Overview

Paralegal

to join the

Shoosmiths

Employment team in Manchester. You will be working in a busy, close-knit team supporting Legal Advisors with a variety of top-quality work for key clients. This team sees itself as an extension of our clients’ business, partnering to drive improvement, add value and deliver solutions beyond simply delivering legal advice.The team

Our Employment team is widely respected for providing an excellent service and delivering pragmatic and timely legal advice to its highly regarded client base. It’s a collaborative unit, operating on national lines. The team primarily works with employer clients on a mix of contentious and non-contentious matters. We also have specialists in advocacy, corporate work and business immigration.The firm

We are a top 40 law firm with over 200 partners and around 1,500 staff in total. We have 13 locations in the UK and a significant international network including our new office in Brussels. Our clients include some of the largest financial, automotive, and technology businesses in the UK.Diversity and inclusion

We champion diversity and inclusion, and do everything we can to attract and nurture a diverse group of people and to create an environment and culture that is genuinely inclusive, in which every member of staff feels valued for their contribution and can be themselves at work. We have been awarded Gold status in the Law Society Diversity and Inclusion Charter in recognition of our commitment to this. We are committed to promoting social mobility across the UK. We were the first major law firm to achieve “Gold Standard” Investors in People and most recently we achieve the Platinum accreditation.Skills and Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have prior experience working in a busy Employment teamConfidence and significant prior experience liaising with and communicating with external clients on a regular basisPrior experience mentoring and/or supervising more junior members of the teamExcellent attention to detail taken with all correspondence and documentationFlexible according to client needs, with the ability to adapt to change, new practices and remain calm under pressureAble to integrate within a team as well as working on your own initiativePrepared to get involved in business development, including attending networking and other marketing eventsGood organisational skills to ensure that the tasks are effectively scheduled within working time available, and that urgent work is completed and returned within the specified timescalesEqual opportunities

Our approach to our people is underpinned by our approach to diversity, inclusion and well-being. Our ambition is to build a diverse and ambitious workforce that reflects all backgrounds and talents, and a workplace that is supportive and inclusive, recognises and nurtures talent, and has a strong sense of community between colleagues. This means that everyone who either applies to or works for the firm is treated equally, whatever their gender, age, ethnic origin, nationality, marital status, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs.How to apply

For further information on the role please feel free to contact Nina Marshall at nina.marshall@shoosmiths.comSeniority level

Entry levelEmployment type

Full-timeJob function

LegalIndustries

Law Practice and Legal Services

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