Court of Protection Assistant

CL Medilaw, part of Knights, prides itself in doing things differently. The “CL” in our name stands for “Changing Lives”: it’s what we do; it’s how we do it; and it’s why we do it. We are driven by putting our clients first, and committed to giving back to local and national charities, who support our clients and their families through the most challenging circumstances, when they have suffered medical negligence or serious injury.

CL Medilaw represents clients across the UK. We are recognised experts acting for people who have suffered a birth injury, brain injury, amputation, spinal injury, delay in diagnosing cancer and fatal injuries. We provide a holistic service to our clients with our involvement often including deputyship and trusts, and education and welfare advice. The level of expertise in our team is recognised by accreditations from The Law Society, AvMA, APIL and the Brain Injury Group.

The success of CL Medilaw is derived from our one-team and client focused approach to our cases and the business as a whole. We are not monitored or driven by financial targets but by achieving the best outcome for our clients and as part of Knights, one of the UK’s fastest growing, legal and professional services business, our unique culture and distinct separation between management and professional advisors means we are always working in the best interests of our clients and colleagues.

CL Medilaw operates nationally across a number of locations including Oxford, Wilmslow, Stoke, Kings Hill, Lincoln, Chester, and Crawley and Birmingham.

We are looking for someone to join our team specifically focusing on Court of Protection work within the CL Medilaw team. This is fantastically rewarding work that will suit good finance administrators or people with good administration experience in general that are looking to utilise that skill set in a different manner.

**The Role and Key Responsibilities**

We are now recruiting for new administration / finance assistants to join our growing court of protection teams in Lincoln.

The variety of tasks involved include:

- Assisting in opening and managing files and filing documents and correspondence
- Inputting data to spreadsheets
- Setting up and arranging payments and transfers
- Invoicing and billing
- Checking bank statements
- Other admin tasks relevant to managing client files and client service

**Required Skills and experience**
- You will ideally have previous experience of administration and office work (legal experience is not essential)
- Experience in financial administration is an advantage
- A careful and methodical approach to your work is essential together with an ability to work quickly and accurately and to follow appropriate processes and procedures
- Able to work as part of a team to provide a friendly and responsive service
- Excellent communication skills verbally and in writing

We offer a unique environment; you will be part of a one team culture that promotes direct responsibility with an expectation to always deliver the best service possible for clients within a collegiate, team-based environment.

Most excitingly of all, you have the opportunity to help change the way we all think about and deliver the future of legal and professional services in a friendly, caring business, with little (if any) hierarchy. Our culture of positivity and transparency, provides a great platform for the right people to take their careers to the next level.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £22,000.00-£26,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Company pension
- Free parking
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Private medical insurance
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
- Store discount

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Newbury: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: One location