Paralegal - Family (Care)

Full Time - 37.5 hours per week

At Brethertons, it is the people that matter the most. We have a really strong set of values that we all demonstrate, we have a collaborative and cohesive culture, with a results driven customer centric delivery of legal services that we are proud of.

We have created a streamlined organisation, we aim to foster an environment of choice with clear career development paths, a focus on learning and development and a highly supportive structure.

About the Role

Paralegals at Brethertons undertake tasks of moderate complexity and work under general direction. You will be responsible for organising your own workflow and making decisions within defined parameters relating to the area of Family (Care). You will assist Qualified Lawyers in the team with progressing a variety of cases with a range of complexities and will have your own fee earning targets to achieve. You will be expected to follow and comply with all pre-defined case management procedures, including those specifically relating to the compliance obligations of SRA, Lexel and any other regulatory bodies relating to the Practice Area. You will work as part of a strong team to deliver the best results for your customers. The role provides an introductory and/or intermediary level into portfolio and case management activities. You will be able to find more information on the type of cases you will be involved with by reviewing the relevant sections on the Family area of our website: https://www.brethertons.co.uk/site/individuals/family-solicitors/

About you

In order to be successful, it is desirable that you should be working towards a specific qualification or be part qualified. You must have a robust knowledge of the processes relating to Family Law and it is essential that you have experience within Care cases. You will have experience in owning a percentage of departmental matter and/or customer portfolio and will have had fee earning targets. Managing a cash and fee target is a requirement of the role and you must be able to adjust to multiple demands and shifting priorities. You must be able to demonstrate a good level of technical expertise relating to Family matters, but will be comfortable seeking specialist technical advice from the team when it is appropriate to do so.

What’s in return?

At Brethertons, we have a comprehensive reward package which includes a competitive market rate salary, pension, plus we work hard to recognise and reward our teams.

We offer a generous holiday package which consists of 26 days holiday, plus bank holidays and in addition a wellbeing day. The wellbeing day is an extra day for you to relax and rewind and is spent however you wish, as it is important to take some ‘me’ time!

We also have a CSR committee that organise activities such as supporting our Charity of Choice, Christmas Bake Offs and Mental Health Awareness week activities.

We offer an agile working approach to ensure that we meet customer and business needs whilst ensuring a life work balance of home/office working.

We hold quarterly pulse surveys to gain valuable feedback from staff to help us shape our focus and decisions moving forwards to ensure that we are supporting and listening to the heart of our business, our ‘Brethertonians’.

That is not all the benefits we offer, but why not get in touch to explore further?

What’s next?

Are you ready to take the next step in your career and join us? We would love you to join us on our journey. Please submit your CV and Cover Letter directly through our website. If you would like more information on the role or application process, please contact Lucy Brown on lucybrown@brethertons.co.uk who will be happy to have a confidential chat to discuss the role further. Please note that the closing date for this role is 2nd June 2021.

We are not accepting CVs from agencies for this role.