We are Thrings; a successful full-service law firm with sector expertise in Agriculture, Banking & Finance, Development of Land, Private Client and Business Growth across a number of practice areas, managing high quality work. We are proud to be ranked in many areas by the Legal 500 and Chambers, due to our client-centric approach.
Our welcoming and inclusive culture provides an attractive place to work, including the valuable benefit of hybrid working.
About the role
We’re looking for a Legal Assistant/Paralegal to join our Band 1-ranked Agricultural Litigation team in our Bristol office. Working closely with our partners and experienced colleagues, you’ll become part of a friendly, collaborative team with the opportunity to gain hands-on experience across a broad range of agricultural litigation matters.
In this role, you’ll support on a varied caseload, with a particular focus on agricultural property disputes. Your work will include:
- Supporting Fee Earners and client relationships by managing communications, monitoring emails, calls and post, responding or progressing matters as appropriate, maintaining CRM data, chasing actions, and assisting with ongoing projects
- Administrative duties such as diary management, document production, file management, bundling billing support, and financial processing
- Conducting legal research to include using the Land Registry website
- Supporting on landlord and tenant disputes, ownership disputes, trusts of land, possessions claims, and access conflicts
- Utilising case management, IT and accounts systems, ensuring accuracy, confidentiality and high presentation standards
Whilst this role is based in Bristol there will be the opportunity for you to work with other fee earners based at our other offices.
About you
We’re extremely proud of the relationship we’ve built with our clients and referrers, being recognised as their trusted legal partner. It’s important to us that you have the right blend of skills to service their needs and develop new relationships:
- Strong communication, organisation, and IT skills
- Excellent attention to detail
- Previous experience as a Paralegal in a Litigation team is highly desirable but not essential
- Law degree, and LPC/SQE is desirable or equivalent work experience
- Strong interest in Property/Agricultural Litigation
What’s on offer
By joining Thrings you’ll become part of a supportive, inclusive firm offering a relaxed and trusting environment allowing balance between being in the office and working from home. We also offer a great working environment and plenty of social/networking events to get involved with!
In return for your hard work, you can expect to receive a variety of flexible benefits which can be tailored to your personal and family needs including Private Medical Insurance, Life Insurance, Health Cashplan and much more.
If this sounds like an exciting opportunity and you have the experience to join our team, we’d love to hear from you.
