Family Law Paralegal

Family Paralegal / 1+ PQE / Greater Manchester / £30,000 DOE

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Family Paralegal to join a busy and supportive public law team offering ongoing training, genuine career progression and an attractive benefits package. To apply please call Teagan on and quote Job Ref: 3795.

The Role

The successful candidate will provide assistance across a broad range of duties including:

• arranging appointments and meetings
• handling telephone enquiries
• maintaining diaries
• database management
• preparing court bundles
• liaising with clients and outside agencies

They will also give support to fee earners across a varied workload, receive ongoing training, guidance and support, and have genuine opportunities for progression within the department.

The Candidate

You are an experienced Paralegal with a background in family law and the ability to thrive within a busy and fast paced department. You have strong organisational and communication skills, are confident managing diaries, liaising with clients and external agencies, preparing bundles, and supporting fee earners. You can work independently, use your own initiative and demonstrate excellent client care skills and strong attention to detail. Experience using CCMS would be advantageous but is not essential. Access to your own vehicle is essential as some travel to courts, meetings and other offices may be required.

The Firm

This well established regional practice has built an excellent reputation for delivering professional and approachable legal services while combining traditional client care values with a modern and forward thinking approach. With multiple offices across the North West and accredited standards across its service areas, the firm places a strong emphasis on employee wellbeing, training and career development. Staff enjoy a competitive benefits package including enhanced annual leave, attendance bonuses, pension scheme, life insurance, discounted services, referral incentives, training workshops, social events and wellbeing initiatives.

How to Apply

Contact Teagan Portas at eNL on / or email with your CV, or simply call for a confidential discussion. eNL will never share your CV with a third party without your express permission. As part of our candidate care process, we aim to respond to all applications in 7 days. If you have not been contacted within this timescale, your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note our advertisements use PQE/salary levels purely as a guide.

At eNL we value diversity and inclusion. We want to attract people at all levels and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates whatever your ethnicity, religion, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or any characteristics protected by law in the jurisdictions in which we operate.