Trainee Paralegal
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Position Overview & Specifications
Over the years, MSD Solicitors has evolved as a company and grown our team of Immigration and Family law solicitors. We pride ourselves on the strong relationships we have built with our loyal clients within Manchester and across the UK. As we look to the future, we hope to continue to grow as a trusted legal expert on a local, national, and even global scale. We aim to develop our legal services whilst continuing to offer nothing but the highest standards of customer service to our clients, both existing and new.
Due to our growth, we are currently recruiting for Trainee Paralegals to join our team on a 3 to 6 month Legal Internship Programme and upon successful completion of the Legal Internship you will be considered for the Paralegal Position. Your role will focussed within the Immigration and Family law departments.
Required Skills:
- Hold an LLB, LPC, GDL or SQE - preferable
- Strong commercial understanding of an operating legal environment
- Good drafting and research skills
- Excellent verbal communication skills
You'll be required to:
- Manage your own case load
- Prepare evidence and applications for submission to legal authorities
- Draft letters of instruction, requests, Instructions to Counsel
- Prepare briefing notes, action plans, file notes
- Review documents and maintain compliance with files
- Maintain ongoing contact with individual clients and manage expectations
- Conduct research and keep up to date with legal and industry practices
- Manage deadlines and tight timelines on busy workloads
- Any other tasks that may be required
Want To Apply?
This is a well-established business that has a friendly and relaxed feel, whilst also being commercially very ambitious. They have a modern, purpose-built, site which offers a great work environment. It's a full time office based position, so you'll need to be able to commute to Manchester City Centre.
We're interviewing and shortlisting for this role right now, and expecting to get suitable candidates in for interview quickly. If you're interested, please apply with your up-to-date CV.
We welcome applications from a diverse range of backgrounds and actively celebrate colleagues' different abilities, sexual orientation, ethnicity, faith, and gender.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: From £19,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Employee discount
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability
Work Location: One location
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: General
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Trainee Paralegal roles across MSD Solicitors's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to General.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £19,000 - £19,000 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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