Child Care Paralegal

Job Description:

Child Care Paralegal

Salary - £25,500 to £29,500

Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm (35 hours)

Leicester (Hybrid)

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Child Care Paralegal to join our expanding child care team in Leicester. We offer flexible working, and you can choose where you work to meet the needs of our Client’s and the Business.

Child Care Paralegal Responsibilities:

• Direct assistance with Care clients: Client contact point for new cases/allocation and when team in court.
• Office contact for all phone and drop in enquiries.
• Team Diary management, including setting up client appointments.
• Support to team with client contacts, instructions, follow up.
• Attend meetings with clients (Legal Help) – Supported and supervised.
• Administrative support to team.
• Case management – File set up, full conflict checks, liaison with counsel and experts, getting costs quotes/time frames, arrange claiming and paying disbursements.
• Completing outline C2 applications to court on all issues for fee earner and serving , requisitioning cheques and paying court fees.
• Setting up, monitoring, claiming and paying DNA and drug and alcohol testing.
• Bundle preparation: assisting Solicitors with trial preparation.
• Closing files.
• Administrator for LAA online service – point of contact for all LA / FE queries.
• Completing all LAA applications, extensions of scope and limits, prior authority and billing as above for checking by fee earner.
• Drafting letters, preparation of file notes, telephones notes and other correspondence.
• Drafting court documents.
• Attending meetings with fee earners and taking notes.
• Attending court with counsel and taking notes.
• Performing other office duties as required.

Benefits:

• 26 days annual leave + Bank Holidays
• After a year service get birthday off
• Company Pension
• Medicash Heath Plan
• Flexible working
• Social Events
• Encouragement of internal progression
• Opportunity to earn bonus
• Flexible working

If you are passionate about Child Care Paralegal and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, please apply with an up to date CV.