Court of Protection Paralegal

Job title: Paralegal

Reporting to: Team manager

Job purpose:

To work as part of a collaborative and collegiate Court of Protection team
To assist the Solicitors in the department with their caseload of professional deputyships and professional trusteeships
To draft legal documents including court applications, statements and letters
To maintain relationships with clients, their families, Solicitors, therapists and other professionals on the phone, by email and, when required, in person
Preparation of OPG annual reports
To assist with FLA calls/emails within skill, knowledge and experience
To manage the deputyship and client designated account balances and provide regular reports on spending to the File Handlers
To make payments from the deputyship and client designated accounts as approved by the File Handler
Monthly reconciliation of deputyship and client designated accounts
To manage a caseload of execution only Personal Injury Trusts
To manage a caseload of lay deputyship applications
Opening and closure of files

Thank You