Litigation Paralegal

at  HMRC

We want to maximise the potential of everyone who chooses to work for us. We offer a great work life balance. You have the opportunity to work at any of our brand-new Regional Centres and to also work remotely. Contracts vary in length dependent upon the project with the possibility to extend.
Your time spent with us short or long term will be invaluable - your skills and expertise are needed to deliver the largest digital and transformation projects in Government. There really couldn’t be a better time to join HMRC for your new contract opportunity!
Litigation Paralegal - 6 month initial contract
Hybrid working from our Stratford Regional Office

These are challenging but ultimately, highly rewarding roles, requiring you to:

• To provide a competent and well trusted legal support function; work flexibly and as part of a team, working with and maintaining good relationships with all colleagues and customers.
• To work closely with Lawyers to progress complex caseload; manage and support all aspects of case preparation and management from commencement of proceedings through to final hearing; ensuring strict adherence to legal deadlines.
• be willing to develop through on the job opportunities and/or learning activities,
• have determination to ensure completion of tasks and take responsibility for your own area of work and
• have good communication skills and commitment to ensuring deadlines are met.

You will be expected to develop a good level of knowledge, skills and understanding and work as part of an integrated customer-SOLS and the wider HMRC environment

The duties will include some of the following:

• Make decisions about case progression
• Independently draft and serve notices and applications to be served on the Tribunal
• Independently draft and send case correspondence
• Check, proof and serve witness statements
• Prepare chronologies
• Identify relevant documents and produce bundles
• Advocacy at some hearings
• Review decisions made by compliance officers prior to litigation
• Conduct legal research
• Arrange and attend case conferences
• Attending Court/Tribunal
• Filing, and other administrative duties

There is also an expectation for you to quickly grasp the specialist processes that are key to the delivery of work in the area to which you are appointed.

These are challenging but ultimately, highly rewarding roles, requiring you to:

• To provide a competent and well trusted legal support function; work flexibly and as part of a team, working with and maintaining good relationships with all colleagues and customers.
• To work closely with Lawyers to progress complex caseload; manage and support all aspects of case preparation and management from commencement of proceedings through to final hearing; ensuring strict adherence to legal deadlines.
• be willing to develop through on the job opportunities and/or learning activities,
• have determination to ensure completion of tasks and take responsibility for your own area of work and
• have good communication skills and commitment to ensuring deadlines are met

The duties will include some of the following:

• Make decisions about case progression
• Independently draft and serve notices and applications to be served on the Tribunal
• Independently draft and send case correspondence
• Check, proof and serve witness statements
• Prepare chronologies
• Identify relevant documents and produce bundles
• Advocacy at some hearings
• Review decisions made by compliance officers prior to litigation
• Conduct legal research
• Arrange and attend case conferences
• Attending Court/Tribunal
• Filing, and other administrative dutie