Job Title: Equity Partner Litigation Assistant
Location: Northenden, Manchester
Salary: £21,000 per annum
Job type: Full time, Permanent
At Express, we pride ourselves in the work we do helping injured people. We are a top 200 Law Company that specialises in personal injury. We cover every area of personal injury including public liability, occupier’s liability, road traffic accidents, employer’s liability, industrial disease, serious injuries, and clinical negligence matters. Additionally, we cover consumer litigation matters.
We are currently looking for a bright self-starter to work directly for the Managing Partner and Senior Partner (the Equity Partners) in this £35 million legal group.
The Role:
This special role is a stepping-stone towards ever greater things including a fast-track period of recognised training (Training Contract within 6 months of starting), subject to the application criteria and demonstrable success and commitment in the role.
We are looking for an individual with excellent academic records, ambition to learn and succeed, plus high levels of professionalism, resilience, and emotional intelligence.
Key Duties:
This is a newly created important business role within the Company and the duties will include, among others;
- Assisting in the firm’s own litigation and commercial litigation
- Legal research and executive support for the 2 Partners (NB both have their own Personal Assistants; this role is to provide further specialised support)
- Producing and analysing reports from the firm’s case management system
- Being involved in Board level meetings with other departments to support the Managing Partner and Senior Partner
- Weekly reviews with supervisor
About you:
We are investing some of the best brains in the business into this person. We need you to have strong legal academic achievement and interesting experience to show your skills. Usually this will be in tandem with relevant work experience, to show professionalism, a desire for litigation as well as strong commercial acumen.
We are looking for people with the right attitude, who want to learn and progress, and who are willing to put the hard yards in to achieve greater success.
What we can offer you:
Unrivalled opportunity to work for highly successful business owners. Working directly for the Managing Partner and Senior Partner brings a wealth of opportunity for career development and progression. There will be on the job training and a mentor relationship from a Head of Department in addition to the regular training which the Company prides itself on. There is an expectation the successful candidate will progress and achieve in the role from the outset.
This role is your journey to a training contract. There will be scope to evolve from this role over time with the skills and knowledge gained in all legal departments.
Regular reviews with supervisors and 3 formal appraisals per annum to discuss you and your career.
Benefits:
We always endeavour to recruit and retain the best staff around. To do so we offer competitive remuneration packages, ongoing training and development opportunities and a wide variety of interesting and challenging work. Additionally, we also offer the following:
- 23 days holiday, rising 1 day per year to 26 days, plus bank/public hols. NB 3 of these days are reserved for the Christmas office closure
- 3 holiday buy backs per year after 1 year of service
- Private medical insurance available after 2 years’ service
- Life Assurance – 2 x salary based on annual salary only – eligibility commences when you join the company
- Salary sacrifice pension scheme, in addition to auto-enrolment option.
- Active social committee, Company pays for Netball, Football, also departments plan trips to e.g. Bowling, Quiz Night. We traditionally have an annual Christmas party, a bi-annual Summer Barbecue
- Usual benefits such as Employee Assistance Programme, Free fruit delivered twice a week for all employees
- Strong track record of training and promotions throughout the Company
Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of; Junior Paralegal, Trainee Solicitor, Legal Assistant, Law Graduate, Litigation Assistant, Legal Executive, Legal Support Assistant, Paralegal, Legal Executive, Legal Handler, Legal Secretary, Legal Aid will also be considered for this role.
