Court of Protection Paralegal
- Employer
- Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment
- Location
- England, Greater Manchester, Manchester
- Salary
- £17000 - £20000 per annum + Good Package
- Closing date
- 10 Apr 2019
- Reference
- RMC51915
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- Practice area
- Personal injury, Professional negligence, Clinical negligence
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- PQE
- 1 year, 2 years, Not applicable
- Position
- Paralegal
- Sector
- Private practice
Job Details
Douglas scott are proud to be working with one of the Countrys top Court of Protection & Private Client Law Firms who are based in Manchester
They are seeking to recruit a full time, experienced paralegal to support our specialist team of Court of Protection lawyers with Professional Deputyship work, including attending client meetings to take notes and to action matters arising,Court of Protection applications and litigation,Research and drafting along with
Attending Court with solicitors or Counsel.
Candidates must have at least one year's experience as a paralegal in Court of Protection, Personal Injury or Clinical negligence work, in an assisting role to a senior lawyer, so that they already have a thorough grounding in the role of a paralegal. Claimant experience is relevant.
After between one and two years or so as a paralegal, training contracts are available for those doing well in the paralegal role.
Requirements;
At least 1 years Paralegal experience within Clin Neg, Child Abuse or PI
Law Degree
LPC - Completed or Ongoing is a distinct advantage
It's important you have a caring but professional approach - high standards of personal service to our clients are essential, there is also an opportunity to help out with our marketing and business development work for interested candidates!
Benefits after a probationary period will include:
* 25 days holiday
* Private Health
* Subsidised gym membership
* Life insurance
* Contributory pension
* Attendance Bonus scheme (maximum £250)
* Annual bonus on firm hitting target (one week's pay)
* One hour each week is given to all staff in work time to take exercise (if they want to!)
* Regular social events
My client offer an amazing working environment with support from all people in the business. Apply today to get involved!
Please contact Ryan McNamara, Legal Recruitment Consultant, to discuss the role in more detail or apply through the vacancy for immediate consideration.
Douglas Scott are a legal recruitment expert and the UK's leading law firms trust us with their legal vacancies. We are a regulated recruitment consultancy and will discuss this role and seek your approval before submitting an application directly to the decision maker.Please see our website www.douglas-scott.co.uk for more legal positions.Company
Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment are multi-award winning legal recruitment experts.
Our business – put simply – is to remove the pain points candidates may otherwise experience on their journeys.
Sure, we act for legal professionals of all levels making lateral moves, taking steps up the ladder or looking for contract legal opportunities.
And yes we can boast a network of connections that spans nationwide private practice, the UK’s in house legal departments and now the Middle East, Asia and the Far East.
But we are the only REC and APSCO affiliated legal recruitment specialist with an ISO9001 accredited quality management system and the Investors In People Gold Standard award.
And by externally validating our day to day activities in the wider business community we have been able to place customer experience at the heart of our business proposition.
Which means people like dealing with our team – a very experienced, settled and happy bunch they epitomise the Douglas Scott brand personality and will demonstrate a genuine interest in you and your career.
- Website
- http://www.douglas-scott.co.uk/
- Telephone
- 0161 233 6360
- Location
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Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment
No1 Spinningfields
1 Hardman Square, Spinningfields
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M3 3EB
GB
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