Paralegal

The firm

DMH Stallard provides a comprehensive range of commercial, dispute resolution and litigation, employment, cyber security and cyber-crime, corporate, intellectual property, real estate and technology, media and telecoms advice to both businesses and individuals. Our clients, our people and our professional networks are the keys to our success. With offices in London and across the region, including Brighton, Gatwick, Guildford, Horsham, and Hassocks - we’re proud to have grown to around 380 people.

Culture really matters to us. In our most recent staff survey, 99.6% of our people said DMH is a great place to work, with 90% feeling they have a strong work-life balance, and 93.9% expressing confidence in the leadership team.

We’re committed to building a genuinely inclusive and supportive workplace. Our Women in Law group meets quarterly, and we’re actively working toward gender balance at all levels. We already exceed the industry average, with 40% of our partners being women compared to the sector average at 29%.

We actively invest in learning and development at all career stages. Our mentoring programme is available to all partners, and we are preparing to launch an internal mentoring programme to support progression right up to partnership. We also recognise that work-life balance is essential to long-term success and wellbeing, and we promote hybrid working arrangements to help our people perform at their best inside and outside of work.

We’re also especially proud to achieve gold accreditation from Investors in People, which reflects our strong commitment to people development and leadership.

• To operate as an effective member of the dynamic Chambers and Legal 500 ranked Commercial Disputes team, specialising in Intellectual Property and Technology disputes.
• Provide legal support, under supervision, to fee-earners within the Brighton Commercial Dispute Resolution team.
• Conduct a variety of tasks but with an expectation of 75% fee-earning support with remainder comprising general administrative tasks and support for the team.
• To achieve the targets as defined by the Group Partner & Group Leader, including achievement of Matter Related (chargeable) hours and fees.
• To work with and assist members of the team in the day‑to‑‑day running of cases.

• To participate and contribute to the Brighton Commercial Dispute Resolution group to ensure an effective working environment, supporting Solicitors, Associates and Partners on more complex matters as appropriate.
• Attend relevant technical training to ensure skills and knowledge remain up-to‑date.
• To attend and contribute to regular group meetings (including marketing and business development meetings).
• Continuously develop technical expertise.
• Maintain awareness of the legal market specifically relating to Intellectual Property, Technology, and litigation and to attend client and marketing functions with other members of the team.
• Work as part of the Brighton Commercial Dispute Resolution Group, drafting documents, reports & correspondence as required by Associates & Partners.
• Attend meetings as requested by Associates & Partners with subsequent drafting of minutes.
• Attend court (not as an advocate) as requested by Associates & Partners and associated support work as required.
• Occasional secretarial/administrative duties including file opening and closing using standard procedures.
• To be responsible for ensuring achievement of own key financial targets, including fees, contribution and payment of debts and disbursements.
• Maintaining accurate data on case management systems.
• Costing and preparation of bills for fee‑earner approval.
• Monitor own performance in relation to file closures, file openings, time recording and to take appropriate action to ensure targets are met.

• Some previous legal work experience or academic knowledge preferred but not essential, ideally commercial litigation experience.
• Some working knowledge of the Civil Procedure Rules.
• Excellent client care and communication skills. Document management skills essential. The ability to communicate effectively…