500 directories as one of the premier litigation departments in Wales and beyond. The department provides legal advice to clients across a wide spectrum of commercial disputes.
The role
This role arises in our Commercial Litigation and Professional Negligence disputes teams who act for individuals and multi-national organisations covering anything from contractual disputes, insolvency, professional negligence and intellectual property disputes.
The role will involve supporting the team with a varied caseload of general commercial litigation files dealing with a variety of issues such as contract and tortious disputes, intellectual property and information technology disputes, insolvency as well as defamation and pension claims. You will also be required to assist with work across the wider Dispute Resolution department as required.
Duties to include:
- Dealing with telephone enquiries from clients
- Drafting ‘letters before action’
- Assisting in complex litigation to include preparation of lists of disclosure
- Updating clients as to the progress of their claims
- Preparing trial bundles
- Attending court instructing counsel and at interlocutory hearings
- Researching points of law
Skills & Qualifications
- Law degree or equivalent experience
- High levels of motivation and organisation
- Excellent communication skills
- Good levels of IT literacy (we use a range of specialist software)
- An enjoyment of team work
Life at Hugh James
We never shy away from a challenge
We are a leading, full-service UK law firm. Since our beginning, we have been led by the things that matter. We care about fighting for the right outcomes. Solving the seemingly unsolvable. Protecting businesses, individuals and livelihoods. Supporting our people, our communities. Safeguarding our planet. Looking for a way forward? At Hugh James, challenges – of all sizes – are readily accepted.
The Hugh James difference
Our law firm has always been guided by the idea that self-belief is just as important as skillset. Our pursuit of righting wrongs and protecting what’s important keeps us driving forwards. It’s in our roots! We won’t stop until we find the answers; the outcomes that are needed.
We are focused on the work we do, the business we run, and our culture. Our entrepreneurial spirit has taken us from humble beginnings to a strong presence across the UK with offices in Cardiff, London, Manchester, Southampton and Plymouth – servicing clients from businesses, individuals and banks to public sector organisations, property companies, education establishments and utilities providers. Our collegiate culture, our forward-looking ethos, our values serve to make us bigger, better, bolder than ever before.
A positive force in the community
Our work with charities on a local and national level plays a huge part in our day-to-day lives. We work with a large range of charities, some of which we support through fundraising, donations, volunteering and others we partner with where our areas of work cross paths. Staff, clients everyone comes together through a shared passion to do good in the community and support those in need.
Some of our benefits on offer include:
Minimum of 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
Two Corporate Social Responsibility days
Birthday day off
Death in service equivalent to twice annual salary
Auto enrolment pension scheme
Hybrid working
Employee Assistance Programme
Discounts for local businesses
Professional fees paid (subject to requirement for your role)
Employee recruitment incentive scheme
Hugh James is an equal opportunities and disability confident committed employer.
Thank you for taking the time to consider this opportunity. If you have questions, please contact Evie Koper.
We reserve the right to close our vacancies earlier than the given deadline if we receive sufficient applications for the role.