Litigation 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, and it's something that we've become so well known for.TheLegal Solutions Centre (LSC)is an essential part of our business made up of over 70 paralegals and legal executives, project managers, data analysts and client co-ordinators. They use flexible resourcing and time-saving technology to deliver a high-quality, cost-effective service for a range of large scale projects.
Our dedicated Paralegal Team are now on the lookout for a Litigation Paralegal to jointhem.
What will you be doing?
Our Recovery+ (defended) team provides a comprehensive dispute resolution service to well-known retailers, online selling platforms, utilities suppliers, goods suppliers and installers and telecommunications companies.
Your role will see you handling your own case load (with supervision and guidance provided by experienced litigators) defending small claims track, fast track, intermediate track and multi-track claims. The types of disputes you will work on will vary from broker commission claims to consumer claims and general commercial disputes such as breach of contract, overcharging and data breaches. And much more!
You will carry out a broad range of duties, which may vary from time to time, and could include:
Pre-action communications
Acknowledgments of Service
Defences
Telephone mediation appointments
Negotiating and settling claims
Witness Statements
Drafting Set aside, strike out and summary judgment applications
Instructions to counsel
Consent Orders and Tomlin Orders
Hearing Bundles
Statements of costs
Defending injunction applications
Defending and pursuing appeals
Pursuing and enforcing costs order
So what are we looking for?
To be successful in this role you'll need as a minimum:
Completed your law degree or other legal qualification and/or have previously worked as a Paralegal, Legal Assistant or similar.
Experience managing multiple workloads simultaneously.
Experience managing your own caseload, using case/client management system.
What makes it great to work here?
We continuallywork hard to create an open culturethatsetsusapart from other firms.Ourculture givesusmuch more of a humanfeel,emphasisingthatwe're more than just suits!
As signatoriesto the Mindful Business Charter, it's important to usthatourpeople are able to maintain healthy and happy lives, both in and out of work. We have a number of resources andinitiativesdesigned tosupporthealth and wellbeing and we're very happy to talk flexible working, full-time or part-time working patterns.
Through our ED&Iinitiativeswe create anenvironment in which difference is valued. We have an Equity, DiversityandInclusionGroup, led byourBoard Sponsor, which workswithourcolleague networks (we currently have firm supported networks for race, ethnicity, and cultural heritage, LGBTQ+, disabilities, families, and women's career development and we're in constantdialoguewithourpeople about how we expandournetworks to bettersupporteverybody). Find out more aboutED&I at WBD here. We encourageapplicants from all social backgrounds,ethnicities,disabilities, genderidentities and sexualorientations.
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.
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