Junior Paralegal

We're looking for a Junior Paralegal

We're looking for a Junior Paralegal within our in-house Litigation team, you will support the effective and smooth running of the collections and Litigation function through undertaking tasks to ensure the timely drafting and filing of documents, together with other administrative tasks to aid the department as a whole. This is a fantastic opportunity to build your career in a dynamic, fast paced environment.

About us

Fast, flexible finance empowers small businesses to manage their cash flow better and seize opportunities - making their business and the economy stronger as a whole. At iwoca, we do just that. We help businesses get the funds they need, when they need it, often within minutes.

We’ve already made several billion in funding available to over 100,000 businesses since we launched in 2012, and positioned ourselves as a leading Fintech in Europe. Our mission is to finance one million businesses. We’ll get there by continuing to make our finance ever more relevant and accessible to more businesses by combining cutting-edge technology, data science and a 5-star customer service.

Our culture

We’re expanding fast across our offices in London, Leeds and Frankfurt. With all this growth, we’re looking for people who want to learn on the job and lead projects, knowing that your ideas will impact thousands of small businesses.

The role

As a Junior Paralegal, your role will be to:

• Draft legal correspondence with support from Senior Paralegals

• Work closely with team members in Collections and Litigation to ensure clerical order across the department, facilitating positive customer outcomes

• Handle inbound and outbound correspondence for the department

• Collection and delivery of physical post each day

• Assist Collection Managers & Paralegals with referrals to third parties, such as Solicitors, High Court Enforcement Officers and Insolvency Practitioners

• File records and log incoming mail

• Draft letters as part of the legal process

• Contribute to process improvements and knowledge sharing within the team

• Keep accurate system records of activities, observations and outcomes within the Collections and Litigation processes

• Alert relevant Collector or Paralegal of issues requiring their attention

• Ensure compliance with all appropriate legislation regulatory body guidelines and adhere to our company policies and procedures

Ideally you'll have:

• Great organisational and time management skills

• Ability to think on your feet while following Collections and Litigation processes and policies

• Excellent communication skills and teamwork - you’ll be liaising with colleagues across the business and also external suppliers

• Ability to prioritise and organise workload

• Ability to learn quickly and develop both new and existing skills

• Strong attention to detail with high levels of accuracy

• Confident to raise issues that may need addressing or suggest improvements to existing processes

• Ability to perform well under the pressure of multiple deadlines

• Entrepreneurial spirit with a real enthusiasm for helping SMEs

• Previous legal/administrative experience would be ideal but is not essential

• Previous knowledge of Google Docs and Google Sheets would be beneficial

• Be smart, humble and motivated

Work-life balance is incredibly important at iwoca and we offer flexible working so you can make better use of your free time. This is a hybrid role where you'll go into the office twice a week with the team, with the option to work from home for the rest of the week.

We want to make iwoca a place where everyone feels welcome, where you can confidently be yourself. We understand that inclusivity, and diversity that comes through greater inclusivity, isn't an optional add-on; it's the core ingredient of what makes us great. We care about making iwoca a healthy and happy community for all of our team members to thrive in.

Our benefits

We put a lot of effort into making iwoca a brilliant place to work:

• Offices in London, Leeds and Frankfurt.

• Events and clubs, like bingo, comedy nights, yoga classes, football…

• Two company retreats a year, we’ve been to France, Italy, Spain and further afield

• Plenty of drinks and snacks in our offices.

We offer a wide range of benefits:

• Medical insurance from Vitality, including discounted gym membership

• 25 days’ holiday, an extra day off for your birthday and the option to buy or sell an additional 5 days of annual leave

• Instant access to emotional and mental health support with our partner, Spill

• Share options

• Generous maternity and paternity leave

• A nursery tax benefit scheme to help you save money

• Paid volunteering day to support your chosen charity

• Extra leave if you want to travel or study

• One-month fully paid sabbatical after 4 years

• Cycle-to-work scheme

• Electric car scheme

And to make sure we all keep learning, we offer:

• An L&D budget for everyone, including a book budget

• Company-wide talks with internal and external speakers

• Access to learning platforms like Treehouse if you want to learn to code