EMPLOYMENT PARALEGAL

JOB TITLE: EMPLOYMENT PARALEGAL

SALARY: upto £30,000

HOURS OF EMPLOYMENT: 9am - 5:30pm Monday to Friday

BENEFITS: excellent additional bens

Are you an experienced Paralegal with a strong background in Employment Law?

Our client, a leading and progressive law firm in Milton Keynes, is looking for an Employment Paralegal to join their expanding team. This is an exciting opportunity to work within a dynamic and ambitious environment, where your expertise will be valued, and your career growth supported.

We are seeking candidates who can demonstrate proven experience handling Employment Law matters and who are confident in managing a varied caseload. In return, you’ll gain exposure to high-quality work, a supportive team culture, and clear progression opportunities within a firm that is poised for significant growth.

If you’re ready to take the next step in your career and make a real impact, we’d love to hear from you — apply today with your CV.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

To provide effective support services to the firm. Duties will include:

• Drafting contracts of employment, staff handbooks, policies, and procedures.
• Assisting with settlement agreements and redundancy documentation.
• Preparing bundles and witness statements for Employment Tribunal hearings.
• Helping solicitors advise employers and employees on workplace disputes (unfair dismissal, discrimination, grievances, disciplinaries).
• Carrying out legal research on employment law updates, case law, and legislation changes.
• Managing client files from opening to closure.
• Liaising with clients, witnesses, and barristers.
• Handling correspondence with ACAS and tribunals.
• Ability to liaise with clients and other stakeholders as required by the team.
• A good knowledge of Employment Law.
• Ability to draft correspondence and manage own caseload unsupervised.
• Good proofreading skills.
• Commercial, practical and financial awareness.
• Confidently manage accounts and money laundering responsibilities associated with client files.

PERSON SPECIFICATION:

• Previous Paralegal experience – good employment experience with exposure to both claimant and respondent employment work.
• Professional Legal Qualification (Law Degree/Paralegal/CILEX) – desirable but not essential.
• Intermediate to advanced IT and online systems ability (Microsoft Office, legal industry specific document management systems, online portals etc.)
• Able to work collaboratively and fit into a friendly but busy team.
• Excellent organisational ability with a friendly but professional attitude.
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
• Excellent interpersonal and marketing skills with the ability to develop contacts for the team and firm

Our client offers competitive salaries and benefits packages. Join their team of dedicated professionals and contribute to their mission of providing high-quality legal services to their clients.