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Paralegal

DMH Stallard LLP3 months ago
Fort Resolution, Northwest Territories
Mid Level
contract

About the role

The firm DMH Stallard provides a comprehensive range of commercial, dispute resolution and litigation, employment, cyber security and cyber-crime, corporate, intellectual property, real estate and technology, media and telecoms advice to both businesses and individuals. Our clients, our people and our professional networks are the keys to our success.. With offices in London and across the region, including Brighton, Gatwick, Guildford, Horsham, and Hassocks - we’re proud to have grown to around 380 people.

Culture really matters to us. In our most recent staff survey, 99.6% of our people said DMH is a great place to work, with 90% feeling they have a strong work-life balance, and 93.9% expressing confidence in the leadership team.

We’re committed to building a genuinely inclusive and supportive workplace. Our Women in Law group meets quarterly, and we’re actively working toward gender balance at all levels. We already exceed the industry average, with 40% of our partners being women compared to the sector average at 29%.

We actively invest in learning and development at all career stages. Our mentoring programme is available to all partners, and we are preparing to launch an internal mentoring programme to support progression right up to partnership. We also recognise that work-life balance is essential to long-term success and wellbeing, and we promote hybrid working arrangements to help our people perform at their best inside and outside of work.

We’re also especially proud to achieve gold accreditation from Investors in People, which reflects our strong commitment to people development and leadership.

The department

Our Dispute Resolution Team handle all manner of disputes from corporate and commercial matters to debt recovery, insolvency, technology, media, telecoms and personal injury.

Job Purpose

  • To operate as an effective member of the Dispute Resolution Group based in the Gatwick office
  • To provide legal & administrative support to fee-earners within Dispute Resolution group
  • To work with and assist members of the team, in particular, in delivering a large scale data review and rectification project, to include conducting a range of searches, updating spreadsheets and analysing, interpreting and reporting on information that is obtained. In particular, a high level of accuracy and attention to detail is required, along with a strong team work ethic
  • We would expect your role to develop as experience allows within the project

Other information

Responsibilities And Duties Personal

  • To participate and contribute to the Gatwick Dispute Resolution Group to ensure an effective working environment, supporting all members of the project team as appropriate, including working on the project described above
  • To attend and contribute to Group Meetings
  • Continuously develop their own technical expertise
  • To promote the vision and culture of the Firm
  • Annually participate in Appraisal/Objective meetings
  • To maintain a culture where individuals are encouraged to identify problems or mistakes and are encouraged to “speak up” to ensure issues are resolved

Client Care

  • To be responsible for the delivery of the service to the client, ensuring that the highest standards of client care are maintained so that clients use DMHS again and recommend the firm to others

Risk

  • To be fully familiar with the Money Laundering and FSMA Policies and Procedures and to ensure full compliance with them
  • Conforming to the risk management procedures as stated by the firm
  • Attend regular meetings with the Group to review all current work and workloads

About DMH Stallard LLP

Legal Services
201-500

DMH Stallard is an award-winning full service South East law firm with offices in London, Brighton, Gatwick, Guildford and Horsham and a 50 year pedigree based on building long term relationships with clients and focusing on meeting their objectives. All of our work is partner-led and supported by a highly professional team so you get the very best legal advice whether you are a business or an individual. We aim to provide clear legal advice that is easy to understand and helps you to achieve your goals. We also have an established track record of working with clients on a range of international legal assignments and many of our lawyers are experienced at managing cross-border transactions whether that involves moving and managing employees overseas, or litigation and arbitrations across multiple jurisdictions. Exceptional service is at the heart of everything we do; relationships are built on trust and understanding so we ask questions - and then listen carefully, so that we can tailor our service to the unique requirements of every client. And we take pride in being easy to work with, using clear language, and being transparent on costs. We care about the people inside and outside our business; we care about equality and diversity; we support the communities that we’re part of; and we’re conscious of the impact we have on the environment around us. Our focus is you, and our flexibility to suit your needs is the key to our exceptional client service.