Paralegal

Job description

  Location
Exeter, Devon
·  Salary
£10.22/Hour
·  Category
Legal - Paralegals
·  Job type
Contractor
·  Industry
Legal
·  External Reference
JN-102018-28021

The principal responsibility of the role is to support the delivery of an effective Criminal Justice system by ensuring prosecution files are complete; by inputting and maintaining police data systems (paper and electronic), and liaising with other agencies to secure the delivery of the crime file to the Crown Prosecution Service and interested parties to the required standard and timescale.

Key requirements:

·  A basic understanding of the criminal justice system and the relationship between the CPS, court systems, victim/witness care units & defence solicitors

·  Proven skills with Microsoft Office applications

·  Demonstrable ability to use bespoke, complex databases

·  Proven ability to write clearly, concisely and unambiguously so as to aid well-structured file and data entry

·  Demonstrable ability to communicate verbally with a diverse variety of partner agencies, police officers and staff all of whom may have particular needs

·  Proven ability to challenge robustly others' entrenched positions

·  Demonstrable emotional resilience to help deal with difficult information on crime files

Adecco acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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