Legal Assistant/caseworker Part-time: Monday to Thursday – 10 am to 4 pm Salary: £22,500 to £24,999 Term: Maternity cover/potential to stay on after. Job Description We are a boutique law firm specialising in debt recovery, landlord and tenant and dispute resolution. An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced legal assistant/caseworker for maternity cover with potential to stay on after. You will be a friendly, hard-working, trustworthy, punctual, reliable, self-motivated, well-organised, tech-savvy, and ambitious legal assistant/caseworker to assist our firm's Principal Solicitor/Managing Director and run some undisputed cases independently. The candidate should be able to type and offer general secretarial administrative and paralegal support as and when required. The caseload will include debt recovery, landlord & tenant, and general dispute resolution. Role · Handling simple undisputed debt recovery and landlord & tenant cases under supervision. · Assisting with disputed cases as directed. · Diary & post management (including scanning incoming post, uploading to our case management system & taking post to the Post Office, handling petty cash). · Preparing pdf & hardcopy bundles and assisting to prepare for hearings/trials. · Legal research, gathering evidence, checking accuracy, checking enclosures and assisting to progress cases. · Drafting legal documents, e.g., s21/s8 notices, directions/PTR questionnaires, and cost schedules, and assisting in creating precedent workflows. · Typing dictations and collating relevant enclosures. · Assisting counsel at court hearings and trials by taking notes. · File opening, client verification & AML/POCA checks/searches. · Readying materials for trial proceedings including documents, evidence and verifying factual information. · Communicating with clients and fee earners with simple requests. Communicating with the court and opponents as instructed. · Drafting basic correspondence. · Reporting to manager/weekly meetings. · Time recording. · Working to strict deadlines. · Assisting with accounting and billing. · Monitoring and ordering stationery. · Article & blog writing. Other skills Excellent communication, administration and organisation skills. Good punctuation and grammar. Able to touch-type and good IT skills. Works well under pressure. Works well as part of a team and independently. Qualifications Maths & English GCSE or Equivalent. 2-3 A’Levels or Equivalent. Desirable Some experience in debt recovery, landlord & tenant, and dispute resolution gained within the legal industry in England and Wales and/or can demonstrate relevant qualifications achieved. Degree, minimum 2.2 or equivalent. NB: A fixed term contract for international students looking for work experience in the UK with valid work visas may also be considered.
Senior Maritime Engineer Introducing an exciting opportunity to join the Infrastructure Engineering team as a Senior Maritime Engineer. Job Summary are seeking an ambitious and highly motivated Senior Engineer to join our Maritime team with the opportunity to support the wider Infrastructure Engineering team, including Rail and Asset Management. We are looking for a dynamic engineer who is technically strong, capable of taking a lead role in client management, and motivated to help assist and develop engineers and graduates. In this role, you’ll find yourself working as part of a young, growing and enthusiastic team. This role will provide you with the opportunity to work on an interesting and varied portfolio of projects such as structural inspections and designs on bulk material terminals, liquid handling terminals, RoRo, data centres, flood defence walls, passenger access and much more. You will also be given opportunities to supervise construction sites, contract administration and licensing and consenting. The opportunities are varied and offer genuine prospects for career progression and Chartership (if not already obtained). At, you will be continuously exposed to best in class thinking and innovative minds from a wide range of professionals. The Infrastructure Engineering team has recently been shortlisted for the New Civil Engineer and Railway Industry Association RISE awards and hold Investors in People Gold accreditation. Essential Qualifications and Experience Minimum of 6 years experience in a Civil/Structural Engineering role, ideally within the Maritime sector and on Infrastructure projects. Professional qualification, Chartered/Incorporated with ICE/IStructE, or near to. Strong design experience in a range of projects and structures. Proven experience of assisting or delivering projects to time and budget. Experience of assisting projects and teams with the associated financial management. Experience undertaking and checking designs and calculations. Effective communication skills in a client facing role. Experience of Eurocodes and British Standards. Experience of multi-disciplinary design coordination and integration. Working knowledge of a structural analysis software such as Tekla Tedds, Tekla Structural Designer (2D/3D frame), S-frame 3D, Robot, SuperStress, MIDAS, LUSAS etc. Proficient use of MS office-based software is essential. Working knowledge of relevant CDM regulations. Role Requirements Able to work independently under minimal direction. Excellent time keeping and time management. Willingness to take ownership of allocated tasks. Act as a Line Manager. Support and manage project team members, including providing technical support. Mentor and develop the understanding and technical knowledge of junior colleagues. Undertake roles related to Project Management. Preparation of fee proposals. Support in all aspects of tenders, including producing and delivering presentations. Determine a project’s scope of works, budget and programme. Responsible for the financial, technical and project management of various projects. Prepare or check technical reports, specifications, drawings, calculations, risk assessments and method statements. Comply with varying design standards ensuring all deliverables are compliant. Undertake design reviews to ensure coordination between design disciplines. Undertake and lead inspections, examinations and scoping visits with the client. Have a good understanding of relevant Health & Safety Legislation, Codes of Practice & standards and current design methods. Liaise and attend meetings with clients. Ability to communicate with people at all levels in both technical and non-technical environments. Benefits & Initiatives offer excellent benefits and initiatives, including: Incentive Scheme. Pension Scheme Car Benefit Scheme. Work From Home. Health Insurance – cash plan. Flexible working scheme. Long service award. Cycle-to-work scheme. Life assurance/personal accident cover. Annual leave inc. sell, buy & carry-over. Annual season ticket loan. Generous maternity & paternity pay. Employee introduction awards. Professional qualification support. Become a diversity/inclusion/zero emissions/innovation/technology champion.