PLEASE NOTE: This role is not on the list of occupations eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route
Our market leading Employment, Pensions and Immigration team advises employers across the UK on all aspects of employment, pensions and immigration law. Our clients include some of the UK's largest and best known employers. We believe that the quality of our clients and strength of our relationships with our clients speaks volumes about the quality of the service we provide.
We are currently recruiting for a Paralegal to join our national Employment team, based in either our Birmingham, Leeds, London, Manchester, Newcastle or Nottingham offices. The successful candidate will work as part of a team providing support to case handlers.
Main duties and responsibilities
Assisting case handlers and other team members with progressing employment tribunal claims, including:
- Collating documents into bundles
- Drafting documents (including employment tribunal related documents, sending emails to witnesses, clients, the Tribunal, ACAS and other third parties)
- Routine telephone calls to clients, witnesses, the Tribunal, ACAS and others
- Comply with relevant Weightmans and client policies and procedures
- Create new clients and matters ensuring compliance with internal procedures
- Perform general file management duties including identifying and logging key dates
- Close/archive files ensuring all MI is captured
- Prepare and send out various internal and external documents
- Work in accordance with Weightmans’ values