Senior Paralegal supporting legal operations with extensive experience in litigation and commercial transactions. Managing legal documents and offering oversight to multiple attorneys in a fast - paced environment.
About the role
- Paralegal supporting Brazilian legal team in civil litigation and proceedings. Involves legal research, client liaising, case management, and documentation preparation.
Responsibilities
- Monitoring litigation enquiries; providing client care including liaising with clients (by phone and email)
- Undertaking ad-hoc research projects as necessary
- Analysing data and providing reports/summaries of findings
- Managing the Group Register of claimants for the case
- Liaising directly with clients in order to progress with their individual claims
- Filing correspondence internally, and through E-Filing with the Court
- Managing the litigation timetable and key diary dates for Associate Solicitor(s)
- Civil litigation specific tasks including preparing documentation for substitutions; discontinuances; file closing; probate etc.
- Disclosure review using the Relativity e-discovery platform
- Drafting correspondence and memoranda
- Develop and maintain relationships with external counsel
Requirements
- Strong communication skills, in person and writing
- Experience in Brazilian collective law and Consumer law
- Excellent analytical skills, including for legal issues presented in documents
- Independent and proactive approach to work, but willing to ask for help when needed
- Hard-working, resilient, highly organised, and flexible
- Acute attention to detail
- Respectful of client confidentiality
- Comfortable working as part of a dynamic international team.
- Post-graduate qualification in private international; environmental; business and human rights laws (Desirable)
- Previous experience of using the Relativity e-disclosure platform (Desirable)
- Previous experience of using Proclaim (or equivalent), case management system. (Desirable)
- Portuguese language skills (Desirable)
Benefits
- 25 days’ annual leave (plus 8 Bank Holidays)
- Private medical insurance
- Private pension scheme
- Life assurance
- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
- Employee assistance programme
- Employee referral bonus
- E-bikes and gym discounts (available through salary sacrifice scheme)
- Season ticket loans
Job title
Job type
Experience level
Salary
Not specified
Degree requirement
Location requirements
Litigation Paralegal supporting attorneys by preparing, filing legal documents, and communicating case updates. Assisting in managing deadlines and providing case updates to clients in a professional setting.
Mid - Level Corporate Paralegal handling startups, capital markets, and M&A responsibilities. Incorporating technology companies and managing public company matters across multiple U.S. offices.
Corporate Paralegal supporting a wide range of legal matters at QTS Data Centers. Managing corporate governance and documentation with attention to detail and organizational skills.
Paralegal supporting immigration legal services at Gay Men's Health Crisis Inc. Assisting legal staff in providing pro bono immigration legal services with a focus on the LGBTQI community.
Entry Level Case Manager at Chisholm Chisholm & Kilpatrick LTD managing bequests for charities. Responsibilities include reviewing legal documents, collaborating with fiduciaries, and ensuring accurate record - keeping.
Paralegal assisting in insurance defence litigation at Keoghs. Working collaboratively with solicitors to manage caseloads and legal research.
Senior Paralegal or Solicitor at DWF managing fraud cases in a dynamic environment. Requires strong knowledge of UK legal system and civil litigation process.
Paralegal managing Motor Injury Litigation cases for a blue - chip client base. Join a collaborative team in Liverpool with hybrid work.
Paralegal managing motor insurance litigated caseload within DWF's Motor Volume team. Assisting with complex insurance cases and ensuring high levels of service delivery in a hybrid work environment.