Litigation Paralegal

We have an opportunity for a Litigation Paralegal in HMRC’s Solicitor’s Office and Legal Services based in our Manchester Regional Centre.

6 month initial contract.

The Solicitor's Office is an integral part of HMRC. It is headed by the General Counsel and Solicitor, Alan Evans, and includes approximately 350 lawyers who advise on legal issues arising from HMRC’s policy and operational work and conduct the Department’s litigation. Our legal work is high quality and covers a broad range of subjects. In addition to tax, our advice covers public law issues for HMRC, including human rights, administrative law, freedom of information, criminal law, benefits and credits and commercial law. Our lawyers work in specialist teams handling specific areas of work. Each team tends to focus on either advisory work or litigation and the opportunities available in this trawl are for Litigation. Our paralegals are an integral source of support for our lawyers.

We are looking for intellectually capable, highly motivated self-starting people with excellent oral and written communication skills.

You need:

• a legal qualification and strong legal research skills, ideally with a good working knowledge of legal databases such as LexisNexis and Westlaw.
• previous Litigation experience.
• to be very well organised and able to manage a busy and varied workload.
• to be proactive and flexible.
• to be able to do several routine admin tasks
• excellent IT skills (word/excel/outlook).
• to have good self-awareness and a commitment to using feedback to learn and develop.

Job description

HMRC paralegals work in varied and challenging teams in HMRC Legal Group. This post sits within HMRC Legal Group, Litigation Paralegal Support.

The Paralegal Support Teams:

• Work a range of litigation.
• Work to and comply with Tribunal/Court Directions.
• Support lawyers with more complex litigation.

As a paralegal, you will have responsibility for supporting lawyers dealing with cases from commencement of proceedings through to hearing and conclusion at Tribunal or Court.

The successful applicant will be responsible for delivering casework, the duties can vary but will include supporting Lawyers with the following:

• Draft and serve notices and applications to be served on the Tribunal.
• Draft and send case correspondence.
• Prepare chronologies.
• Identify relevant documents and produce bundles.
• Attend Tribunal hearings.
• Draft statement of case and other key documents.
• Provide legal support to experienced senior colleagues on complex cases.
• Some administrative duties.

There is also an expectation for you to quickly grasp the specialist processes that are key to the delivery of work in the area to which you are appointed.

Our Values

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact your designated recruiter to request accommodation.