Paralegal

Permanent
Full time - flexible working may be considered
35 hours per week
c.£27,000 - £30,000 per annum
Birmingham
What’s in it for me

• Be part of and support a high profile team within the SRA
• Opportunity to showcase your research skills and legal expertise
• Involvement in key pieces of legal research and projects across the SRA

The role

Our General Counsel Directorate draws on its expertise in the law governing the SRA, legal drafting, problem solving and analytical thinking to provide a high quality service to the organisation. One of its key deliverables is working closely with colleagues to ensure that up to date legal principles and best practice in legal thinking are embedded across the organisation.

We are currently seeking to recruit an experienced Paralegal who is able to work independently at a high level to assist in the effective delivery of the teams objectives. This will involve you working closely with members of the team as well as colleagues in our Policy and Legal and Enforcement Directorates.

You will enjoy a varied role delivering a wide range of support to the team in order for it to meet its objectives. Your main responsibilities will include undertaking legal research, providing accurate summaries of caselaw and other legal and regulatory developments, assisting with the delivery of legal training, disseminating legal knowledge as well as providing high level administrative support.

You will also be responsible for performing key tasks such as general case preparation, proof reading documentation, bundling, minute taking and reviewing and updating knowledge and information held on relevant sites. You'll work under the supervision of knowledgeable members of the team to ensure that you quickly become self supporting and able to work without supervision. High attention to detail, strong analytical skills, ability to work flexibly and effective communication skills, including excellent drafting skills, are of utmost importance in this role.

What we are looking for

• Qualifying Law Degree or equivalent
• An enthusiastic and self motivated team player
• Significant experience of legal research and preparation of supporting documentation
• Someone who can critically analyse and pro-actively disseminate information to ensure the team can provide sound legal advice
• The ability to quickly identify salient points from detailed and complex information sources
and to draft case summaries or advice in a clear and concise manner
• A strong communicator at all levels with the ability to work at pace

Please note that this role can be based either in London or Birmingham, please submit your application accordingly.

Interviews for this role will take place in Birmingham on Tuesday 16 February, please ensure your availability.

Essential

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the following knowledge, skills and experience:

Qualifying Law Degree or equivalent

Experience of legal documentation

To be able to work accurately, rapidly and consistently, with close attention to detail

Ability to communicate effectively

Ability to use a range of IT packages - Excel / Word and familiarity with on line legal information services such as Lexis Nexis and Lawtel

Ability to critically analyse a range of evidence and options and make recommendations for change

Ability to work flexibly, autonomously and as a part of a team to ensure delivery of SRA’s objectives

Desirable

Familiarity with current legal regulation

Experience of working in a regulatory environment

The SRA is the independent regulator of solicitors and law firms in England and Wales, protecting consumers and supporting the rule of law and the administration of justice. We do this by overseeing all education and training requirements necessary to practise as a solicitor, licensing individuals and firms to practise, setting the standards of the profession and regulating and enforcing compliance against these standards.
We offer an inclusive, supportive and friendly working environment and the chance to develop your career within a professional organisation. We are committed to the health and wellbeing of staff, helping everyone to strike a good balance between personal and professional life.

Additionally, we provide a generous flexible benefits package, including gym membership with a tax only cost, an excellent defined contribution pension scheme and an additional 3% of annual basic salary upon successful completion of probation.
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Vacancy closing date: 07/02/2016, 23:55

The Solicitors Regulation Authority is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

Diversity and inclusion is central to everything we do. We are actively committed to promoting and participating in good practice in the way that we attract, recruit and retain staff.

Everyone is encouraged to bring their whole self to work because we appreciate the value that a truly diverse workforce brings to an organisation. We celebrate difference, recognising the benefits this brings to our inclusive culture, including age, disability, gender identity and expression, religion, race, sex, sexual orientation and socio economic background.

 We are a Stonewall Top 100 Employer, a member of ENEI, a disability confident employer and we are happy to talk flexible working.

This opportunity is closed to applicants.