Court of Protection Paralegal
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Full Job Description
Court of Protection Paralegal opportunities with one of the UK's leading Court of Protection Departments.The Opportunity
Our client is seeking two dedicated Court of Protection Paralegals to join their market-leading Department. One based in central London, and one based in South London.
The department is Legal 500 ranked and highly respected. They handle welfare and financial litigation in the Court of Protection, as well as deputyships arising from complex personal injury and clinical negligence cases. The work is complex and compensation claims are often in the multi-millions.
The Department's clients include those with brain injury, severe physical disability, and mental illness.
Duties
As a Court of Protection Paralegal, your duties will include:
- Supporting Solicitors and Partners on Court of Protection cases that are referred to the department following an often complex personal injury settlement
- Assisting in the provision of administrative and legal services for vulnerable clients
- Attending clients at their home, in hospital, and in care homes
- Making regular payments on behalf of clients, keeping accurate schedules and forecasting future spend/budget
- Managing written and telephone correspondence with clients professionally
- Producing letters, witness statements, court applications and other documents as required
- Maintaining client care standards as set out in the firm's terms of business
Benefits
The firm offer a comprehensive benefits package, to include:
- 31,000 - 32,000 starting
salary
- Private healthcare
- Life insurance
- Income protection
- Annual staff bonus
- Contribution to gym membership
- 25 days annual
leave
- Hybrid working (central London role)
Required Experience
- Minimum 6 months' experience working as a Court
of Protection, Medical Negligence or Personal Injury Paralegal is
essential *applicants without this experience will not be
considered
- Exceptional attention to detail
- An interest in working with and supporting vulnerable clients
- Willingness to work in an office
If you're interested in applying for this Court of Protection Paralegal vacancy, please get in touch with a member of our team.
Birchrose Associates, trading name of Huntress Search Ltd, acts as a Recruitment Agency in relation to all Permanent roles and as a Recruitment Business in relation to all Temporary roles.
We practice a diverse and inclusive recruitment process that ensures equal opportunity for all we work with, irrespective of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. As an organisation, we encourage applications from all backgrounds and will ensure measures are met when required, to allow a fair process throughout.
PLEASE NOTE: We can only consider applications from candidates who have the right to work in the UK.
Court Of Protection Paralegal
Birchrose Associates
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