Description
Position Title: Paralegal Litigation
Department: Legal
Reports To: Head of Legal
Job Purpose
The Paralegal supports the department by managing case documentation, preparing and filing court documents, coordinating service of court process, and raising tickets for payments and work required on each matter.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
Case Documentation
- Open a physical and electronic file for every new case and keep it complete and up to date.
- Collect loan agreements, statements, security documents and other evidence from the business for each case.
- Update the litigation register with filings, hearing dates, service and outcomes.
Court Documents and Filing
- Prepare plaints, affidavits, demand notices, summons and other court documents from approved templates.
- Draft and update templates and standard pleadings for review by the Legal Officer.
- File documents in court, obtain court stamps and case numbers, and collect court orders and judgments.
Service of Court Process
- Arrange service of summons, hearing notices and court orders on defendants.
- Coordinate with court process servers and bailiffs, and obtain signed affidavits of service.
- Track pending service and report any matter where service has failed or is delayed.
Tickets for Payments and Work
- Raise tickets in [the Company's ticketing system] for court filing fees, process servers' and bailiffs' fees, and other case-related payments.
- Raise tickets for work required from other departments, including documents, statements and information needed for a case.
- Attach supporting documents to each ticket and follow up until it is closed.
General Support
- Diarise hearing dates and filing deadlines and send reminders to the Legal Officer.
- Prepare simple weekly status updates on new cases, filings and service.
- Perform any other duties assigned by the Legal Officer or Head of Legal.