Court of Protection Paralegal

4 weeks ago


Reading, Reading, United Kingdom Boyes Turner Full time
Job Description

This is an exciting opportunity for a Paralegal to work in a fast-paced and friendly Court of Protection team based in Reading.

The ideal candidate for this role will have some Paralegal experience and be enthusiastic about providing a high-quality and professional service to our fee earners and clients.

You will be part of a rapidly expanding team and valued for your individual contribution with support to develop your skills and experience.

Responsibilities:

  • Provide support to senior fee earners with their caseloads
  • Monitor expenditure and obtain quotations for professional services
  • Arrange insurance policies and review expert reports
  • Prepare file audits and working budgets, and arrange for funds transfers and payment of invoices
  • Make arrangements for Deputy's annual meetings and draft basic letters and articles
  • Carry out research on basic legal matters and create OPG reports
  • Prepare Court forms and ensure file management, case management, and administration are up to date
  • Prepare forms for benefits reviews and PPO checks

Essential skills and experience:

  • 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 and 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

Non-contractual benefits include:

  • An additional day's 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


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