Pre-Litigation Paralegal
Location: Northwich / Hybrid working offered after induction and training 
Salary: up to £25,000 per annum
Contract: Permanent, Full time
Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Following our exciting business growth, we have more excellent opportunities for Paralegals to join our successful Pre-Litigation team in Northwich.

As a Pre-Litigation Paralegal you will be:

• Managing credit hire cases to effectively support claimants who have been involved in a road traffic accident, to claim compensation for any uninsured losses (Credit hire charges, excess, out of pocket expenses).
• Communicating with clients, insurers, defendant insurers, solicitors, and any witnesses.
• Analysing whether there are prospects of success to a claim.
• Drafting pleadings and legal documents if necessary and reviewing offers of settlement.
• Managing your own varied caseloads in a timely manner.

What’s in it for you?

Salary up to £25,000 per annum depending on experience, including bonus. 

Annual Leave- 24 days, rising to 26 with length of service. Of course, you’ll have public holidays too and we’ll even help you celebrate with an extra day off for your birthday! 

Pension- 3% Employer contributions.

Financial Benefits- Save-as-you-earn scheme, employee referral scheme- earn £1,000 per person you successfully refer, free life assurance and access to our Benefits App offering unlimited access to a huge range of retailer discounts and cashback deals (incl. Tesco, Asda, Currys, B&Q & Wickes to name just a few). 

Lifestyle & Wellbeing Benefits- Discounted & flexible gym memberships, eye care vouchers, a cycle to work scheme, a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme with an NHS Approved mental well-being mobile app.

Motoring Benefits- Access to an employee vehicle-leasing scheme, free motor accident assistance, discounted vehicle repairs and discounts on weekend vehicle hire and van hire. 

Professional development- A personalised development plan, with a continuing focus on professional development including regular in-house training, sponsored training/study, paid study/exam leave and Training Contracts. 

Wagestream - a financial wellbeing app that gives you more control over your pay, helps you save, provides financial advice and offers discounts on your shopping.

About you:

• You have previous experience working in a paralegal role, this is desirable but not essential.
• You have excellent client care and analytical skills and can give clear written and oral advice in a clear concise manner.
• You have excellent time manage and organizational skills, with a calm and methodical approach to work and a flexible and adaptable attitude to resolving issues.
• You have the ability to work as part of a team and on your own initiative.
• You have great attention to detail and accuracy.

About us:

Part of Redde Northgate plc, Principia Law are a firm of market leading legal advisors, representing and assisting victims of non-fault road traffic accidents to recover their losses from the negligent party's insurance company. As specialists in the credit hire and repair sector, our expertise and knowledge ensure clients get the best representation with the minimum of inconvenience, obtaining settlement wherever possible reducing the need for court involvement.

Our business is home to some high-performing and exceptionally talented people which reflects in our enviable success rate of winning the vast majority of cases over the last 12 months.  You can be certain we can offer you a high-quality caseload, development & responsibility in equal measure. 

If you feel you are the right person for this role and would like to be supported in your career development, then apply today!