Paralegal

Farrer & Co is synonymous with the highest quality legal advice and service.
We advise individuals, families, businesses, financial services, educational and not-for-profit organisations on every aspect of the law, wherever the need arises. From our offices in London we work with trusted professionals around the world to deliver a seamless international service.
Our clients present us with complex and varied challenges. Whether that's a complicated family trust issue, a multinational corporate transaction, or an emerging threat to their reputation, they need clear thinkers who can advise on the best solutions, fast thinkers when speed is of the essence and agile thinkers who can produce a fresh approach to get the job done. That's why they choose us.
Our clients value our in-depth knowledge, technical excellence and diversity of disciplines. But what really binds our long-standing relationships with them is our approach: pragmatic, plain speaking and always steadfast in our values, which we hold dear. Values which mean we gain our clients' trust, always strive to do the right thing, and aim for the best results for them.
Superb client service sits at the heart of everything we do. We are modern lawyers with timeless values.

The Team

We provide specialist legal advice on the whole spectrum of private and business issues, helping clients to preserve and transmit their family assets and wealth (advising on trusts, Wills, probate and tax). We offer a straightforward personal service specifically tailored to clients’ requirements. We have a wealth of experience advising on all the issues clients may have to face in relation to both wealth management and other events of life.

Scope

To provide paralegal/ administrative support to the Private Client Department.

Responsibilities

• To assist in the efiling of historic physical files.
• To organise and schedule historic files to ensure they are in a good order.
• Ensuring all bibles and matters are up to date to enable an effective handover.
• To audit the Deeds process, ensuring information has been stored correctly.
• Ensuring the documents have been efiled and stored correctly on each matter.
• Assisting the Partner with updating details on matters and amending records/ databases accordingly.

Person Specification

• Proactive team player and supportive colleague, with an enthusiastic manner, who takes a flexible, ‘can-do’ approach to work.
• Confident in working autonomously
• Meticulous, thorough, careful in approach and well organised.
• Adaptable and open to change, with a strong sense of responsibility.
• Possesses a highly proactive and innovative approach to problem solving.
• Ability to accurately follow complex procedures and instructions.

Special aspects

Your hours of work are 09:30am-5:30pm but it is essential to be committed, flexible and prepared to work beyond the normal office hours when necessary and in response to team and client demand.

Comments

Farrer & Co conducts a pre-employment screening which consists of a Criminal History Background and Credit Check for successful candidates.

Job Type: Full-time