The Role
Assist with employment litigation, including calculating losses, managing case orders, conducting legal research, attending clients, and meeting witnesses. Support straightforward unfair dismissal and wages claims under supervision. The role requires client care, communication, initiative, teamwork, and an interest in employment rights and social justice law.
Summary Generated by Built In
Are you a Paralegal looking for your next move? Want to broaden your knowledge and experience in ER? Come and join our expanding Employment Rights team in Newcastle
The role...
Our paralegals assist in the management/running of our litigation, including specific tasks such as calculating losses, dealing with case management orders, attending on clients, meeting witnesses and undertaking legal research.
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to get involved with all aspect of the employment rights team, including assisting on and potentially managing straightforward employment matters, such as, unfair dismissals and wages claims under supervision.
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to get involved with all aspect of the employment rights team, including assisting on and potentially managing straightforward employment matters, such as, unfair dismissals and wages claims under supervision.
Who we are looking for...
We are looking for candidates with an undergraduate law degree or equivalent legal qualifications. We are keen to hear from paralegals with an interest or background in employment rights and social justice law. Knowledge of Employment Law and Employment Tribunal (ET) Procedure (whether through work, study or volunteering is preferred but not essential). Experience of working in an office environment and providing good service to customers and clients would also be beneficial.
Thompson’s is at the forefront or employment rights and trade union work and we are looking for paralegal’s with a genuine interest in acting for employee’s in this area and who want to start a career in social justice law. We are looking for skilled communicators, who can provide excellent client care and who can work on their own initiative in a supportive team environment.
If this sounds like you then we are keen to hear from you!
Thompson’s is at the forefront or employment rights and trade union work and we are looking for paralegal’s with a genuine interest in acting for employee’s in this area and who want to start a career in social justice law. We are looking for skilled communicators, who can provide excellent client care and who can work on their own initiative in a supportive team environment.
If this sounds like you then we are keen to hear from you!
What we offer you...
- Contributory pension scheme
- Permanent health insurance
- Healthcare Cash Plan (Medicash)
- Life assurance
- 23 days annual leave (in addition to bank holidays)
- Additional leave over Christmas
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
- Cycle to work scheme
- Subsidised sports and social club
- Annual travel and parking loans
- Financial assistance for professional development
Sound good? Apply today!
About
For 100 years, leading social justice law firm, Thompsons Solicitors, has been fighting for the rights of the injured and mistreated and changing lives for the better. Since 1921, we have stood shoulder-to-shoulder with trade unions to implement key legal reforms and give a voice to those who might otherwise have been disadvantaged and marginalised.Thompsons ran:• the case that established the right for injured workers to be compensated in 1937• the first asbestos case that was successful in the House of Lords in 1972• the first equal pay for equal value claim in the UK (1988) and later in Europe (1993)• the case against UK construction companies for blacklisting union members in 2016• hundreds of cases on behalf of women who received negligent treatment at the hands of disgraced breast surgeon, Ian Paterson (2017) and behalf of those injured by mesh (2019).Today, Thompsons employs 800 staff who work at 18 offices right across the UK. Key areas of legal specialism include: personal injury, serious injury, asbestos diseases, medical negligence, road traffic accidents, accidents at work, industrial diseases and trade union law. As a point of principle, the firm has never worked for employers or insurers.Over the last 100 years, we have consistently won the cases that have advanced the law for working people, but, as long as there are employers who put profit before the safety and rights of their workforce, there is always more to do. We continue to expose injustice, holding those responsible to account and campaigning for positive change. We want to hear from anyone who is keen to progress a legal career with a firm that won’t let up in its quest for fairness. Visit www.thompsons.law or call 0800 0 224 224 Thompsons Solicitors is a trading name of Thompsons Solicitors LLP.
Skills Required
- Undergraduate law degree or equivalent legal qualification
- Knowledge of employment law and Employment Tribunal procedure
- Interest or background in employment rights and social justice law
- Experience working in an office environment
- Experience providing good service to customers and clients
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent client care skills
- Ability to work independently and within a supportive team
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The Company
What We Do
Thompsons Solicitors is a prominent UK law firm established in 1921, specializing in personal injury, employment rights, and trade union law. With 18 offices across the UK, the firm exclusively represents injured or mistreated individuals and trade union members, never acting for employers or insurance companies. They are dedicated to social justice, campaigning for legal reforms, and securing compensation for clients in cases involving workplace accidents, asbestos diseases, and medical negligence.
