Paralegal

It's no secret that we're an ambitious firm, and our vision and our culture truly reflects that. At the heart of this is an outstanding client experience, something that Womble Bond Dickinson prides itself on.

The Legal Solutions Centre (LSC) part of WBD Advance is an essential part of our business made up of over 100 paralegals, project managers, technologists, data analysts and lawyers. Whether delivering one-off requirements or on-going services, WBD Advance streamlines legal work and tackles complex business issues by delivering high-quality, cost-effective solutions. The team handles everything from large volume projects and services, automation and process design, project and risk management, to knowledge and data management.

This growing team are now seeking to expand their Commercial Disputes sub-team in our Plymouth office

So what does each of the roles involve?

Our Commercial Disputes sub-team act on behalf of leading utilities, infrastructure and retail organisations providing a comprehensive recoveries and dispute resolution service. Your role will see you working on a range of debt recovery matters producing pre-action letters, issuing, executing and completing claims through the County Court, enforcing Judgment Orders where necessary, drafting Statutory Demands, issuing Bankruptcy and Winding Up Proceedings in addition to dealing with strategic resolution of litigated consumer claims brought against our client.

There will also be opportunities for you to get involved with the wider projects within WBD Advance.

So what are we looking for?

You may have just completed your legal studies, or already be working as a Paralegal, or in a non-legal role with relevant experience. What's really important to us is the great skills you're going to be able to bring with you. Once you have completed your initial training to undertake relevant tasks supported by one of the 8 lawyers embedded within the sub-team, this is a role that requires an ability to take responsibility for performing the tasks set, so you'll need to be proactive, motivated and able to manage your workload effectively. You'll also be highly organised, efficient and able to prioritise effectively as we often work to tight and urgent deadlines. As this is a client facing role, you'll be expected to build and maintain strong relationships, recognising what matters most to our clients and offering them practical, commercial solutions. Whether you've built these skills in legal or non-legal roles in a completely different sector, we'd love to hear from you. Applications to work part time will also be considered.

To be successful in this role you'll need as a minimum:

• Have completed your law degree or other legal qualification and/or at least 6 months experience as a Paralegal, Legal Assistant or similar role.

• Experience managing multiple workloads simultaneously.

• Experience managing your own caseload, using case/client management system.

• Live within a commutable distance from the Plymouth or Bristol office, as the first 6 months will be fully office based (while we train you up), before going hybrid

What makes it great to work here?

We continually work hard to create an open culture that sets us apart from other firms.

As signatories to the Mindful Business Charter, it's important to us that our people are able to maintain healthy and happy lives, both in and out of work. We have a number of resources and initiatives designed to support health and wellbeing and we're very happy to talk flexible working.

Through our DEI initiatives we create an environment in which difference is valued. We have an Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Group, led by our Board Sponsor, which works with our colleague networks (we currently have firm supported networks for race, ethnicity, and cultural heritage, LGBTQ+, disabilities, neurodiversity, families, and women's career development and we're in constant dialogue with our people about how we expand our networks to better support everybody). Find out more about DEI at WBD here. We encourage applicants from all social backgrounds, ethnicities, disabilities, gender identities and sexual orientations.

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long term condition and need us to make any adjustments to give you the best possible recruitment process, please let us know by contacting the recruiter on the right hand side of this page. Please also let us know if you need this job advert or the application form in a different format.

We will offer an interview to candidates with a disability or long-term condition who meet the minimum criteria for this role. You can opt into this scheme within the application form. Your response to this question is only used for this purpose, is only visible to the recruitment team and is not used for data monitoring.

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