Paralegal

Salary up to £30,000

6 months FTC with opportunity to go permanent

We have an exciting opportunity for a paralegal in the Litigation team within Aviva’s UK legal function, based at the Norwich office.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious law graduate, looking to build a career as a qualified lawyer working in-house at one of the UK’s largest insurance companies.

A bit about the job:

You will be joining a collaborative and close-knit team based in the Norwich office. This is a lively and strategically important team which delivers first class legal advice and handles diverse client relationships across the entire UK GI, Health and Life businesses and is part of the overall Aviva Plc legal function.

Within this role you will be required to manage a variety of litigation against Aviva, related to all types of insurance products. You will manage your own caseload of Small Claims Track litigation and have opportunities to assist senior lawyers on more complex cases. Full training will be provided and there may be opportunities to qualify as a Solicitor or Chartered Legal Executive through our apprenticeship scheme.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• Law degree or Paralegal with prior relevant experience;

• Knowledge and experience of litigation. Knowledge of insurance products, FCA rules and the law and rules that relate to data protection useful, but training will be provided;

• Negotiating experience and ability to maintain relationships with internal collaborators, third parties and external advisers;

• Exceptional communication skills with ability to have difficult conversations at all levels

• Strong commercial and strategic mindset with ability to see the bigger picture and also deliver in terms of the best customer outcome and customer principles

What you’ll get for this role:

Our purpose - with you today, for a better tomorrow – is a promise we make to our colleagues too. And one of the ways we live up to that promise is by investing in you. We have so much to offer when it comes to being an Aviva colleague.

• Starting salary up to £30,000 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)

• Bonus opportunity - 8% of annual salary Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s.

• Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in.

• 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days

• Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts

• Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme

• Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave

• Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work

• Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others

• We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools

Take a look to learn more. Put a salary into this calculator to see what your total Aviva Reward could be.

Aviva is for everyone:

We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Excited but not sure you tick every box? Research tells us that women, particularly, feel this way. So, regardless of gender, why not apply. And if you’re in a job share just apply as a pair.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working –spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

To find out more about working at Aviva take a look here

We interview every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. Once you’ve applied, please send us an email stating that you have a disclosed disability, and we’ll interview you.

We’d love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please give Klaudia Kmita-Adegboro a call on 07553728537 or send an email to Klaudia.kmita-adegboro@aviva.com