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Paralegal - Legal Advice

  • Job
    Full-time
    Entry & Junior Level
  • Bristol

AI generated summary

  • You should be a Legal Executive or LPC/BVC/LLB student with knowledge in Employment, Property, and Consumer Law, plus empathy and conciseness in communication.
  • You will handle legal queries, assess customer issues, provide legal advice, explore funding options, identify solutions, and ensure timely resolution of customer concerns.

Requirements

  • Legal Executive, LPC/BVC/LLB graduate (or currently studying)
  • Good practical and/or academic knowledge of Employment, Property, Consumer Law as well as the ability to learn and advise on other legal issues affecting customers such as Family, Wills and Probate, Landlord and Tenant and Commercial Law.
  • Concise and honest manner, whilst ensuring sensitivity and empathy to both customer and business partners.

Responsibilities

  • - Handling legal queries from customers on a range of areas
  • - Establishing the facts of the customer’s legal issues
  • - Providing advice on the applicable law
  • - Setting out the legal and/or practical options available to the customer
  • - Reviewing sources of funding and alternative resolution solutions
  • - Pro-actively identifying both issues and potential solutions
  • - Taking ownership of the process
  • - Following the correct process to resolve any concerns that may be raised by customers in a timely manner

FAQs

What type of candidates are you looking for?

We are looking for individuals who have experience as a Legal Executive, LPC/BVC/LLB graduates (or those currently studying), with good practical or academic knowledge in Employment, Property, and Consumer Law, as well as the ability to advise on other legal issues.

What are the key responsibilities of this Paralegal position?

The key responsibilities include handling legal queries from customers, establishing the facts of their legal issues, providing advice on applicable law, presenting legal and practical options, and reviewing sources of funding and alternative resolution solutions.

What skills are essential for success in this role?

Essential skills include excellent written and verbal communication, the ability to identify issues and solutions proactively, a personable demeanor, resilience in a challenging environment, and a commitment to customer service.

Is prior experience required for this role?

While previous experience is beneficial, we encourage candidates with transferable skills and a passion for legal advice to apply, even if they don't meet all the criteria listed.

What benefits are offered to employees?

Employees receive generous remuneration, 25 days of holiday, a company pension scheme, employee reward and incentive schemes, health cash plans, and options for flexible working arrangements, among other benefits.

Will there be opportunities for career development?

Yes, the company offers a progressive career pathway, development opportunities, internal Training Contracts, and alternative routes to qualification such as SQE/CILEX.

What is the company’s mission?

ARAG UK aims to help businesses and individuals access justice, ensuring that everyone, not just those who can afford it, can assert their legal rights.

Where are the office locations for this role?

The Paralegal position is available in either the Bristol or Bedwas office.

'First for Justice'​ for our customers and business partners.

Law
Industry
501-1000
Employees
1975
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

DAS UK Group has been helping businesses and individuals get access to justice for over 40 years. Our businesses include a legal expenses insurance company (https://www.dasinsurance.co.uk/) and a law firm. We have been a pioneer of the legal expenses insurance market since the concept was first introduced to the UK in 1975. We provide protection against unforeseen legal costs to millions of families and motorists, and hundreds of thousands of businesses every year, offering both before-the-event and after-the-event products and a range of telephone advice and assistance services, including our flagship legal advice service. Based in Bristol, with another office in South Wales, we employ over 600 people and are one of the UK's leading specialist insurers.