Court of Protection Paralegal - Streatham
Streatham
Full-time
Permanent employee
The Firm
Anthony Gold is a successful firm, who deliver a range of services to clients based locally and further afield. Based in London, we have a national reputation and are a leading Legal 500 firm who pride ourselves on providing a high level of client care. This is an exciting opportunity to excel and progress in a role within Anthony Gold, a firm that actively strives to be the best in the industry and is committed to the development of its people.
The Role
As a Paralegal, you will work with a team of partners, solicitors, and paralegals in Anthony Gold's Court of Protection department.
Your role will include the following, but additional tasks may be added as appropriate for the role:
Your role will include the following, but additional tasks may be added as appropriate for the role:
- To assist in the provision of administrative and legal services for clients.
- To assist, where requested, in the provision of legal advice to clients, under supervision. Take notes in client meetings.
- Attend clients at hospitals, care homes and in their home.
- Make regular payments to clients and keep accurate schedules of these payments. Also forecast forward spending and creating of budgets.
- Day-to-day contact with clients and their individual lifestyle requirements.
- Manage professionally and confidentially, written and telephone correspondence with clients, other solicitors and third parties
- Delegate and supervise tasks where appropriate.
- Work as a part of a team under the supervision of a Partner of the firm.
- May also receive cases from several Partners and solicitors within the team.
- Provide an efficient and friendly service to our clients.
- Produce plain English letters, witness statements, court applications, and other documents as required.
- Maintain client care standards as set out in the firm’s terms of business and office manual.
- Continue to develop your legal ability
Person Specification
- Able to work to tight deadlines
- Good Microsoft skills particularly word and excel.
- Good customer focus
- Flexible and proactive approach with 'can do' attitude
- Works well under pressure
- Organised and able to prioritise
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to work with figures
Qualifications
A degree in Law and previous experience working in a Court of Protection role is preferred but not essential
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Private Medical Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Income Protection
- Contributory Pension
- Discretionary annual staff bonus
- Reduced gym membership
- Season Ticket Loan
- 23 days holiday plus an additional 2 for Christmas and Bank Holidays, which increases to 28 days over a period of 5 years.