This is a great opportunity for a Paralegal to join a fast paced and friendly Court of Protection team based in Reading.
The ideal candidate for this role will already have some Paralegal experience. You will be enthusiastic and will have a good degree of resilience and composure to provide a high- quality and professional service to our fee earners of the Court of Protection Team and our clients.
You will be part of a rapidly expanding, friendly team and valued for your individual contribution with support to develop your skills and experience by offering training to the right person.
Responsibilities
* Providing support to senior fee earners with their caseloads
* Monitoring expenditure
* Obtaining quotations for professional services
* Arranging insurance policies
* Reviewing expert reports and completing/ updating status sheet
* Preparation of file audits and working budgets
* Arranging for funds transfers, payment of invoices, opening accounts and completing bank forms
* Making arrangements and preparing agendas for Deputy’s annual meetings
* Drafting basic letters and articles
* Carry out research on basic legal matters
* Create OPG reports
* Preparation of Court forms
* Ensure file management, case management and administration are kept up to date using IMANAGE, Elite, Matter Sphere, Microsoft Teams and Outlook 365 packages
* Preparing forms for benefits reviews, PPO checks
Experience / Attributes required
* A genuine interest in working with and on behalf of vulnerable people
* Ability to adapt to difficult situations and provide empathy
* Work unsupervised within scope of instructions/protocols from senior fee earners
* Ability to work effectively in a team and independently
* Manage competing priorities and deadlines independently
* Experience with financial transactions and calculations
* Excellent IT skills plus good knowledge of Microsoft Office packages
* Good verbal and written communication skills, including some basic drafting
* Good interpersonal skills
Benefits
* 25 days holiday
* 4% employer contribution and 4% employee contribution towards the pension scheme
* Life Assurance - 5 x final salary
* An additional days holiday for your birthday
* A weekly Wellbeing hour
* 8 hours per annum for charity work
* Season ticket loan
* Cycle scheme
* Cash back medical plan
* Discounted retail benefits
* Bring your dog to work
* Social committee events
Team structure
* 4 x Partners
* 4 x Associate Solicitors
* 3 x Senior paralegals
* 6 x paralegals
* 5 x Administrators