Job Title: Litigation Executives and Paralegals - Personal Injury Location: Cambridge Duration: Permanent Salary: Competitive Package The Job Due to an exciting period of growth we are currently looking for a number of talented Litigation Executives to join our Personal Injury teams in our flagship new office in Cambridge city centre. This is an excellent opportunity for ambitious individuals to join one ...
The EIB, the European Union's bank, is seeking to recruit for its Legal Directorate (JU)
European union bank EIB Legal Department, Operations (JU OPS) - Central Europe/Eastern Neighbours & Central Asia Division (CE&ENCA) at its headquarters in Luxembourg, a: Para-legal The term of this contract will be 4 years The EIB offers fixed-term contracts of up to a maximum of 6 years, according to business needs, with a possibility to convert to a permanent contract, subject to ...
The Professional Paralegal Register (PPR)
The Professional Paralegal Register (PPR) Information for members: Over the past 18 months, the IoP and NALP have been working in partnership to develop a voluntary register (the Professional Paralegal Register, or PPR) to enhance the professionalisation of the paralegal profession. During this time we have had meetings with, and made presentations to, various legal entities including: the Legal Services ...
The Paralegal edition November
Read the November 2014 edition of The Paralegal Past editions The Paralegal - October 2014 The Paralegal - September 2014 The Paralegal - August 2014 The Paralegal - July 2014 The Paralegal - June 2014 The Paralegal - May 2014 The Paralegal - April 2014 The Paralegal - March 2014 The Paralegal - February 2014 The Paralegal - January 2014 ...
House of Commons Inquiry
The Justice Committee of the House of Commons is holding an inquiry: “Impact of changes to civil legal aid under the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012”. See //www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/justice-committee/news/new-inquiry-laspo/ The Institute was invited to submit evidence as to how the changes had impacted upon paralegals. To view our response please click here (link opens a PDF document).
Institute gives feedback in Legal Week
The Institute was invited by Legal Week to comment on the SRA’s recent changes to the LL.B, LPC and training contract requirements. The article and our comments are here (NB: Legal Week is a subscription only publication).
Institute gives feedback in the Solicitors Journal
The Institute was invited by the Solicitors Journal to comment on the SRA’s recent changes to the LL.B, LPC and training contract requirements. To see the article and our comments please click here.
Major Advance for Paralegals Wishing to become Solicitors
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has included two major changes to the procedure for qualifying as a solicitor. Firstly, some or all the academic stage (law degree) and vocational stage (LPC) can be met in whole or part by doing approved qualifications deemed equivalent. All information on equivalent means route to qualify as a solicitor can be found here: https://www.sra.org.uk/students/resources/equivalent-means-information-pack/ ...
The Unregulated Legal Sector: The Quiet Revolution
To view the analysis of the legal career opportunities available for those looking to work in the regulated and unregulated legal sectors, please click here: //www.younglawyer.co.uk/feature/career-development/unregulated-legal-sector-quiet-revolution
Institute joins the Instructus group
Instructus group The Institute of Paralegals (IoP) is making its move in the professional development market after being bought into by Instructus Group - a group of education bodies focused on developing UK's professionals. The deal comes as part of the IoP's aim to inject more resources into developing the careers of paralegals and legal secretaries with professional status, competency ...
