This vacancy is open to direct applications only. Any approaches via recruitment agencies will not be accepted at this time.
Background
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Paralegal to join our Court of Protection team in Manchester.
The Court of Protection department is a specialised department dedicated to dealing with the management of the property and financial affairs together with health and welfare decisions of people who lack the ability to deal with these matters themselves.
Our Court of Protection Deputies work closely with families and carers to ensure that the pressures and additional stresses of looking after the individuals’ personal finances are removed. We ensure that contact and liaison is maintained, and decisions taken by us are understood and in the best interests of the individual.
The role
Duties will include:
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Assisting with Court of Protection applications.
- Liaising with the client and other departments within the firm in relation to conveyancing, employment, private client and family matters.
- Dealing with the financial aspects of individual’s lives, ensuring appropriate financial planning and assessments is undertaken.
- Instructing and liaising with professionals including Case Managers and Therapy Staff.
- Arranging for care, facilities and maintenance organisations to visit the client
- Communicate effectively with clients, their families and healthcare professionals
- Assisting in the running of the trusts and supporting the trustees in decisions made for the beneficiaries.
The role will involve communication with clients via the telephone and in person; therefore, excellent interpersonal skills are essential along with a good telephone manner. You might be expected to travel to meet clients and their families.
The successful candidate will be organised, responsible and a good team player.
This role would ideally suit law graduates or those with transferrable experience.
Skills & Qualifications
We are looking for a client centred, forward-thinking, diligent, enthusiastic individual who can bring a dynamic and vibrant approach to the role.
The ideal candidate will also have excellent client care skills in order to deal with sensitive issues involving emotional and vulnerable clients.
Life at Hugh James
We never shy away from a challenge
We are a leading, full-service UK law firm. Since our beginning, we have been led by the things that matter. We care about fighting for the right outcomes. Solving the seemingly unsolvable. Protecting businesses, individuals and livelihoods. Supporting our people, our communities. Safeguarding our planet. Looking for a way forward? At Hugh James, challenges – of all sizes – are readily accepted.
The Hugh James difference
Our law firm has always been guided by the idea that self-belief is just as important as skillset. Our pursuit of righting wrongs and protecting what’s important keeps us driving forwards. It’s in our roots! We won’t stop until we find the answers; the outcomes that are needed.
We are focused on the work we do, the business we run, and our culture. Our entrepreneurial spirit has taken us from humble beginnings to a strong presence across the UK with offices in Cardiff, London, Manchester, Southampton and Plymouth – servicing clients from businesses, individuals and banks to public sector organisations, property companies, education establishments and utilities providers. Our collegiate culture, our forward-looking ethos, our values serve to make us bigger, better, bolder than ever before.
A positive force in the community
Our work with charities on a local and national level plays a huge part in our day-to-day lives. We work with a large range of charities, some of which we support through fundraising, donations, volunteering and others we partner with where our areas of work cross paths. Staff, clients everyone comes together through a shared passion to do good in the community and support those in need.
Some of our benefits on offer include:
Minimum of 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
Two Corporate Social Responsibility days
Birthday day off
Death in service equivalent to twice annual salary
Auto enrolment pension scheme
Hybrid working
Employee Assistance Programme
Discounts for local businesses
Professional fees paid (subject to requirement for your role)
Employee recruitment incentive scheme
Hugh James is an equal opportunities and disability confident committed employer.
Thank you for taking the time to consider this opportunity. If you have questions, please contact Emma Dooley.
We reserve the right to close our vacancies earlier than the given deadline if we receive sufficient applications for the role.
