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We are recruiting a Paralegal to join our Personal Injury team in Bristol city centre. You will support and undertake legal work for Claimants pursuing personal injury claims.
The team’s expertise includes accidents at work, public liability claims, and road accidents, with a specific focus on cycling claims, industrial disease claims, and beauty treatment claims.
Our Personal Injury team is ranked in both Chambers and Partners UK and The Legal 500. Several members of the team are also individually recognised by both directories for their expertise.
You will have the opportunity to work on a wide variety of claims, supporting other lawyers and undertaking legal work. You will also be the first point of contact for all new enquiries.
The role
We’re seeking a proactive and detail-oriented candidate to support our team with both legal work and administrative tasks. You will assist with progressing personal injury claims and contribute to the department’s wider success through legal research, client interaction, and case management.
On a day-to-day basis, you can expect to be involved in:
- Triaging claims and taking instructions.
- Opening files and undertaking compliance checks.
- Identifying appropriate funding and applying for Legal Expenses Insurance.
- Maintaining accurate file notes and records of client communications.
- Preparing and submitting claims using the MoJ portal.
- Obtaining medical records and other records using search engines like AskMID and MedCo.
- Preparing trial bundles and supporting documents.
- Dealing with court proceedings and applications (including attendance at court).
- Legal research.
- Drafting schedules of loss.
- Monitoring, valuing and settling claims.
- Accurate time recording and meeting monthly time targets.
- Complying with the firm’s policies and procedures, including accounts procedures, anti-money laundering and compliance.
- Supporting the Marketing and Business Development team with case studies and blogs, and legal directory submissions.
- Drafting applications to Headway, SIA, and other organisations.
About us
Barcan and Kirby is well known in the Bristol legal market both as a provider of excellent legal services for individuals and businesses, and as a progressive employer.
We are committed to developing and nurturing our people, and encouraging positive wellbeing and mental health is central to our culture. We encourage open communication and foster a culture where colleagues are supported in achieving a real work/life balance.
At Barcan and Kirby, we work hard to maintain a culture of kindness and friendliness, and welcome applications from individuals who fit with our values.
We like to think that we do things a bit differently from other law firms.
The ideal candidate
Our ideal candidate will
- Have personal injury legal knowledge.
- Have a degree or equivalent qualification.
- Have experience of working with legal practice management systems.
- Be IT literate with experience using Word, Excel, Teams and Zoom.
- Be enthusiastic about marketing and business development, in particular, social media and networking.
It would be desirable to have completed or be prepared to work towards the Apprenticeship in Law (Paralegal), but this is not essential.
Familiarity with the MoJ low-value portal would be beneficial but not essential, and training will be provided.
Location and working hours
- Full-time (office hours are 9am – 5.15pm, Monday to Friday).
- Part-time considered (four days per week minimum).
- The role is based at our Prince House office but with the option to apply for hybrid working post-probation.
