Paralegal Job Description

Paralegal Job Description
1. Telephone –
a. Chasing.
b. Arranging appointments.
c. General Client enquiries dealt with where possible.
d. Court – re hearings and enquiries.
e. Counsel – availability, arranging conferences or chasing.
f. 3 rd parties – chasing or dealing with queries if possible.
2. Drafting, including letters and all accompanying documents (all work to be checked and
signed off by supervisor) –
a. Claim forms.
b. Notice of Funding.
c. Particulars of Claim and other statements of case.
d. Schedule of losses.
e. Schedules of Costs/Financial Summaries.
f. Lists of documents.
g. Meeting notes.
h. Letters of instruction
to expert witnesses.
i. Chasing letters.
j. Letters to clients regarding current position.
k. Notice of Commencement of assessment of bills
of costs.
l. Preparation of trial bundles.
m. Instructions
to Counsel.
n. Witness Statements.
o. Applications/Draft Orders.
p. Allocation Questionnaires and Listing Questions.
3. New Clients –
a. Preparing documentation in readiness for first appointment.
b. Preparing standard meeting notes, File notes and letters.
c. Opening Client and matter on OMS.
d. Checking Client ID and storing on computer system.
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4. Credit Control – all aspects, including letters/telephone chasers.
5. File audits including –
a. File organisation
b. Client ID
c. Signed care letters
etc.
d. Cost estimates
e. Cost estimate reviews
f. Total time/bills v estimates.
6. Client care questionnaires – including
compiling data.
7. Research.
8. Attend Client/Witness for Statement.
9. Attend Hearings with Counsel.
10. Attend Interim Hearings.
11. Preparation of interim bills – including diarising monthly follow ups and credit control
co-ordination.
12. Completion of telephone initial instructions, proformas-triage.
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