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Paralegal - Personal Injury - Leigh Day

Paralegal - Personal Injury - Leigh Day

companyLeigh Day
locationLondon, UK
PublishedPublished: Published 1 month ago
Partial QWE - SQE route
Full time
1 - 2 years of experience
£1-£29,999
Role CommencementAs soon as possible
SRA QWE competencesApplying legal principles (SRA competences A4) | Clear Oral and Written Communication (SRA competences C1) | Client relationships (SRA competences C2) | Learning from practice and other people (SRA competences A2) | Legal Drafting (SRA competences B4) | Legal Research (SRA competences B2) | Opportunity to gain feedback from effective supervision (SRA competences A3) | Project/case management (SRA competences B7) | Technical legal practice (SRA competences B1) | Applying critical thinking and analysis (SRA competences A5) | Self-management (SRA competences D1) | Working in professionally regulated environment (SRA competences A1) | Professional workplace relationships (SRA competences C3)

Application deadline: 31 January 2025 23.59pm

About Leigh Day
We are a top 100 law firm committed to claimant-only cases, ensuring that individuals have the same access to justice as the UK Government and large corporations. We’re not afraid to take on difficult and challenging cases involving medical negligence, serious personal injuries, discrimination in the workplace, defective products and human rights abuses in this country and overseas.

About the team 
Our Personal Injury team represent clients who have suffered any injury at work or in any public setting whether in this country or abroad when it wasn’t their fault. The department has specialist teams in road traffic accidents including a cycling specific team, work injury and industrial diseases, travel claims, brain and spinal cord injuries.

About the role
We have an opportunity for a paralegal to join the team to support our claimants and lawyers with our landmark, personal injury cases.

Application Process
Please return the following documents to jobs@leighday.co.uk by Friday 31st January 2025, 11:59pm:
• In one document: A copy of your up-to-date CV and covering letter stating why you are interested in this role, your salary expectations and applicable notice period. 
• The completed application form - click Apply to locate the form and more detailed job description.

Please submit your application as early as possible to be considered for the role as interviews will be held on an ongoing basis.

Commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
Leigh Day is committed to the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion. We value the diversity of our colleagues, our clients and the third parties with whom we work. We seek to create an environment where everyone feels included and valued for their unique characteristics, skills and abilities and supported in their needs and responsibilities.
We welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. 
Please let us know if you would like to discuss any reasonable adjustments at any stage of the application or recruitment process. There is an option to detail this on your application form, however, please just get in touch should you wish to discuss this prior to formally submitting an application. Please note all conversations or disclosures are treated in the strictest confidence.

Employee Benefits
· Hybrid working (typically 2 days from home for a full-time worker)
· 29 days annual leave (excluding public holidays)
· Enhanced pension contributions (Aviva)
· Life assurance 4 x salary
· Healthcare cash plan with Medicash
· Private Health Insurance (BUPA)
· Subsidised gym/ sports team membership up to 50% off
· Cycle to work scheme
· Enhanced maternity & paternity pay
· Electric car scheme

Practice area

  • Personal injury / accident / medical negligence

Required degree level

  • Law degree/GDL/CILEX level 6 or equivalent

Years of experience

  • 1 - 2 years of experience

Salary range

  • £1-£29,999