Paralegal - Court of Protection (5842)

We're a national law firm with a local reach. Our legal experts are here for you. Whether it's personal or business, we understand that everyone's situation is different. But we're more than just a law firm – we're a team of people working together to help individuals and businesses navigate life's ups and downs. Working here you'll feel a part of our friendly and inclusive environment.

We'll value you for who you are and what you bring. We support each other and push boundaries to achieve incredible things and make a real difference to our clients and communities.

We're always looking to support our colleagues to work in a way that works best for them and everyone else, including our clients, the business and the regulators. Please speak to a member of our Recruitment and Onboarding team for more information.

This role is offered as a 12-month fixed-term contract.
The Court of Protection is the judicial body responsible for making decisions regarding the management of finances and other affairs for individuals who lack the mental capacity to do so themselves.

As one of the UK's leading firms of solicitors, we have a dedicated and experienced team specialising in all matters relating to the Court of Protection. We assist:

• Clients responsible for managing someone else's affairs
• Those concerned about another person's ability to manage their own affairs
• Individuals worried about their own capacity to manage their affairs

If you enjoy being part of a successful, friendly, and high-performing team, this is the role for you.

You'll be a key point of contact for our clients, many of whom have life-changing disabilities such as serious brain injuries, dementia, and mental health illnesses. You'll help these individuals manage their financial affairs and work closely with the team's Associates and Partners to ensure they have the right support at all times.

This is a busy and fast-paced role, so you'll need to work quickly and accurately while building strong relationships with your team and our clients.

Your responsibilities will include (but are not limited to):

• Taking instructions from clients and assisting with the provision of legal advice, including obtaining evidence and, where appropriate, supporting litigation to achieve appropriate resolutions
• Achieving time recording and fee income targets to ensure profitable working
• Attending and contributing to team/practice area meetings and complying with directions/decisions to achieve team objectives
• Keeping up to date with changes in relevant law and practice and attending appropriate training events to maintain legal knowledge and best practice
• Enthusiasm, a can-do attitude, and willingness to contribute to the team
• Previous paralegal experience (desirable but not essential)
• Ability to work on your own initiative
• Excellent accuracy and attention to detail
• Practical experience in a similar role
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel

Our Values
We're proud of our values and are looking for people who share them:

• Pioneering with an imaginative outlook
• Approachable and caring
• Tenacious in the pursuit of our objectives
• Efficient in the provision of our services
• Working with a foundation of integrity
• 25 days holidays as standard plus bank holidays - You can 'buy' up to 35hrs of extra holiday too.
• Generous and flexible pension schemes.
• Volunteering days – Two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid)
• Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services.

We also offer a wide range of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace and to make sure you're fully supported.  This includes our Flexible by Choice programme which gives our colleagues more choice over a hybrid way of working subject to role, team and client requirements.

We have been ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations for 2024

Our responsible business programmes are fundamental to who we are and our purpose. We're committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish, and we have established a number of inclusion network groups across our business to support this aim.

Our commitment to Social Responsibility, community investment activity and tackling climate change is a fundamental part of who we are. It's made up of four strands: Our People, Our Community, Our Environment and Our Pro Bono.

As part of the Irwin Mitchell Group's on-boarding process all successful applicants are required to complete the group's employment screening process. This process helps to ensure that all new employees meet our standards in relation to honesty and integrity therefore protecting the interests of the Group, colleagues, clients, partners and other stakeholders.

We carry out pre employment screening to establish your eligibility to work in the UK, criminal record and financial checks ­with our trusted 3rd parties.

The employment screening process will fully comply with Data Protection and other applicable laws.

Irwin Mitchell LLP is an equal opportunity employer.