Paralegal

Gilson Gray's Family Law team are part of Gilson Gray's continuingly growing organisation. Gilson Gray LLP are a comprehensive law firm, offering expert legal, property and financial services. We support clients throughout their entire lifetime.

Based in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Dundee, North Berwick, Lincoln and London we focus on ensuring we provide the highest level of advice and on-going service to our clients. We are ambitious and have significantly grown the team over the course of the last year. We pride ourselves in looking after our clients personally and providing the upmost standard of service.

This role will be based in our central London office. We have hybrid working in place along with excellent career development opportunities and networking.

Our Team

We are looking to hire a highly driven Paralegal to join one of our successful Family Law departments in England.

We are a firm that cares about building an inclusive, collaborative place to work where you can stretch yourself, personally and professionally. We value a diverse team and believe the variety of experiences and backgrounds within our team make us stronger.

The Role

We are looking to further strengthen our department with the appointment of experienced candidate.

As a Paralegal in our Family Law department, you'll be responsible for:

• Drafting, proofreading, and filing legal documents
• Organising and maintaining client files, ensuring compliance with legal standards
• Updating and maintaining a case management system
• Coordinating court filings and ensuring timely service of documents
• Conducting legal research and preparing case summaries as needed
• Communicating with clients, courts, and other parties in a professional manner
• Preparing court bundles and assisting Legal Director with trial preparation
• Attending Court hearings and client conferences (travel required)
• Assisting with billing
• Provide compassionate support to clients during emotionally sensitive matters

Required Knowledge and Experience

• Minimum of 1 year experience working as a Paralegal in Family Law
• In depth knowledge of family law procedures
• Proficient in legal research and drafting legal documents

Our ideal candidate would also

• Confident and able to work on own initiative
• Take pride in producing high quality, accurate and timely information whilst maintaining personable and informative communication
• Strong attention to detail
• Experience with MS office applications
• Ability to take on and convert new enquiries
• The ideal candidate must possess strong organisational and problem-solving skills
• Strong willingness to progress within the firm
• A competitive salary with annual review and a monthly performance-based bonus
• 25 days holiday plus 8 Bank Holidays, increasing after 4 years' service
• Birthday off
• Enhanced employer contribution to your workplace pension
• Enhanced Maternity/ Paternity pay
• Company sick pay
• Wellbeing initiatives and access to an online Health Provider