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Sector: Administration and Secretarial, Human Resources, Legal
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time
We're a national law firm with a local reach. Our philosophy is 'we're legal and financial experts that care' - something you'll find in the way we work with our clients and how we support our teams. 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.
Your Role and What You'll Be Doing
The Court of Protection is the judicial body responsible for making decisions relating to the management of finances and other affairs of those 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 who specialise in all matters relating to the Court of Protection.
You'll join Partner Elizabeth Perry who provides expert evidence to budget future deputyship support costs for clients and whose clients have received multi-million pound settlements as a result of serious injury or medical negligence. We help clients who are responsible for managing someone else's affairs, those who are concerned about the ability of someone else to manage their own affairs or another person's affairs and clients who may be concerned about their own ability to manage their affairs.
This is ideally a Sheffield based role; we're keen to accommodate what's best for you, so we can be flexible on location however there will be a need to visit the Sheffield office regularly in the future.
Your Role
If you enjoy being part of a successful, friendly and high-performing team, then this is the job 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 to manage their financial affairs. You'll work closely with the team's Associates and Partners to make sure they have the right support at all times. This is a busy and fast-paced role, so you'll need to be able to work quickly and accurately, building strong relationships with your team and our clients. There's lots of room for progression and we'd really like to support you in your professional development.
You're role will involve but is not limited to:
* Taking instructions from clients and assist with the giving of legal advice, including obtaining evidence and, where appropriate, to achieve appropriate resolutions for the clients.
* Achieve time recording and fee income targets to ensure profitable working.
* Attend and contribute to team/practice area meetings and comply with directions/decisions made to ensure team objectives achieved.
* Keep up to date with changes in relevant law and practice and attend appropriate training events to ensure up to date legal knowledge and best practice.
If you are successful in your application you will be employed in the role as a Paralegal.
About You
What we'll need from you:
* Empathy and compassion to help guide our clients through challenging personal circumstances.
* A friendly, enthusiastic and can-do approach.
* Ideally, some previous Paralegal experience.
* Ability to multi-task and be flexible.
What we're looking for:
* Enthusiasm, a can-do attitude and willingness to contribute to the team.
* Ability to work on own initiative.
* Great accuracy and attention to detail.
* Practical experience in a similar role.
* Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
Our Benefits - What We Can Offer You
* 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.
Irwin Mitchell LLP is an equal opportunity employer.
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Expert Hand.
Human Touch.
We’re a national law firm with a local reach. Our philosophy is ‘Expert Hand, Human Touch’ and you’ll find that reflected in our working environment.
If you’re looking for the next step in your career, we’ve got great opportunities here. We’re one of the largest and most respected law firms in the UK, and it’s not just solicitors we’re looking for either, you’ll find all kinds of non-legal business support roles too.
Whichever team you join, working here you’ll feel a part of our friendly and inclusive environment. We support each other and push boundaries to achieve incredible things, and make a real difference to our clients and communities. Whatever your role, you’ll have the chance to develop professionally and have your say.
The work we do has been recognised in the awards we’ve won. We’re committed to being even better, and our awards help to show we’re on the right track.
Our DNA
It’s in our DNA to value people for who they are and what they bring. We’re committed to creating a diverse and inclusive culture where our people can flourish and celebrating our differences is a key part of that.
We’re proud of our work on the Disability Confident scheme, on the Race At Work Charter and as Stonewall Diversity Champions. We also have a range of networks for LGBT+, disability, generations, gender, social mobility, ethnicity, faith and culture to celebrate our people and to enable everyone to thrive.
Flexible by Choice
We recognise that the office 9-5 isn’t for everyone. That’s why we’ve introduced ‘Flexible by Choice’.
Whether it’s working from home, in our offices, or a combination of the both, we trust each other to support our clients, colleagues and communities at the right time, in the right way.
Our Community
We also offer a huge number of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace as well as flexible working options to ensure that you are fully supported to work the way that best suits you. Our social responsibility programme is fundamental to who we are.
The Human Touch That Matters To You
In September 2019 we launched our human touch campaign. It focused on the emotional transitions our clients go through and the role our colleagues play in supporting them when they need more than just expertise. We wanted to create a marketing campaign that dared to be different and we believe that it was made by the most inclusive production team ever.
A selection of awards and accreditations gained by Irwin Mitchell.
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