Court of Protection Paralegal

Job description
Department: Wills, Probate, Tax Trusts

Location: Derby, UK

Description

We are looking to hire a dedicated Court of Protection Paralegal to join our Wills, Probate, Tax Trusts department.

As Court of Protection Paralegal, you will be responsible for the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG), the Senior Courts Costs Office (SCCO) the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) compliance requirements of the COP team and the provisions of technical support to team members.

This is a key role within the team which will require you to work alongside your internal client base of experienced and junior members of the team on a high volume caseload to meet hard deadlines.

Responsible for liaising with the case handler client and providing support in the administration of OPG SCCO compliance, providing a high level of client care at all times.

The role is full time, reporting to the Head of Wills, Probate, Tax Trusts.

Key Responsibilities
• Perform legal research.
• Assist solicitors and legal executives in Court of Protection cases, including applications for deputyship, statutory wills, health and welfare decisions and related trust matters.
• Prepare and assist with the drafting of legal documents, including court applications and financial reports.
• Assisting with the running deputyship cases.
• Assisting with cost applications.
• Assisting with matters relating to nursing or residential home funding.
• Assisting with deprivation of liberty and safeguarding matters.
• Compliance with file management procedures.
• Take on additional tasks as reasonably required by the Head of Wills, Probate, Tax Trusts.
• Opening and setting up new cases on the firm's practice and case management system.
• Processing urgent post, filing non-urgent post, and logging correspondence onto the system.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
• Have a law degree (2.1 or higher) or other legal qualification.
• Preferably have previous experience assisting solicitors or legal executives in Court of Protection cases.
• Possess excellent communication skills.
• Have a sound knowledge of IT systems and processes, such as the Microsoft suite.
• Be a hard-working and highly-motivated individual with the ability to work cohesively as part of a larger team

Benefits

What we offer?
• Competitive salary
• Bonus potential
• Career development opportunities
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Options to buy sell 1 week's holiday
• 1 week's holiday carry over
• Extra day off for your birthday
• Staff card discount scheme for local shops
• Social days and evenings on the firm
• Staff discounts on legal services Read more