Job details

Role Purpose:

The Senior Paralegal team is part of the wider Paralegal Team within Legal Services Directorate. The team is primarily responsible for authorisation of disqualification proceedings, compensation claims, bankruptcy and debt relief restrictions and cases involving the winding up of companies in the Public Interest as well as progression of disqualification and compensation cases up to undertaking.

The main duties and responsibilities of the Paralegal will be:

• Reviewing disqualification cases submitted for authority to proceed by the Investigation teams and make recommendations as to whether there is sufficient public interest for disqualification and compensation proceedings;
• Working collaboratively with investigators and chief investigators to ensure appropriate and timely decision making;
• Handling post-ATP matters, liaising with defendants in an appropriate manner; ensuring timely and effective delivery of disqualification and compensation undertakings and giving due consideration to public interest factors throughout;
• Reviewing referrals from Companies House for breaches of the legislation relating to Persons of Significant Control and draft Charging Decisions for these.
• Arranging and chair Senior Paralegal monthly technical meetings on a rota basis.
• Work with colleagues across LSD and the Agency to develop and share best practice and policy

You’ll have:

• Strong interpersonal skills, and an ability to work flexibly, effectively and across teams
• Strong organisational skills, with an ability to prioritise caseloads and tasks and work to tight deadlines.
• Demonstratable confidence with the ability to act independently and quickly get to grips with a complex area.
• A willingness to adapt to change and promote the positive benefits of a culture of continuous improvement.
• The ability to work at pace, dealing with high volumes of complex work
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• A Law degree of equivalent experience
• The ability to confidently make decisions

If this role sounds like something that you would be interested in, please click the link to apply or get in touch with Christopher.black@publicsectorresourcing.co.uk

Disability confident

As a member of the disability confident scheme, TIS guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

Armed Forces Commitment

TIS guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

If you qualify for the above, please notify us on PSRapplications@publicsectorresourcing.co.uk

We will be in touch to discuss your suitability and arrange your Guaranteed Interview.

Should you require reasonable adjustments at any point during the recruitment process or if there is a more accessible way for us to communicate, please do let me know.

In applying for this role you acknowledge the following, this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.