Join Astraea Linskills

An exciting and unique opportunity has arisen for a Paralegal in the Family Department, with a view to a Training Contract, at Astraea Linskills.

We are a Legal 500 law firm who are family friendly, flexible and encourage all staff to fulfil their true potential.

Based in the city centre of Liverpool, but with both national and international clients, we are eager to grow our firm further and invite candidates to become a part of the exciting challenge.

Joining the practices highly regarded Family team, the successful candidate will work closely with the senior members of the departments and assist with running a busy case load of types of family matters from instruction to conclusion, as well as undertaking training in other areas of law within the firm.

Responsibilities

• Working alongside the firm’s solicitors with a mixed case load of privately and publicly funded work in various departments
• Exposure to complex international work
• Working on all types cases
• File management
• Adhering to monthly file reviews and ensuring files are compliant, making adjustments when necessary
• Preparing client letters
• Drafting statements
• Preparing briefs for counsel
• Instructing experts
• Briefs to counsel
• Attending client meetings and events
• Drafting attendance notes
• Drafting letters and emails to clients
• Conducting legal research
• Bundling (i.e. preparing a folder of court documents)
• Drafting and negotiating legal documents
• Proofreading documents
• Conducting due diligence

Non-fee earning tasks include:

• Keeping a weekly record of work completed while on training contract (if successful)
• Administrative tasks, such as filing, printing, and scanning documents
• Preparing internal training presentations
• Attending training sessions and internal events
• Taking part in pro bono initiatives

The Candidate

• Applications are welcomed from paralegals and graduates of LPC interested in a career in Family Law
• Must demonstrate excellent communication skills and is able to explain complex matters in clear, accessible language
• Work well as individual and as part of a team.
• Highly organised, able to work well when under pressure to meet tight deadlines
• Is personable, professional, and client-focused
• Reasons and problem solves effectively with complex data and information and learns quickly
• Plans, organises, prioritises and manages resources and time
• IT literate
• Has a strong commercial focus
• Emotionally resilient, mature and positive when the going gets tough
• Customer-centric — both internal and external
• Flexible and adaptable
• Demonstrates integrity
• Is achievement-driven, shows initiative, takes responsibility with a ‘can do’
  attitude
• Committed to continuous improvement
• Attends to the detail and is quality minded
• Self‐aware — knows own strengths and weaknesses
• Demonstrates effective communication both verbally and in writing
• Assertive and socially confident
• Influential and persuasive
• Team player and team builder who networks effectively
• Diplomatic, tactful and empathic
• Interpersonally skilled, reads people and situations and then adapts accordingly
• Aware of and propagates a positive and professional image and persona

Benefits

• Competitive salary dependant on experience
• 25 days holiday (not including bank holidays)
• Continued peer support
• Working with an approachable team

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Please send your CV and covering letter to angeladempsey@a-l.law

In responding to this vacancy, please state your salary expectations.

An exciting and unique opportunity has arisen for a criminal solicitor at Astraea Linskills.

We are a Legal 500 law firm who are family friendly, flexible and encourage all staff to fulfil their true potential.

Based in the city centre of Liverpool, we are very eager to grow our firm further and invite candidates to become a part of the exciting challenge.

Joining the practices highly regarded criminal team, the successful candidate will work closely with the enthusiastic, committed, and tenacious members of the department and handle their own busy case load of criminal and POCA matters from instruction to conclusion.

Responsibilities

• Handling a mixed case load of privately and publicly funded work
• Working on all types of criminal offences
• Advising clients
• Representing clients in the Magistrates Court
• File management

• Adhering to monthly file reviews and ensuring files are compliant, making adjustments when necessary
• Manage and run full case load
• Preparing client letters
• Drafting statements
• Preparing briefs for counsel
• Conducting conferences with clients in person and via video conferencing
• Instructing experts
• Representing clients at the police station and joining the firm’s out of hours on call rota (evenings and weekends)
• Ensuring high data integrity, attention to detail and representing the firm and the client to the highest standard

The Candidate

• Applications are welcomed from solicitors with criminal law experience, police station accreditation is essential and duty solicitor status is preferred but not essential
• Must be an Legal Aid supervisor or have relevant experience and be willing to obtain supervisor status
• Must demonstrate excellent communication skills and is able to explain complex matters in clear, accessible language
• Work well individually and as part of a team
• Highly organised and able to work well when under pressure ensuring tight deadlines are met
• Is personable, professional, and client-focused
• Must have a full clean driving licence and access to a car
• Should be comfortable working remotely/digitally as well as office based
• POCA experience preferable but not necessary
• Would be prepared to assist in other departments if the need arose

Benefits

• Competitive salary dependant on experience
• 25 days holiday (not including bank holidays)
• Continued peer support

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Please send your CV and covering letter to angeladempsey@a-l.law

In responding to this vacancy, please state your salary expectations.

Welfare Law Paralegal

An exciting and unique opportunity has arisen for a Welfare Law paralegal at Astraea Linskills.

We are a Legal 500 law firm who are family friendly, flexible and encourage all staff to fulfil their true potential.

Based in the city centre of Liverpool, we are very eager to grow our firm further and invite candidates to become a part of the exciting challenge.

Joining the practices highly regarded Welfare law team, the successful candidate will work closely with the senior members of the department and run a busy case load of all welfare benefit matters and appeals.

Responsibilities

• Working on all types of welfare benefit matters
• Conducting conferences and advising clients to determine if they are eligible for various benefits
• Assisting clients with form filling
• Submitting applications to DWP and local authorities
• Preparing appeal documents for clients
• Drafting statements
• Preparing briefs for Tribunals
• Instructing experts, if necessary
• Preparing matters for court
• Representing clients at appeal tribunals
• Manage and run full case load
• File management
• Preparing client letters
• Liaising with various national and local government departments
• Ensuring high data integrity, attention to detail and representing the firm and the client to the highest standard
• Take over existing case load and business development
• Adhering to monthly file reviews and ensuring files are compliant, making adjustments when necessary
• Opportunity for progression

The Candidate

• Applications are welcomed from candidates with experience and expertise in Social Welfare Law
• Must demonstrates excellent communication skills and is able to explain complex matters in clear, accessible language and with patience
• Work well individually and as part of a team
• Highly organised and able to work well when under pressure ensuring tight deadlines are met
• Is personable, professional, patient and client-focused

Benefits

• Competitive salary dependant on experience
• 25 days holiday (not including bank holidays)
• Continued peer support
• Ongoing support for professional development
• Working with an approachable professional team

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent

Please send your CV and covering letter to angeladempsey@a-l.law

In responding to this vacancy, please state your salary expectations.

An exciting and unique opportunity has arisen for a criminal paralegal/police station representative at Astraea Linskills.

We are a Legal 500 law firm who are family friendly, flexible and encourage all staff to fulfil their true potential.

Based in the city centre of Liverpool, we are very eager to grow our firm further and invite candidates to become a part of the exciting challenge.

Joining the practices highly regarded criminal law team, the successful candidate will work closely with the senior members of the department and run a busy case load of all criminal, regulatory and POCA matters from instruction to conclusion.  Upon successful completion of a probationary period they will be trained to achieve the Law Society’s Police Station Accreditation (PSQ) (if not already qualified and have the opportunity to ultimately qualify as a solicitor.

Responsibilities

• Working alongside the firm’s solicitors with a mixed case load of privately and publicly funded work
• Working on all types of criminal offences from Summary only to serious Crown Court cases
• File management
• Adhering to monthly file reviews and ensuring files are compliant, making adjustments when necessary
• Manage and run full case load
• Preparing client letters
• Drafting statements
• Preparing briefs for counsel
• Liaising with clients in person and over the telephone and via video conferencing
• Instructing experts
• Briefs to counsel
• If not already qualified as a police station representative, will be helped through the process of gaining the qualification to represent clients at the police station and join the firm’s out of hours on call rota (evenings and weekends).

The Candidate

• An experienced paralegal and/or graduate interested in a career in Law
• Excellent communication skills and is able to explain complex matters in clear, accessible language
• Work well as individual and as part of a team
• Highly organised, good initiative and able to work well when under pressure
• Personable and client-focused
• Professional and well presented
• Preferably have a full clean driving licence and access to a car
• Should be comfortable working remotely/digitally as well as office based

Benefits

• Competitive salary dependant on experience
• 25 days holiday (not including bank holidays)
• Continued peer support
• Ongoing support for professional development
• Working with an approachable team

Job Types: Full-time, permanent

Please send your CV and covering letter to angeladempsey@a-l.law

In responding to this vacancy, please state your salary expectations.