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Court of Protection Paralegal

Clayton Legal
Posted 8 hours ago, valid for 25 days
Location

Prenton, Merseyside CH43 5RL, England

Contract type

Full Time

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  • An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Paralegal to join a top-tier law firm's Court of Protection team.
  • The role involves assisting solicitors with professional deputyship and trusteeship caseloads, including drafting court applications and managing client accounts.
  • The firm offers a competitive salary, excellent benefits, and opportunities for professional development.
  • Candidates should have prior experience, particularly in Private Client or Personal Injury work, though the firm is open to Paralegals from other legal backgrounds.
  • This position is ideal for those looking to advance their legal careers in a supportive and dynamic environment.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to become part of a top-tier law firm as a Paralegal within their highly respected Court of Protection (CoP) team. This firm is known for its supportive culture, outstanding benefits, and real career progression opportunities.As part of a collaborative and dynamic Court of Protection team, you’ll assist solicitors in handling professional deputyship and trusteeship caseloads. Your key responsibilities will include: 
  • Drafting court applications, statements, and legal correspondence.
  • Liaising with clients, families, solicitors, therapists, and other professionals.
  • Preparing Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) annual reports.
  • Managing client accounts, including reconciliations, payments, and spending reports.
  • Handling lay deputyship applications and execution-only Personal Injury Trusts.
  • Opening/closing files and supporting First Line Advice (FLA) calls and emails.
The firm offers excellent benefits including a competitive salary, hybrid working, holidays with the addition of Christmas shutdown, professional and career development, free parking and additional benefits including Medicash, pension etc. The firm is open to Paralegals with experience in other areas of law that are looking to work within Court of Protection. Of particular interest would be Paralegals with prior experience in Private Client and Personal Injury work. This is an outstanding opportunity to develop your legal career with a firm that truly values its people.If you would like an informal chat, please get in touch with Justine on or please forward your CV to

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.