Local Government Paralegal

Our Casualty team provides a full, expert service in defending public (PL) and employers' liability (EL) claims, across the private sector and the public sector. Weightmans' team is second-to-none in providing defendant litigation services in these and other specialist Casualty areas. We operate on a national basis with dedicated commercial insurance and public sector teams and as part of our wider specialism we have a dedicated Casualty Fraud team.

We are currently recruiting for a Paralegal to join our Local Government Team based in Birmingham.

As a Paralegal the role will see you assisting fee earners with large document reviews for social care claims. You will be required to produce indexes, chronologies and redaction schedules with accuracy and speed.

As a paralegal you will also be asked to carry out various tasks including general case management, legal research, drafting of witness statements and reports to clients and preparation for court hearing...