Job Type: | permanent | Duration: | |
Category: | Legal | Recruiter Reference: | 1037085 |
URL for Applications: | Apply Here | Salary: |
We are recruiting for a Paralegal to join our Court of Protection team, which provides legal services to clients who lack mental capacity to make decisions for themselves. You will assist our solicitors with various aspects of case management, such as drafting documents, conducting research, liaising with clients and third parties, and preparing court applications. You will also have the opportunity to develop your skills and knowledge in this complex and rewarding area of law.
Key responsibilities
Essential skills and qualifications
It's extremely vital to have previous experience within property and affairs work in Court of Protection, however, we would consider those who have a background within a related field such as Private Client, Mental Capacity or Personal Injury.
What we offer in return:
We have a wide range of core and voluntary benefits:
Your Professional Development
We will support and encourage you with developing your career with an award- winning law firm. We run courses across our offices and are continuously monitoring and updating the learning and development offering based on what you tell us. We can support you with your continuous professional development by providing funding for professional qualifications, attending external training courses and providing you with a range of internal learning resources.
Our Values
Like all great businesses, we strive to recruit the best people and uphold the highest legal standards. Our people bring something a little different. We hire people who can challenge, remove roadblocks and deliver outstanding customer service. That's why at Slater + Gordon we go further with our values.
How we work is guided by the S+G Way. This means:
· We do what we say we will
· We don’t wait we create
· We own it, we sort it
· We respect and encourage each other
· We make time to live
The S+G Way defines the specific behaviours and actions that our colleagues and our customers care about the most. We know this, because our colleagues helped to create the way, through a series of interactive workshops and interviews.
For further information, please contact steven.baylis@slatergordon.uk
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