Paralegal

Company DescriptionWe’re Together– the market leading property finance experts with an entrepreneurial spirit. Based in Cheadle, South Manchester, we’ve been established since in 1974 and have built a team of over 750 colleagues, who are passionate about supporting individuals and businesses achieve their property ambitions by making finance work for them.We pride ourselves on our common sense approach to lending and offer a range of mortgage and secured loan products to individuals and businesses who are typically underserved by mainstream lenders. Our customers are central to everything we do and we work hard to support them to turn challenges into opportunities which make our customers' property ambitions a reality.Job DescriptionAs a Paralegal, you will be workingclosely with the Head of Litigation, Senior Legal Counsel and other members of the litigation team. You will support the strategic approach to managing litigious matters affecting the Group as well as issuing statutory demands, identifying/management of potential negligence, title insurance claims and other litigation. You will work closely with external solicitors but will also be responsible for proactively managing a varied litigation caseload in house.We are looking for someone to:Proactively manageall stages of litigation from pre-action through to trial, including drafting witness statements, defences and other Court documents for claimsSuperviseand mentorjunior members of the teamConductcase analysis of claims and preparing succinct summaries of key informationProvide support onrecovery action, including issuing statutory demands, insolvency petitions, claims for monetary judgments and negotiating settlementsPresentregular MI and trend analysis on claims impacting the GroupQualificationsEssentialsParalegal experienceStrong drafting and case management skillsGood knowledge of Civil Procedure Rules and Court systemHighly efficient, organised and pragmaticAbility to analyse presented facts and succinctly summarise key points and factorsGood communicator at all levels; upwards, downwards and with business stakeholdersExperience of instructing and managing external counselDesirableKnowledge and experience in consumer litigationExperience of collating MIKnowledge and experience of other areas of lawPrevious in house experienceAdditional InformationBenefits working at Together26 days holiday, and a day off for your birthday (increasing with service to 30 days), plus bank holidaysBuy & sell holidaysDiscretionary annual bonusMatched pension contributionLife assuranceCritical illness coverHealth cash planPrivate medical insuranceFree access to company holiday homesTravel season ticket loansRide to work schemeFree local gym accessLocal bar / restaurant discountsTogether Money embraces diversity and inclusion, and are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Not only do we welcome difference – we celebrate it, support it and really value our colleagues for who they are. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills.We care that you have a great experience with us at Together, if you need us to make any reasonable adjustments to make your experience easier, please let us know and we’ll do all we can.Please note that all successful applicants will undergo relevant employment reference, financial and criminal record checks.
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