Paralegal

Weightmans is a Top 45 law firm with offices throughout the UK. Having been recognised as the leading legal employer at the annual Britain's Top Employers awards and achieved record rankings in Chambers UK 2017, we are immensely proud of the work we carry out for our clients and the culture we provide to our people.

This role sits within the Litigation Leeds Team, focusing on Commercial Recoveries. The team undertakes consumer, B2B and public sector debt recovery work and to provide support in relation to the team’s other client work as and when required.

To work within the Litigation Leeds team undertaking BMW, B2B and public sector debt recovery work and to provide support in relation to the team’s other client work as and when required.

Main duties and responsibilities (subject to skills and experience) include:

• Handle debt recovery and return of goods matters

• Conduct litigation, including issuing claims, obtaining judgments and enforcing judgments

• Contact with client, as delegated

• Achieving set financial targets

• Complying with Data Protection procedures

This list is not intended to be exhaustive and you will be expected to perform other duties and have other responsibilities that fall within the wider remit of the role

Essential

• Ability to achieve targets and work under pressure

• Working as part of a team and on own initiative

• Ability to prioritise workload in order to meet deadlines

• An understanding of money and return of goods claims

Desirable

• Previous experience within a similar role

Please note:

• Any reference to experience or PQE in our adverts or job descriptions is to be used as a guideline only. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and with different levels of experience who can demonstrate that they fulfil the requirements of the role.

• The successful candidate appointed to this role will be subject to our standard background checking process, and any offer of employment made is conditional upon successful completion of those checks. Further details can be obtained from the Recruitment team.