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We are looking for a Paralegal to work in our Real Estate department in the Gatwick office.This is an exciting opportunity to develop your skills within an established and innovative team. This is a great opportunity for someone who is looking to start their career in Law. You will have responsibility for managing your own caseloads and clients. You will be required to provide preliminary advice and guidance to clients and insurers on cases as well as preparing letters and documents for court cases. Therefore, your drafting skills should be such that you can produce clear and accurate written work with ease.
We are looking for a truly talented individual who has the ability to learn new skills. You must be an effective communicator with rounded client service skills. Previous legal experience and a good standard of education are important. Candidates who have completed the LPC would be considered as would candidates with a law degree or post graduate legal qualification.
We offer a competitive salary and benefits package including pension, critical illness cover, health cash plan and death in service benefit.
Irwin Mitchell is passionate about the law and in providing our clients with the very best legal advice and guidance.
We believe in putting our clients first. Our client care is second to none and this, underpinned by our promise to 'exceed client expectations', has helped the firm to grow to become one of the UK's most successful and respected law firms.
Today we employ over 2800 people in 17 UK offices.
We are not accepting applications from agencies for this vacancy.
Irwin Mitchell is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
Irwin Mitchell is unlike any other law firm. Nationally acclaimed, with a strong international capability, we offer a broad range of legal services to national and international organisations and institutions, small and medium-sized businesses and private individuals.
The firm was founded in 1912 by Walter Irwin Mitchell. With a concentration on criminal law, he aimed to provide the highest quality legal services to the general public from his small legal practice in Sheffield.
Today, Irwin Mitchell is the 11th largest law firm in the UK and amongst the top 50 in Europe, operating out of 16 UK offices including a consulting office in Middlesbrough.
We currently employ over 2,500 members of staff, including over 1,000 legally trained personnel and have helped over one million clients in our 100 year history.
The Business Legal Services division is also the fastest-growing area of the firm, with an increasing number of global, national and regional companies choosing to work with us.
In 2012, we became one of the first companies to be approved as an Alternative Business Structure (ABS), allowing us to plan for growth and take advantage of the opportunities created by the changing legal landscape.
Whenever you deal with us, you’ll notice that our core values guide us at every stage. We always seek: