Legal Services Supervisor/Coordinator

Job title:

Legal Services Supervisor/Coordinator

Company

Career Legal

Job description

Legal Services Supervisor / CoordinatorGlasgow / Edinburgh50% remote workingPermanent£45,000Large law firm are currently recruiting for a Supervisor to work within their Legal Services Unit to be based in either the Glasgow or Edinburgh office. This role is to be a Supervisor to the Assistant Paralegals, Paralegals and Senior Paralegals who provide support on Real Estate, Litigation, Corporate, Construction, Planning and Banking transactions, to name a few. This role will be paying up to £45,000 per annum, and will be working 50% of the week from home, and 50% from either the Edinburgh office or Glasgow office. You can also choose which days you would like to work from home.Main responsibilities will include:

• Working with the Legal Services Manager to review, understand and allocate incoming work which is received.
• Leading on projects undertaken by the team to include supervising and checking work undertaken by Assistant Paralegals, Paralegals and Senior Paralegals, tracking progress to ensure deadlines are met, answering questions from the team and liaising with instructing lawyers to keep them updated on how the work is progressing.
• Tracking and mapping the team’s capabilities to ensure work is being allocated appropriately.
• Assisting with the Recruitment process in relation to interviewing candidates and new start processes etc.
• People management of a sub-team of paralegals to include tasks such as approval of holidays, monitoring sickness, giving feedback, identifying and implementing training needs, carrying out one to one supervision meetings and yearly appraisals etc.
• Reviewing team’s Carpe Diem to ensure all time is recorded correctly and reviewing utilisation reports / assisting team members to record time fully and accurately
• Other tasks as required.

An ideal candidate will have:

• Previous paralegal experience and/or supervisor experience
• Excellent attention to detail; an analytical, thorough and committed approach to work
• Exceptional communication skills; must be able to interact with colleagues at all levels to include Partners and Associates
• Excellent time management skills; ability to prioritise conflicting deadlines
• Excellent IT skills
• Enthusiastic and pro-active approach

This new permanent position is working within a firm who take a bold, dynamic, and agile approach to ensure their clients are able to face the future with confidence. They are driven by technology and readily embrace the possibilities it opens up for developing new and better ways of working. The firms aim is to inspire, impact and support their clients and their employees, helping them to maximize their potential and thrive.To apply for this new permanent supervisor role please send your CV to Gemma at HYF today.

Expected salary

£45000 per year

Location

Greater London

Job date

Wed, 05 Jun 2024 04:37:54 GMT

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