Family Caseworker - Canterbury

GT Stewart Solicitors & Advocates; Canterbury; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension Scheme

Benenden Health Care

Firm laptop

Hybrid working arrangements

Annual appraisals and salary reviews

Job summary

GT Stewart Solicitors & Advocates is seeking a permanent, full-time Family Caseworker in Canterbury. You will take responsibility for a range of Family matters, running cases with supervision and developing your career in Family law.

The role invites an experienced Paralegal or Caseworker ready to handle own caseload and contribute to both public and private family matters in a busy office environment. Comprehensive training and support are provided.

Qualifications

• Experience in Family law, ideally with managing or assisting your own caseload.
• Understanding of public and private law matters in Family law.
• Ability to communicate clearly with clients and professionals.
• Strong organisational and communication skills.
• Capacity to manage workload and work under pressure.
• Ability to work independently with supervision when needed.

Responsibilities

• Provide high levels of client care in managing matters.
• Manage own caseload under supervision.
• Undertake both public and private Family work.
• Support Fee Earners to ensure effective caseload management.
• Build relationships with clients and external parties.
• Ensure files are managed accurately and documents created.

Skills

Family law experience

Caseload management

Client interaction

Organisational skills

Job description

Job Title: Family Caseworker

Location: Canterbury

Salary: £27,000 per annum

We are seeking a permanent, full-time Family Caseworker for our busy Canterbury office to join our expanding Family team.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Paralegal or Caseworker who is looking to take on greater responsibility for their own caseload and develop their career within Family law.

Your Profile

You will preferably:

• Have experience working within Family law, ideally with experience of managing or assisting with your own caseload

• Have a strong understanding of Family law and an interest in developing your experience across both public and private law matters.

• Be confident dealing directly with clients and other professionals

• Have strong organisational and communication skills

• Have the ability to manage your workload effectively and work under pressure

• Be capable of working independently while benefiting from appropriate supervision and support

The Role

The successful candidate will be able to run cases in their own right with supervision adn will take responsibility for a range of Family matters.

You will:

• Provide the highest level of client care in the management of client matters

• Manage your own caseload under appropriate supervision

• Undertake both public and private law Family work

• Provide support to Fee Earners where required, helping to ensure the effective managemnt of the sider team caseload

• Build strong relationships with clients and internal and external parties

• Ensure that files are managed effectively and accurately, including creating letters and documents in the case management system

• Attend client meetings and take notes

• Complete public funding applications where required

• Collate and redact large volumes of documentation for Court bundles where necessary

• Liaise with Courts and experts as required

• Take responsibility for progressing matters efficiently and ensuring that dealines and case requirements are met

• Undertake fee-earnin work and contribute to the continued development of the Family department

This role would suit someone who is ready to move beyond a purely support-based Paralegal position and take on greater responsibility for case holding and client work.

Working With Us

We will offer ongoing training and support to develop your career as part of a strong and growing multi-office team.

Our offices are friendly, working entirely paperless with recent significant investment in modern IT to enable you to work proficiently.

We offer a great package of annual leave to ensure you get enough time away from work. Our annual leave for this role provides 23 days (plus bank holidays/Christmas and New Year).

We review annual leave and increase with service.

Employee benefits with GTS:

• Competitive base salary

• Pension Scheme with employer contribution

• Benenden Health Care

• Administrative support

• Firm laptop

• Ongoing training and development

• Hybrid working arrangements

• Support from colleagues for case cover

• Supportive supervision from mentors

• Annual appraisals and salary reviews

• Bi-annual parties for Summer and Christmas

• Additional pers and benefits

• Competitive training packages

We have a dedicated in-bound telephony team to take calls and messages for our fee earners. Lawyers also have the benefit of dictation and support staff to assist in easing the pressure and enabling efficient working.

We are a multi-office, multi-service Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners firm recognised for excellence in a variety of legal fields.