Paralegal

Looking for a Paralegal role where you can take real ownership of your work while developing your experience across a wider range of legal matters? As our Paralegal at Zuto, you'll join a small, busy in-house Legal team, taking responsibility for your own litigation caseload while supporting the business on commercial, regulatory and governance matters. This is a great opportunity for someone with an interest or experience in litigation or debt recovery who wants to develop their career within a fast-paced, FCA-regulated business. What you'll be doing

• Managing your own caseload of small claims, debt recovery and litigation matters, from pre-action through to resolution and enforcement.
• Drafting legal documents, including letters before action, witness statements, court documents and settlement agreements.
• Managing county court claims, preparing hearing bundles and ensuring court deadlines are met.
• Working with external solicitors, courts and internal stakeholders to progress cases and resolve disputes.
• Tracking litigation activity, recoveries and costs while identifying opportunities to improve processes.
• Supporting the wider Legal team with commercial contracts, NDAs and supplier agreements.
• Getting involved in broader regulatory, data protection and governance matters as the business develops., Financial wellbeing - pension, life assurance, income protection, financial advice and shopping discounts
• Zuto Life with regular socials, celebrations, free drinks & snacks, breakfast Thursdays, birthday off and more
• Wellbeing - GP Anytime, health cash-back, wellbeing support and discounted gyms
• Family support - enhanced caregiver leave, shared parental leave and fertility & foster-friendly policies
  
  We're looking for someone who is organised, commercially minded and confident taking ownership, with a genuine interest in developing their legal career.
You'll need:
• A Law degree, CILEx qualification or SQE1/SQE2 passed or in progress.
• Strong legal drafting and written communication skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and the ability to manage deadlines effectively.
• Confidence communicating with courts, external solicitors and internal stakeholders.
• A practical, commercial approach to problem-solving.
• The flexibility to support different areas of legal work.
Nice to Have Experience in litigation, debt recovery or managing your own caseload would be a big advantage. Knowledge of the Civil Procedure Rules, county court processes, financial services regulation, FCA requirements or commercial contracts would also be beneficial.