Paralegal

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Paralegal to join our Commercial Property team in Grimsby. 

Wilkin Chapman LLP is the largest law Firm in Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire, with an unrivalled breadth and depth of expertise and experience.

We are distinguished by our approachability, innovation and commitment to providing the best service we can to our clients along with achieving and maintaining quality standards.

We believe that this quality, service-led approach is also reflected by the number of accreditations and recommendations that the firm regularly achieves with the UK's leading legal directories, such as Legal 500, Chambers UK and is ranked 111 in The Lawyer UK’s top 200 law firms by turnover. 

Our Commercial Property team is both regionally and nationally respected and this is reflected by our Legal 500 Tier 1 ranking.

Our  national and local client base extends across  many sectors including housebuilders and commercial developers, social housing providers, large scale retailers and investors, banks, government  bodies, energy companies, health care providers and charities as well as educational establishments.

Our work is varied and challenging but we have an experienced and supportive team of over 45 members which spans across four of our Wilkin Chapman’s offices. We’re experts in a number of fields and our client base is diverse and includes major household names and plcs together with more local organisations and individuals.

Our team prides itself on collaborative team working ensuring each team member is appropriately supported and progressed to facilitate the growth of the team member and as a consequence the department.

The successful candidate will provide administrative and legal support to fee earners in the department, including taking lead responsibility for simple matters and directly assisting on more complex matters and projects. 

1. Undertaking certain elements of fee earning work under supervision. In particular:

• file creation and client care correspondence; obtaining title documents; and submitting searches and dealing with enquiries with supervision;
• making and receiving telephone calls, and dealing with telephone enquiries;
• attending meetings and taking notes;
• producing first drafts of documents including contracts, transfer deeds and leases under supervision;
• preparing completion statements, accounts forms, invoices and understanding client ledgers;
• file closing and managing deed storage;
• administrative duties including photocopying, scanning, filing, and letter writing;
• attending and participating in departmental meetings.

2. The jobholder will in due course be responsible for their own files and the department will encourage the future development of the jobholder with their skills and experience.

3. Manage the collation of matter start and matter completion data.

4. Deputise for fee earners in their absence, passing urgent issues to another fee earner for guidance.

5. Co-ordination of  key dates and reminders.

Successful applicants must be able to demonstrate:

• An enthusiastic approach to their work.
• A hardworking nature and an ability to use their own initiative.
• Excellent organisation skills.
• The ability to complete assigned tasks effectively and promptly.
• Adaptability.
• Good attention to detail.
• IT competency, particularly in the use of Word and Excel.
• Understanding and adopting the Firm’s values and behaviours.

Whilst not essential, previous experience in the legal property sector would be beneficial.

Wilkin Chapman is an equal opportunities employer that values diversity and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, religious practice or any other perceived differences.  We are an armed forces friendly employer.

Our Values

All that we do is shaped by our five values: Service, Teamwork, Approachability, Innovation and Commitment to achieving results. These values are the bedrock of Wilkin Chapman, they define who and what we are - they underpin everything that we do. For more information on our values, please click here.

If you have any queries regarding this position, please contact recruitment@wilkinchapman.co.uk.