Employment Paralegal

Magara Law is looking for an Employment Paralegal to join our firm. Full training will be given in relation to our practices, procedures and systems.

The role is home-based, and you will be provided with all the necessary IT and equipment to fulfil it.

This is a full-time - Monday - Friday from 9:00 - 5:30.

Salary: £24,000 per annum.

This is a role with longevity at its heart. We welcome applicants looking to grow in their role and become an integral part of the firm. 

About you

We are looking for someone who is positive, with a flexible, ‘can-do’ attitude and the ability to work, at times, under pressure. The applicant should:

• Be trustworthy, independent and courteous
• Have excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Have good attention to detail
• Be IT literate, including the use of Microsoft applications and specialist systems

Skills/Experience

• Ability to prioritise work, function efficiently under pressure and remain calm and professional
• Ability to work to set deadlines and produce accurate work
• Ability and desire to deliver exceptional customer service
• IT literate
• To undertake legal and general administrative support duties;

Duties:

We have a commendable mix of claimant and respondent work. We act for clients on contentious, non-contentious and advisory UK employment law matters including:

• Employment contract, service agreement and policy preparation.
• Disciplinary and grievance guidance.
• Capability and employee ill-health absence management.
• Pay, bonus, incentives and remuneration rights.
• Securing employee business confidentiality and customer information protection, and enforcement of post-termination restrictions including fiduciary obligations.
• Settlement agreements.
• Workforce rights management in redundancy and reorganisation programmes.
• Discrimination and harassment rights.
• Dismissal and employment termination.
• Board level rights and directors' duties.
• Statutory rights and enforcement in Employment Tribunals, including whistleblowing claims.
• Working with and providing colleagues with appropriate support in the provision of such advice to clients and, increasingly, autonomously.
• Actively improving own knowledge and expertise in all areas of employment law and participating in and contributing to departmental training.
• Contributing to marketing and business development initiatives of team and firm.

It is desireable that you:

• Have previous non-contentious, contentious and advisory employment experience.
• Have the ability to manage your own caseload.
• Have the ability to work collaboratively as part of the team.
• Are willing to be proactive in business development and marketing

Further duties:

• To act as the first point of contact for enquiries to legal services including answering telephone calls, emails and written enquiries
• Drafting communications to clients
• Collating tribunal bundles
• Conflict, ID and AML checks
• Opening new files and updating them accordingly with documentation
• Billing
• Liaising with team to manage enquiries and workflow to ensure comprehensive service to clients
• Drafting articles, blogs and posting on social media on behalf of the firm

Our offer to you:

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £24,000.00 per year

Benefits: Annual leave, pension, remote working and private healthcare (upon completion of probation).

Other information

If you would like to have an informal conversation with the recruiting manager regarding this role, please contact: Roy Magara, Director on 07368 234 184 or roy@magaralaw.co.uk.

Please otherwise send you CV and covering letter/email to Roy via email. Please ensure that yoru covering letter provides details relating to why you believe you would be an appropriate candidate for the firm.