Job Description
Job description
Company: LawBite
This is an exciting opportunity within the UK’s most innovative and disruptive online legal platform, LawBite. LawBite is a law tech business revolutionising the legal industry and helping thousands of entrepreneurs and small business owners to start, grow and succeed through our online platform and expert legal advice. SMEs lose over £13 billion each year in the UK by failing to access clear and affordable legal advice – we aim to radically change this equation. We use the latest on-line tools and advanced data science to streamline the lawyer-client experience – delivering expert legal advice that is faster and easier to access, clearer to understand and commonly 50% the cost of comparable lawyers.
As a fully SRA regulated law firm (Lawbriefs Ltd), we are going through a period of fast dynamic growth and as we increasingly partner with large brands, we are experiencing even greater demand for LawBite services. We are looking for motivated key players to join the paralegal team to help support our expert lawyers and drive our client experience to the next level.
Job Role: Legal Intern
We are seeking a proactive and efficient Legal Intern, who is a fast learner and has an interest in Law as well as some administrative experience. This is a great opportunity for someone with little to no legal experience who wants to get their foot through the door of the legal industry. The tasks would include:
- Managing the legal filing system in the office
- Case handling and file management on legal matters relating to Corporate, Commercial, Disputes/Litigation, Property, IP, Software, Employment, Media and GDPR Law
- Proactively managing and monitoring Gmail inbox and Slack messages, including quick and efficient responses to lawyers and clients
- Assisting with legal correspondence coming into and out of the office
- Sending emails and letters on behalf of lawyers – copying letters on to letterhead template, editing formatting and posting out
- Creating legal bundles for court and following lawyer’s instructions on bundles, e.g. placing documents in a certain order, removing an unsigned document from the bundle and replacing with the signed version of the document etc
- Adhoc admin duties e.g., printing, posting, scanning, photocopying, filing
Essential Skills:
- Organisation and time management skills
- Speed and efficiency with the ability to multi-task and prioritise multiple projects with simultaneous deadlines whilst working in a fast-paced, pressured environment
- Proactive attitude with ability to use initiative
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to pick up new tasks and skills quickly
Company Website: https://www.lawbite.co.uk/
Job Type: Temp to perm
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Discounted or free food
- Flexitime
- Referral programme
- Work from home
Schedule:
Application question(s):
- Are you currently a Law Student?
- Are you based in London?
- Are you able to commute to our West London office?
Work Location: In person
Expected start date: 13/03/2023