Regulatory Social Care - Paralegal

As a Paralegal you will provide case handling and administrative support to the case handlers within the team.

Key duties and responsibilities

• Assist the case handlers within the team with their caseloads of social care and education cases
• Respond promptly and accurately to correspondence and telephone enquiries from clients and courts with and without supervision
• Perform case handling and administrative tasks such as opening and closing files, sorting incoming and outgoing mail, dealing with routine documentation etc.
• Assist with the progression of files and updating clients
• Assist with the compiling of marketing and business development literature
• Complete MI procedures as and when required
• Achieve set financial and chargeable targets
• Ensure relevant deadlines, quality measures and KIPS are adhered to
• Comply with relevant policies and procedures
• Work in accordance with Weightmans’ values

We also require you to have/be:

• Previous paralegal experience is preferred
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• Excellent attention to detail and concentration
• Excellent collaborative and team working skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent IT skills
• Ability to work to deadlines and targets
• Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative
• Flexible approach