Court of Protection Paralegal / Fee Earner
- Employer
- Realm Recruit
- Location
- Manchester
- Salary
- Circa £25,000-£35,000
- Closing date
- 30 Oct 2019
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- Practice area
- Private client
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- PQE
- Not applicable
- Position
- Legal executive, Paralegal
- Sector
- Private practice
Job Details
An outstanding opportunity for a Court of Protection Paralegal / Fee Earner to join a market leading practice in the area of Court of Protection.
Court of Protection Paralegal / Fee Earner – ManchesterThe company & role
- Legal 500 listed Court of Protection team
- Multi award winning including STEP Annual Private Client awards
- Committed to rewarding hard work and providing opportunities to develop the expertise and careers of their team
- You will work with a team of lawyers, to look after Court of Protection clients. Many of the clients have a brain injury or have lost capacity because of illness such as Dementia. You will help to look after their property and financial affairs, working closely with them, their families and carers.
- Work will include daily contact with clients, their families and carers both on the phone and through annual home visits. You will be the first point of contact for client and their families to help them with a wide range of practical and financial arrangements, from paying bills, to purchasing vehicles and helping clients stay within a budget.
- You will be encouraged to develop your skills and knowledge, through mentoring and structured training.
- Commutable from Manchester, Stockport, Altrincham, Warrington, Cheshire, Wilmslow, Lancashire and Bolton
The ideal candidate
- Ideally a minimum of six month's experience as a paralegal / fee earner in Court of Protection, managing your own caseload
- Negotiating skills
- Good telephone manner and enjoy dealing with clients by phone
- Well organised
- Good IT skills as you will be expected to use a case management system.
Added extras
- Competitive salary
- 25 days’ holiday
- Private healthcare
- Life insurance
- Contributory pension
- Subsidised gym membership
- Attendance bonus
- Firm-wide bonus scheme
The next step
To register your interest in this Court of Protection Paralegal / Fee Earner vacancy, select the ‘APPLY’ option. Alternatively, contact Kelly at Realm Recruit.
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Company
We are Realm - the most specialised legal attraction, retention and recruitment consultancy, helping to develop legal careers and sustainably grow law firms by matching the right lawyers with the right firms through our refreshing approach to legal recruitment.
We know that when this happens, lawyers are happier, more motivated and enjoy better careers, while law firms are more likely to reach their growth aims.
We’re incomparably specialist: Lawyers specialise in one area to become true experts in their field – and our recruiters are no different. With each of our consultants covering just one practice area in a focused region, we know pretty much every lawyer you might want to recruit and every law firm you might want to join. We build close, long-term relationships with our engaged communities of lawyers and are therefore better able to connect the right people to the right firms.
We’re consultative: We’re not just here for lawyers when they are looking to move. We partner with legal professionals throughout their careers and provide advice on everything from salary benchmarking to helping you smash an upcoming appraisal.
We are brand ambassadors: We are your megaphone in the legal talent market. Whether by representing a lawyer in their search for a new opportunity or utilising our in-house marketing team to help a law firm build their employer brand, we're experts in building a presence and helping the right lawyers and law firms find each other.
- Website
- https://www.realmrecruit.com/
- Telephone
- +44 (0) 3300 24 56 06
- Location
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Charter House
Woodlands Road
Altrincham
Cheshire
WA14 1HF
United Kingdom
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