We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Paralegal to join our Clinical Negligence team at Enable Law in Bristol. Enable Law is part of the Foot Anstey group and is one of the UK’s leading specialist medical negligence, personal injury, and mental capacity law firms. Working both remotely and within our friendly Bristol office, you will be joining a team that truly makes a difference in their clients' quality of life.
At Enable Law, our people and our values are at the very heart of our business. You will be a central member of the team, heavily involved in a variety of work for our clients. We aim to provide our employees with rewarding career progression opportunities, a supportive work environment, and an attractive and flexible benefits scheme to support a healthy work/life balance.
What you'll do
Attend and take notes of meetings, as well as attend court/conferences with counsel. Draft relevant documentation and provide legal and administrative support to senior lawyers. Conduct research into quantum, medicine, legislation, and case law. Assist with business development where appropriate. Support the team with file management. Take new enquiries over the phone and deal with other professionals and clients as required. What we're looking for
Basic knowledge/interest in Clinical Negligence law. Experience handling client information with tact and sensitivity, and the ability to discuss matters with clients empathetically. A highly flexible approach and the ability to work well and flourish in a team environment. Excellent all-round communication skills, including the capability to develop and maintain strong client relationships. Excellent IT skills with an in-depth knowledge of MS Outlook, Word, and Excel. Great time management and organizational ability. If you are looking for a forward-thinking firm with the ambition to succeed, this is the perfect opportunity for you. If you have any questions or would like to discuss this role further, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team via email at
recruitment.team@footanstey.com , and we will respond as soon as possible. Note: We are not accepting applications from recruitment agencies for this vacancy. Pre-employment screening
Successful applicants will be required to complete a pre-employment screening process which includes a financial integrity check and a DBS check. If you wish to discuss any issues or questions in connection with this, please do speak in confidence with a member of the Talent Acquisition Team. Eligibility to work in the UK
Eligibility to work in the UK will be verified in the final stages of the selection process. All candidates must be able to prove their right to work in the UK, which may include meeting the Home office criteria for Visa sponsorship. Candidates who require sponsorship should evaluate the Home Office eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa before applying and keep up to date with any legal developments. Our offer to you
In return for your efforts, you can expect considerable scope for personal as well as professional development. We encourage people to engage with our popular and well-supported coaching and mentoring programmes, which connect you to people right across the firm and at every level. We create space for mental and physical wellbeing with our weekly Lifestyle Hour, along with 28 days annual leave (plus a day in your birthday month), private medical insurance (eligibility applies) and a sabbatical you can take every 5 years. You can also buy holiday, managing your benefits flexibly using our sophisticated portal to configure your total reward offer according to what you value most. As part of this, you can make ongoing or one-off donations to our charitable foundation and access our CSR programme where you can engage with community-based initiatives (as a team, or individually) twice a year, to give something back where you feel it matters. For further details of our benefits packages, please visit the link attached –
Our benefits | Foot Anstey. Why Enable Law?
Enable Law is one of the UK’s leading specialist medical negligence, personal injury and mental capacity law firms. Our team of over 80 individuals aims to provide a high-quality service in a friendly and approachable way. We work for clients across the UK and have offices in seven locations across the Southwest, South Coast and London. We consider our people to be our most asset and therefore, offer continual opportunities for support and professional development. Enable Law are a part of Foot Anstey group. Foot Anstey LLP is one of the UK’s fastest growing law firms, Foot Anstey believes in helping our clients and people achieve their ambitions, unlocking new and exciting opportunities. Our team of business and legal advisors are motivated by understanding clients’ goals and collaborating with them and other advisers to deliver solutions. By becoming our clients’ most trusted advisor, we are enabling them to achieve their ambitions. How we do it is just as important as what we do. Our values define the way we act with our clients and one another every day, and because of these we think our culture and environment sets us apart. Creating a diverse and inclusive workplace is integral to delivering our strategy, and we were delighted to be awarded the National Equality Standard for a second time. We consider this to be right at the heart of our priorities and goes way beyond our policies – it’s something we consider across everything we do, from the make-up of our client teams, encouraging staff to reach their potential, through to our leadership. We aim to support our clients and our people to achieve their goals, regardless of background, gender, race, beliefs, sexuality or other non-work related factors. We champion aspiration and encourage it in everyone that works with us. As such we actively encourage applications from all suitably qualified people, regardless of any characteristics protected by law. If you apply for this role, you may be encouraged to answer our diversity and social mobility monitoring questions, so please be reassured that any answers you provide will remain entirely anonymous and confidential and will in no way impact your application. Foot Anstey. Seriously Ambitious.
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Attend and take notes of meetings, as well as attend court/conferences with counsel. Draft relevant documentation and provide legal and administrative support to senior lawyers. Conduct research into quantum, medicine, legislation, and case law. Assist with business development where appropriate. Support the team with file management. Take new enquiries over the phone and deal with other professionals and clients as required. What we're looking for
Basic knowledge/interest in Clinical Negligence law. Experience handling client information with tact and sensitivity, and the ability to discuss matters with clients empathetically. A highly flexible approach and the ability to work well and flourish in a team environment. Excellent all-round communication skills, including the capability to develop and maintain strong client relationships. Excellent IT skills with an in-depth knowledge of MS Outlook, Word, and Excel. Great time management and organizational ability. If you are looking for a forward-thinking firm with the ambition to succeed, this is the perfect opportunity for you. If you have any questions or would like to discuss this role further, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team via email at
recruitment.team@footanstey.com , and we will respond as soon as possible. Note: We are not accepting applications from recruitment agencies for this vacancy. Pre-employment screening
Successful applicants will be required to complete a pre-employment screening process which includes a financial integrity check and a DBS check. If you wish to discuss any issues or questions in connection with this, please do speak in confidence with a member of the Talent Acquisition Team. Eligibility to work in the UK
Eligibility to work in the UK will be verified in the final stages of the selection process. All candidates must be able to prove their right to work in the UK, which may include meeting the Home office criteria for Visa sponsorship. Candidates who require sponsorship should evaluate the Home Office eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa before applying and keep up to date with any legal developments. Our offer to you
In return for your efforts, you can expect considerable scope for personal as well as professional development. We encourage people to engage with our popular and well-supported coaching and mentoring programmes, which connect you to people right across the firm and at every level. We create space for mental and physical wellbeing with our weekly Lifestyle Hour, along with 28 days annual leave (plus a day in your birthday month), private medical insurance (eligibility applies) and a sabbatical you can take every 5 years. You can also buy holiday, managing your benefits flexibly using our sophisticated portal to configure your total reward offer according to what you value most. As part of this, you can make ongoing or one-off donations to our charitable foundation and access our CSR programme where you can engage with community-based initiatives (as a team, or individually) twice a year, to give something back where you feel it matters. For further details of our benefits packages, please visit the link attached –
Our benefits | Foot Anstey. Why Enable Law?
Enable Law is one of the UK’s leading specialist medical negligence, personal injury and mental capacity law firms. Our team of over 80 individuals aims to provide a high-quality service in a friendly and approachable way. We work for clients across the UK and have offices in seven locations across the Southwest, South Coast and London. We consider our people to be our most asset and therefore, offer continual opportunities for support and professional development. Enable Law are a part of Foot Anstey group. Foot Anstey LLP is one of the UK’s fastest growing law firms, Foot Anstey believes in helping our clients and people achieve their ambitions, unlocking new and exciting opportunities. Our team of business and legal advisors are motivated by understanding clients’ goals and collaborating with them and other advisers to deliver solutions. By becoming our clients’ most trusted advisor, we are enabling them to achieve their ambitions. How we do it is just as important as what we do. Our values define the way we act with our clients and one another every day, and because of these we think our culture and environment sets us apart. Creating a diverse and inclusive workplace is integral to delivering our strategy, and we were delighted to be awarded the National Equality Standard for a second time. We consider this to be right at the heart of our priorities and goes way beyond our policies – it’s something we consider across everything we do, from the make-up of our client teams, encouraging staff to reach their potential, through to our leadership. We aim to support our clients and our people to achieve their goals, regardless of background, gender, race, beliefs, sexuality or other non-work related factors. We champion aspiration and encourage it in everyone that works with us. As such we actively encourage applications from all suitably qualified people, regardless of any characteristics protected by law. If you apply for this role, you may be encouraged to answer our diversity and social mobility monitoring questions, so please be reassured that any answers you provide will remain entirely anonymous and confidential and will in no way impact your application. Foot Anstey. Seriously Ambitious.
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