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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
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
Discounted retail benefits
Bring your dog to work
Social committee events
Team structure
4 x Partners
3 x Senior paralegals
6 x paralegals
5 x Administrators
Seniority level Seniority level Mid-Senior level
Employment type Employment type Full-time
Job function Job function Administrative
Industries Law Practice
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