Paralegal - Environmental

at  Hugh James

SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

This role would ideally suit a candidate qualified to A level/graduate or similar. A knowledge and understanding of the civil litigation process would be distinctly advantageous, along with an understanding of the issues relating to private nuisance and the Land Compensation Act 1973 as specific areas of law, although training will be given.
The successful candidate will be IT literate with good oral communication and interpersonal skills as the role will involve a lot of client contact over the telephone.
There is also a requirement for the candidate to have strong written communication and drafting skills, along with excellent organisational skills in order to juggle the conflicting demands of the role.
The ability to work well in a team is essential along with a proactive approach to work commitments.

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 ROLE

The role will involve working on the team’s various claims, to include:

• Investigating new claims;
• Interviewing clients
• Dealing with new enquiries
• Registering new cases
• Processing applications for After the Event Insurance
• Laising with experts and clients to arrange meetings and mediations etc.
• Dealing with telephone enquiries from clients
• Assisting solicitors within the group in all procedures, including instructing counsel and issuing and pursuing court proceedings
• Dealing with complex funding arrangements, mostly CFA
• Dealing with proprietary interest to confirm clients have a legal interest in their property
• Assisting with court orders and preparing court documents
• Taking accurate minutes for both internal and external hearings and conferences
• Sending out settlement payments to clients
• Referring claims to the Lands Tribunal
• Sending out bulk mailing to individual clients on group actions
• Processing diary entries and scripting of tasks through the case management system
• Assisting with preparing settlement/damages tables