Paralegal

Job purpose: Legal for Lettings has entered the market with a sole purpose of providing straight forward, fuss free, and competitively priced legal services to landlords and their letting agents. Legal for Lettings operates as a new business within Barbon Insurance Group Limited, which is a parent company to a number of well-established brands within the Private Rented Sector. Our team of experienced legal professionals specialise in resolving disputes between landlords and their tenants, providing innovative and affordable legal services. As a Paralegal within our team, you will be responsible for managing a portfolio of cases through to completion, undertaking a number of activities including issuing notices seeking possession; drafting and issuing of possession proceedings and money claims; preparation of Court bundles; taking instruction in relation to defended matters; determining the most appropriate enforcement action to recover unpaid rent and legal costs.

• Draft and serve notices seeking possession pursuant to the relevant sections of the Housing Act 1988, or other applicable legislation.
• Draft and issue claim forms and particulars of claim relating to possession proceedings and debt claims.
• Prepare hearing bundles for parties.
• Take instructions in relation to defended litigation.
• Enforce orders of the Court, with regard to recovering possession, outstanding rent arrears and legal costs.
• Monitor and prioritise incoming email and post, to ensure adherence with Court and legislative timescales.
• Review files in order to identify and outline any risks to clients.
• Adhere to all relevant policies, standard operating processes, regulatory and business service level agreements.

We are an equal opportunities employer, committed to hiring a diverse and inclusive workforce. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, gender, religion, disability, age, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law.