Switalskis have a paralegal position available for post graduate students/ Cilex students looking to start their legal careers.

This role will provide valuable support and assistance to our Fee Earning staff, under direct supervision of Director Allan Layfield.

Duties will include but not be limited to :

• Reading and preparing documents;
• Attending upon clients in person and over the telephone with and without other Senior members of staff ;
• Sitting behind Counsel at Court hearings;
• Telephone calls and arrangement of client visits ;
• Assistance with LAA Funding applications and extensions.
• Assistance with private client invoicing and management of private client cost limitations

Candidates should be willing to travel when necessary as client or court meetings can be across the country. A “can do” attitude and willingness to help others out are essential requirements.

Switalskis prides itself on a collaborative working environment and lack of egos.

A good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Outlook and Excel are essential as is attention to detail and being able to not only work as part of a larger team.   Full training will be provided on our systems. Candidates would be expected to do their own typing and may occasionally be asked to help others out with administrative tasks, though this role is primarily a legal role to support our family department fee earners.

A working knowledge of the Legal Services Portal, Bighand, and SOS Case Management would be highly beneficial.

Switalskis is looking for a Payment Processor to process and verify all invoices and payments. You will be processing payments and invoices from different vendors in a timely manner. The Payment Processor will have to be able to follow instructions and understand the meaning of the documents.

Responsibilities

• Payment processing - to include review documentation to ensure it meets internal procedures, accurately recording the data and processing payments through an online banking platform
• Data input/receipt recording – to include accurately inputting receipts received throughout the day via an online banking platform in timely manner and informing the relevant teams of these
• Liaising with clients via telephone and taking card payments for invoices raised
• Analyse, investigate and correct accounting entries, as required
• Perform basic bookkeeping and accounting tasks.
• Any other duties which from time to time are required by the firm.

Key Skills

• Literate and numerate
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast paced environment
• Strong inter-personal skills.
• Basic word processing skills.
• Team Player
• Work flexibly in line with business needs.

Switalskis has gone through considerable growth over the last couple of years, to support our growth we have a great new opportunity for a talent advisor to join our People Team. One of our three big goals as part of our vision is to be a great place to work and your energy and enthusiasm for recruiting great talent will help us achieve our goal.

 The role is advertised as Huddersfield but we are open to a base office being at any of our West Yorkshire offices.

Working with the People team, you will be responsible for the end to end recruitment process, advising and guiding recruiting managers on the best strategy for recruitment campaigns and coaching them on recruitment and onboarding best practice.

 You will use your experience of using a range of media channels to ensure we attract great talent.  Continually reviewing and enhancing our talent attraction processes.

Essential role requirements :

 Knowledge of recruitment best practice principles and procedures

Previous experience of recruiting in a busy recruitment / HR department

CIPD qualification level 5 or above

Have a good understanding and be able to help support with competency based interviewing techniques and questions across all areas of the business

To be confident in delivering training on recruitment best practices and our ways of working to other members of the company

Professional and confident with excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Candidates should have the ability to form effective relationships with people at all levels and to communicate well over the telephone, face to face and in writing

Excellent attention to detail

Strong planning and organising skills, diary management experience

Strong IT skills and experience of using databases

Highly collaborative and always seeking to improve

Flexible with the ability to work effectively under pressure and manage conflicting priorities, effectively managing expectations when required

A positive, proactive approach to resolving situations, using your own initiative where appropriate

Good time management skills

If you feel you are the right candidate for the role please apply below.

Our Commercial property department have an opening for a Solicitor to assist the team providing high quality legal advice, assistance and advocacy for clients of the firm and contribute to maintaining high standards of client care.

We are looking for a Solicitor with 0-4 PQE to be office based working two days a week out of our Knaresborough office and the other three days from one of our other offices – ideally the Bradford Office where the rest of the Commercial property team are based.

 Job role responsibilities include (but not limited to):

 ·         Attend clients, take instructions and provide legal advice and assistance.  Initiate appropriate action to achieve the most satisfactory outcome for the client.

 ·         Run a case load of client matters in accordance with office procedures and franchise specifications.

 ·         Participate in departmental meetings and individual supervision/appraisal arrangements when required

 ·         Assist in ensuring the firm’s work and files comply with procedures and systems incorporated in the firm’s office manual and the Legal Aid Board franchise criteria.  Maintaining and improving such procedures.

 ·         Provide advice, assistance and support to non-qualified staff working within the department.

 ·         Deal promptly and efficiently with correspondence and documentation relating to those files where you are the designated fee earner.

 ·         Undertake legal research and maintain legal knowledge through training.

 ·         Delegate supervisory responsibilities as and when required.

 ·         Maintain knowledge and skills through legal training and research.

Excellent IT and attention to detail is required as well as a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office including Outlook, Word and Excel.  If you would like to be considered for this role please apply below.

·         Contribute to maintaining a safe and healthy working environment and improving office procedures.