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PPI - Paralegal / Assistant Paralegal - 12 month FTC

Employer
CMS
Location
Edinburgh, Scotland / Scotland, Glasgow / South Yorkshire, Sheffield, England
Salary
Negotiable
Closing date
18 Oct 2022

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Vacancy Type
Legal Support, Paralegal
Contract Type
Contract
Experience Level
Officer / Analyst / Engineer / Executive / Coordinator
Role Classification
Other Professional

Job Details

CMS are looking for Paralegals to service an exciting and new client project to be based in any of our regional offices including Glasgow and Edinburgh on a 12 month Fixed Term Contract.


About CMSCMS is a Future Facing firm. With 75 offices in 43 countries and 4,800+ lawyers worldwide, we combine deep sector understanding with a global overview, giving us the ability not only to see what's coming, but to shape it.

CMS is well equipped to help our clients face the future with confidence. We are driven by technology and readily embrace the possibilities it opens up for developing new and better ways of delivering legal services. Our bold approach to a changing future ensures that we nurture our employees and recruit top talent.


About the RoleWe are looking for experienced litigation paralegals and assistant paralegals to join our Legal Services Unit on 12 months FTC basis, in either Glasgow, Edinburgh, Sheffield or Manchester as part of a team focussed on a large and high-profile defendant litigation project for a key financial services client.

We are seeking experienced paralegals and assistant paralegals to manage a large caseload of claims on behalf of the defendant party.

You will be part of a large team working for one of CMS' key financial services clients, supported by robust processes, document automation and automated workflows.

Responsibilities will include:

- Reviewing and analysing claimant and defendant documents;

- Drafting and filing procedural court documents;

- Assisting in the preparation of defences and witness statements;

- Preparing for hearings;

- Negotiating;

- Liaising with the wider team, the client, courts, Counsel and the claimants' solicitors;

- Collaborating to achieve deadlines;

- Preparing management information;

- Accurate time recording.


About YouWe are looking for an enthusiastic paralegals and assistant paralegals with strong technology skills and an ability to communicate effectively with internal and external clients. You will have a keen eye for detail with the ability to use your initiative and work to deadlines. Able to demonstrate that you can handle a large workload, you will be extremely organised and must be able to prioritise effectively. You will have a strong academic background. For the experienced paralegal roles, previous litigation experience, preferably in the field of high volume litigation, is required.


Equal OpportunitiesAt CMS, a next-generation mindset is woven into all we do. We're diverse, supportive and inclusive, embracing our corporate social responsibility and creating a culture of sustainability in which every one of our people, whatever their background, can maximise their potential and thrive. For further information about CMS' diversity initiatives and programmes, please view the Diversity & Inclusion pages on our website.

Please apply online or contact a member of the Talent Acquisition team if you have any questions. For information regarding our competitive range of benefits please visit our Rewards & Benefits page on our website.

Please note that CMS have a preferred agency panel in place. Only applications submitted via the portal at the point of instruction will be accepted.

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Company

CMS is a future facing international law firm. With 74 offices in 44 countries and 5000+ lawyers worldwide, and home to business services colleagues across everything from Information Technology, Human Resources and Innovation to Finance, Diversity & Inclusion and Communications.  The firm’s core purpose is to build rewarding futures for its clients, people, and communities.

We’re a global law firm. We focus on the big and the small. We look to the future and embrace agility and challenge. We are experts in our sectors and have the rankings to back that up.  But it’s not all sectors and rankings. We focus on relationships. We’re a community. We look out for each other, encourage everyone to be themselves, and the best version of that. We’re friendly and go-getting. We act with purpose and find passion in what we do. We seek out different ways of thinking and doing. We don’t want everyone to be the same.  We know the best route forward is with the most diverse group of colleagues as possible. We’re here to build a better future.

In a world of ever-accelerating change where technology is increasingly important in the deployment of global strategies, every team at CMS is empowered to operate and innovate in ways that best meet clients’ needs. We encourage ideas from every corner of our business. We are also committed to addressing our own impact on the environment and approach to sustainability, as well as advising clients with their related legal needs.

We strive to spend more time looking at our clients’ world than inwards at ours.  That’s what makes our approach different. Being able to see things from our clients’ perspective means our people are approachable and accessible. And this means we have a genuinely supportive, open culture you won’t find everywhere. 

Our culture

It’s all about relationships. Our relationship with you, your relationship with us, and the relationships we have with clients and the communities around us. We want you to thrive and show your personality. Foster community, work together, listen, be open, and help each other succeed. Act with purpose and find passion. Strive for progress and embrace challenges. Seek out different ways of thinking and doing. We value trust over rules.

At CMS, a next-generation mindset is woven into all we do.  We're diverse, supportive, and inclusive, embracing our corporate social responsibility and creating a culture of sustainability in which every one of our people, whatever their background, can maximise their potential and thrive.  

Whatever your specialism, and whether you’re a lawyer or a business services professional, a career at CMS gives you huge scope to carve out a brilliant career as you help us, and our clients, to face the future with confidence.

Company info
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Telephone
+44 (0) 20 7367 3000
Location
Cannon Place
78 Cannon Street
London
EC4N 6AF
United Kingdom

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