Court of Protection Paralegal - Birmingham

Duncan Lewis Solicitors; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A top-tier law firm in Birmingham seeks a dedicated professional to join their Court of Protection Department. The role involves assisting with Court of Protection matters, strong client care, and effective communication skills. Candidates need a law degree, legal experience, and a passion for helping clients with mental capacity issues. The firm offers a competitive salary, ample progression opportunities, and a supportive team culture. Join a firm recognized for its excellence in legal service.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Supportive team

Excellent progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Demonstrated passion and experience in publicly funded Court of Protection matters.
• Strong understanding and application of the Court of Protection.
• Excellent written communication and drafting skills.

Responsibilities

• Report directly to Department Director.
• Assisting with Court of Protection matters.
• Attending clients and preparing cases.

Skills

Passion for Court of Protection matters

Legal experience as a Court of Protection Paralegal

Excellent communication skills

Analytical and organisational skills

Self-motivated and professional

IT skills - Microsoft Office

Education

Law degree

Job description

Job Description

Duncan Lewis Solicitors (Ltd)

Regulated by the Solicitor’s Regulation Authority, Duncan Lewis Solicitors was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in the City of London (Fenchurch Street EC3M), with offices nationwide. We are recognised by the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners UK independent legal directories as a top-tier law firm in all of our key practice areas – “a diligent and professional team that is prepared to go the extra mile for its clients”. A paperless law firm with over 500 personnel that embraces hybrid-working, we service both corporate entities and private individuals in over 25 areas of law across 60 languages. We give people a voice - that is our ethos.

Recognised among The Times 200 Best Law Firms, we have been awarded Law Firm of the Year at the 2024 Lexis Nexis Awards and 2023 Modern Law Awards, reflecting our dedication to legal expertise and client service. We hold Investors in People Gold Standard accreditation for over 15 years, showcasing our commitment to professional development. Duncan Lewis is also Law Society Lexcel, Cyber Essentials Plus, and ISO 27001 certified, ensuring excellence in practice management and data security.

We are committed to recruiting dedicated and talented professionals and welcome applications from exceptional candidates. At Duncan Lewis, we value training and diversity, and we take pride in our inclusive workforce.

Court of Protection Department Background

The Court of Protection adjudicates or resolves disputes that concern adults who lack mental capacity to make decisions. Disputes typically include whether the person has the capacity to make decisions and what is in that person’s best interests.

Our Court of Protection team has been recognised by The Legal 500 for their dedication to achieving the best possible results for their clients and for putting a “tremendous amount of work” into their cases. The team is multidisciplinary team regularly collaborating with the company’s experts in mental capacity, mental health, community care, clinical negligence, family, childcare and public law.

We are dedicated to our clients and support family members and advocates, and are regularly instructed by the Official Solicitor in cases relating to the wellbeing of an individual who lacks capacity, including health and welfare, medical treatment, financial issues and mental capacity.

Main Responsibilities of the Role

• Report directly to Department Director
• Professional proactive approach, strong client care skills and a sensitive and sympathetic understanding of clients’ needs
• Assisting with Court of Protection matters including personal injury trusts; statutory wills and gift applications; deputyship applications; on-going deputyship administration; health and social care judicial review and ancillary applications such as trustee orders
• Attending clients, taking instructions and preparing cases
• Dealing with correspondence. Maintaining accurate time costing procedures
• Implementing any recommendations made by your supervisor following monthly file reviews ensuring that these are dealt with promptly
• Ensuring compliance with file management

Key Skills Required

• Demonstrate passion and experience in a broad range of publicly funded Court of Protection matters
• A strong academic background with a Law degree
• Legal experience as a Court of Protection Paralegal / Advisor
• Clear understanding and application of Court of Protection
• Business acumen and the ability to market the Company
• Excellent communications skills to work effectively with all types of people
• Excellent written communication and drafting skills
• Excellent analytical and organisational skills and ability to use own initiative but know when to seek guidance
• Committed team player, self -motivated and professional
• Excellent IT Skills -familiar with Microsoft Office applications and document management skills

What we offer

• Competitive salary
• A fantastic supportive team
• Excellent progression opportunities
• Support for appropriate legal awards / recognition