Paralegal - The Bird & Bird

The main objective of the role:

• Provide high level paralegal support on matters being dealt with by partners and associates across departments.
• Monitoring numbers of trials and hearings being handled at any one time in the department and reporting to the department.
• To be the lead paralegal on various matters progressing towards trial or other hearings and, where requested by partners or associates, corresponding with the other side's legal team on practical matters on the lead up to trial/hearings.
• Work on drafting and preparing indices to bundles, organising documents and getting together bundles for use at trials, interim application hearings and other hearings (both in hard copying and electronic form) and, where necessary, working with and supervising trainees on such work.
• Assisting in the general preparation of documents for filing at court. To become familiar with the court's electronic filing system and to deal with such electronic filing as required.
• To become familiar with the Relativity database used by the firm in large disclosure exercises and to assist with disclosure in actions as required.
• To attend court for the handing down of judgments and to take notes at third party hearings, reporting back to partners and associates as required.
• Liaising regularly with counsel's clerks, judge's clerks and other external contacts to ensure the smooth running of matters being worked on by counsel and matters in trial or in other hearings.
• Archiving papers, files and bundles. Maintaining and updating archiving records and arranging for archived boxes to be recovered as required.
• To ensure that all work is proof-read before handing to fee-earners in order to provide them with accurate work at the soonest opportunity.
• To liaise with other Bird & Bird office functions such as -- - Copy Room and office management whilst providing the support to partners and fee-earners.

About you

The successful candidate will have:

• Have some knowledge of court procedures or a willingness to learn the basics.
• Be able to demonstrate initiative and a proactive attitude.
• Have an appreciation of the need for attention to detail.
• Demonstrate excellent document management skills.
• Demonstrate an ability to stay calm in often demanding situations when the fee-earners are operating under pressure.
• Have excellent, proven organisational skills.
• Have a proven ability to deal with confidential
• Have a good working knowledge of Word, Outlook, and Excel.
• Be able to work as a strong team member.
• Be flexible regarding working hours.
• The main responsibilities of this role are outlined above; however, this description is not exhaustive, and the job holder may be required to undertake additional duties from time to time to ensure the smooth running of the department.

Bird & Bird in Ireland operates a hybrid working environment. The current guideline is to attend the office at least 2 days per week in Dublin, Ireland.
It won't be possible to provide visa sponsorship for this role. You must be eligible to relocate and work in Ireland

Bird & Bird is committed to creating and sustaining a diverse and inclusive environment.

If you have any questons or require interview accommodations please contact us for a confidential chat at irelandrecruitment@twobirds.com