Paralegal - Agriculture

Paralegal - Agriculture. Do you enjoy keeping a team organised and supporting colleagues to deliver outstanding work? Our Agriculture Team is looking for a Paralegal to provide vital administrative support to the team in Lincoln. Please note: This role is part-time either 2 or 3 days per week. The role: You will work as part of a team to provide support to help our legal teams deliver great service to our clients.

Responsibilities

Provide vital administrative support to the Agriculture Team in Lincoln; Work as part of a team to provide support to help our legal teams deliver great service to our clients; Obtaining property searches; Downloading, reviewing, and preparing titles/accompanying legal documents; Producing and collating documentation and correspondence for enquiries, including through dictation; File openings and managing AML requirements with clients; Supporting the fee earners in the team in relation to both client facing and management roles; Attending to clients in person and on the phone taking messages and assisting where appropriate; Managing the central team in relation to file opening, closure and archiving; Producing bills and other financial administration; Photocopying, scanning, faxing, printing, filing and other general administrative tasks

Requirements

At least 6 months’ experience in a Paralegal, legal assistant, or administration assistant role; GCSE (or equivalent) grade C/4 or above in English Language and Mathematics; Confident use of IT systems, including Outlook, Microsoft Word and Excel; Fast, accurate typing skills and strong attention to detail; The ability to work well in a team and develop good working relationships with colleagues and others; Confident interpersonal skills with the ability to liaise openly and clearly with colleagues and clients; To be able to produce a high standard of work, often to tight deadlines, whilst maintaining accuracy and good attention to detail; The ability to prioritise well and be able to cope with changing demands; To be able to demonstrate professionalism, flexibility, initiative and self confidence; Highly enthusiastic, willing to go the extra mile and be happy to go beyond the job description; Respectful towards others and have a positive, willing and ‘can do’ attitude; A keen willingness to learn and develop

Nice to have

PowerPoint

Benefits

Agile working; Flexible working; Access to award-winning learning; Flexibility built on trust; Opportunities to collaborate across a diverse network of specialists