Litigation Paralegal Central Belt
Job description
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This is litigation on a whole different level.
You'll join a genuine legal heavyweight in a market-leading Intellectual Property team, working on complex, high-profile disputes for some of the world's biggest brands. If you thrive on challenging work, want to learn from some of the best in the business and are looking for a role that will genuinely accelerate your career, this could be exactly what you've been waiting for.
You'll play a key role in supporting fee earners across both Scottish and English jurisdictions, assisting with undefended litigation matters from the outset through to enforcement. Your work will include issuing Letters Before Action, preparing court papers and productions, raising court actions and progressing cases through the various stages of the court process to secure and enforce money judgments.
You'll be the first point of contact for recipients of Letters Before Action, handling enquiries professionally, taking instructions from clients and negotiating appropriate outcomes, including sustainable payment arrangements where suitable. No two days will be the same and you'll deal with a wide range of situations, requiring excellent communication skills and a pragmatic approach.
Alongside managing your own workload, you'll ensure the team's shared inbox runs smoothly, keeping on top of court deadlines, client correspondence and enforcement activity to make sure matters progress efficiently and in line with the relevant court procedures.
As cases develop, you'll also coordinate investigations to support recovery strategies, instructing property ownership searches, asset tracing and insolvency checks where required. You'll oversee tracing reports and enforcement action across both Scottish and English jurisdictions, helping to maximise recoveries while ensuring every case is managed accurately, efficiently and with a high level of client care throughout.
You'll be a self starter, highly organised, deadline driven and must have previous experience of working within debt recovery with a strong understanding of court process.
You'll enjoy a competitive salary, fantastic benefits including medical insurance, generous bonus scheme and flexible/hybrid working.
Interested? Reach out to me, Deborah Collier at QED Legal on the details provided for a confidential chat.
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⭐ Lead your CV personal statement with explicit experience in debt recovery and court process, as the advert states these are essential prerequisites for the role.
📊 Quantify your litigation caseload: e.g. 'Managed a portfolio of 120+ active debt recovery matters simultaneously, achieving enforcement on 85% of undefended cases within 6 months.'
🌐 Explicitly flag dual-jurisdiction competence — the advert specifically requires both Scottish and English court procedure knowledge, so dedicate a skills section line to each.
🎯 Highlight any experience with asset tracing, property ownership searches or insolvency checks, as the advert calls these out as distinct responsibilities within the enforcement workflow.
🤝 Showcase client-facing negotiation experience, particularly around payment arrangements, as the role positions you as the first point of contact for Letters Before Action recipients.
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- •Managed a portfolio of 115 active debt recovery matters across Scottish and English courts, achieving enforcement of money judgments in 88% of undefended cases within an average of 14 weeks.
- •Drafted and issued Letters Before Action for 200+ creditors annually, negotiating payment arrangements that recovered an average of £320,000 per quarter while reducing escalation to full court action by 30%.
- •Coordinated asset tracing, property ownership searches and insolvency checks across 60 enforcement files per year, cutting average recovery timeline by 3 weeks through proactive investigation scheduling.
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Dear Hiring Manager,
QED Legal's Intellectual Property litigation team is precisely the environment I have been targeting for my next career step — which is why this Litigation Paralegal opportunity in Edinburgh immediately stood out. With hands-on experience in debt recovery and court process management across both Scottish and English jurisdictions, I am confident I can contribute to complex, high-profile disputes from day one, handling matters from Letters Before Action through to enforcement of money judgments.
My background in litigation support has equipped me with a thorough understanding of undefended court actions, asset tracing, insolvency checks and coordinating enforcement activity. Over the past three years I have managed a caseload of over 100 active matters simultaneously, consistently meeting court deadlines while maintaining a high standard of client care and negotiating sustainable payment arrangements with debtors.
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Interview questions
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Technical
- ›Walk us through the stages of an undefended debt recovery action in the Scottish courts, from Letter Before Action through to enforcement of a money judgment.
- ›How does the enforcement process differ between Scottish and English jurisdictions, and what practical steps do you take to manage cases across both?
- ›What methods of asset tracing have you used in practice, and how do you decide which investigative steps to instruct on a given case?
- ›How do you ensure court deadlines are tracked and met when managing a high-volume shared litigation inbox alongside your own caseload?
- ›Describe your experience preparing court papers and productions — what quality checks do you apply before filing?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you had to negotiate a payment arrangement with a debtor who was resistant — how did you approach it and what was the outcome?
- ›Describe a situation where you were managing multiple competing court deadlines simultaneously. How did you prioritise and what was the result?
- ›Give an example of a complex or unusual litigation matter you supported from inception through to enforcement. What challenges arose and how did you resolve them?
- ›Tell me about a time you identified a risk or error in a case file before it became a problem. What action did you take?
- ›Describe a situation where you had to communicate difficult news to a client regarding the progress or likely outcome of their case. How did you handle it?
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time you had to negotiate a payment arrangement with a debtor who was resistant — how did you approach it and what was the outcome?
Describe a situation where you were managing multiple competing court deadlines simultaneously. How did you prioritise and what was the result?