Critical Illness Cover

Health Cash Plan

Income Protection

Life Insurance

Health Insurance

Death in Service

Pension Plan

Performance Bonus

Work From Home

Large

Irwin Mitchell is a company that operates in the legal and professional services sector, offering a wide range of legal solutions to individuals, businesses, and organisations. Their ultimate goal is to provide expert legal advice and support, helping clients navigate legal challenges, protect their rights, and achieve favourable outcomes. Irwin Mitchell's purpose revolves around delivering accessible and tailored legal services, advocating for justice and fairness, and empowering clients with the legal tools and resources needed to address their legal needs effectively. Through their expertise, they aim to make the legal system more understandable and accessible, ensuring that individuals and businesses can effectively protect their interests and rights.

Irwin Mitchell

Our legal experts understand your challenges and strategic goals. That’s the human touch that matters.

You should have legal assistant or admin experience, knowledge of case management systems, strong client care, communication skills, and attention to detail.

You will communicate with clients, undertake legal tasks, manage diaries, book travel, prepare court bundles, coordinate billing, and handle file maintenance.

Legal

Manchester

<p>We’re a national law firm with a local reach. Our philosophy is ‘we're legal and financial experts that care’ – something you’ll find in the way we work with our clients and how we support our teams. But we’re more than just a law firm – we’re a team of people working together to help individuals and businesses navigate life’s ups and downs. Working here you’ll feel a part of our friendly and inclusive environment.</p><p>We’ll value you for who you are and what you bring. We support each other and push boundaries to achieve incredible things and make a real difference to our clients and communities.</p><p>We're always looking to support our colleagues to work in a way that works best for them and everyone else, including our clients, the business and the regulators. Please speak to one of our Talent Acquisition team for more information.</p><p><strong> Your Role and What You'll Be Doing</strong></p><p>Working across our national Client Services team, you’ll be a key member of the team acting as a key point of contact for clients and third parties involved in legal matters. You’ll work closely with our fee-earners to support them with any administrative, secretarial and non-billable tasks as well as working hard to provide exceptional client service.</p><p>What You'll Be Doing</p><ul><li>Communicating with our clients and third parties on behalf of partners and other fee-earners in the Commercial Advisory &amp; Disputes teams</li><li>Undertaking some legal tasks such as court forms</li><li>Supporting in the preparation of court bundles</li><li>Managing fee-earner diaries, booking travel arrangements, preparing agendas and minute taking</li><li>Coordinating the billing process to be as efficient and effective as possible</li><li>Opening and closing files, and dealing with all matter maintenance</li></ul><p><strong>About You</strong></p><ul><li>Legal assistant/secretarial experience working with experienced fee-earners would be desirable, however we would be open to candidates who have experience of administration/secretarial experience in a professional environment</li><li>A good understanding and knowledge of relevant case management systems</li><li>Brilliant client care skills and good verbal and written communication skills</li><li>Excellent accuracy and attention to detail</li><li>Desirable experience with similar legal services and business areas</li></ul><p><strong>Our Benefits - What We Can Offer You</strong></p><ul><li>25 days holidays as standard plus bank holidays - You can ‘buy’ up to 35hrs of extra holiday too.</li><li>Generous and flexible pension schemes.</li><li>Volunteering days – Two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid)</li><li>Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services.</li></ul><p>We also offer a wide range of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace and to make sure you’re fully supported. This includes our Flexible by Choice programme which gives our colleagues more choice over a hybrid way of working subject to role, team and client requirements.</p><p>We have been ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations for 2024!</p><p>Our responsible business programmes are fundamental to who we are and our purpose. We’re committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish, and we have established a number of inclusion network groups across our business to support this aim.</p><p>Our commitment to Social Responsibility, community investment activity and tackling climate change is a fundamental part of who we are. It’s made up of four strands: Our People, Our Community, Our Environment and Our Pro Bono.</p><p><strong>Additional Information </strong></p><p>As part of the Irwin Mitchell Group’s on-boarding process all successful applicants are required to complete the group’s employment screening process. This process helps to ensure that all new employees meet our standards in relation to honesty and integrity therefore protecting the interests of the Group, colleagues, clients, partners and other stakeholders.</p><p>We carry out pre employment screening to establish your eligibility to work in the UK, criminal record and financial checks with our trusted 3rd parties.</p><p>The employment screening process will fully comply with Data Protection and other applicable laws.</p><p>Irwin Mitchell LLP is an equal opportunity employer.</p>

We’re a national law firm with a local reach. Our philosophy is ‘we're legal and financial experts that care’ – something you’ll find in the way we work with our clients and how we support our teams. But we’re more than just a law firm – we’re a team of people working together to help individuals and businesses navigate life’s ups and downs. Working here you’ll feel a part of our friendly and inclusive environment.We’ll value you for who you are and what you bring. We support each other and push boundaries to achieve incredible things and make a real difference to our clients and communities.We're always looking to support our colleagues to work in a way that works best for them and everyone else, including our clients, the business and the regulators. Please speak to one of our Talent Acquisition team for more information. Your Role and What You'll Be DoingWorking across our national Client Services team, you’ll be a key member of the team acting as a key point of contact for clients and third parties involved in legal matters. You’ll work closely with our fee-earners to support them with any administrative, secretarial and non-billable tasks as well as working hard to provide exceptional client service.What You'll Be DoingCommunicating with our clients and third parties on behalf of partners and other fee-earners in the Commercial Advisory & Disputes teamsUndertaking some legal tasks such as court formsSupporting in the preparation of court bundlesManaging fee-earner diaries, booking travel arrangements, preparing agendas and minute takingCoordinating the billing process to be as efficient and effective as possibleOpening and closing files, and dealing with all matter maintenanceAbout YouLegal assistant/secretarial experience working with experienced fee-earners would be desirable, however we would be open to candidates who have experience of administration/secretarial experience in a professional environmentA good understanding and knowledge of relevant case management systemsBrilliant client care skills and good verbal and written communication skillsExcellent accuracy and attention to detailDesirable experience with similar legal services and business areasOur Benefits - What We Can Offer You25 days holidays as standard plus bank holidays - You can ‘buy’ up to 35hrs of extra holiday too.Generous and flexible pension schemes.Volunteering days – Two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid)Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services.We also offer a wide range of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace and to make sure you’re fully supported. This includes our Flexible by Choice programme which gives our colleagues more choice over a hybrid way of working subject to role, team and client requirements.We have been ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations for 2024!Our responsible business programmes are fundamental to who we are and our purpose. We’re committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish, and we have established a number of inclusion network groups across our business to support this aim.Our commitment to Social Responsibility, community investment activity and tackling climate change is a fundamental part of who we are. It’s made up of four strands: Our People, Our Community, Our Environment and Our Pro Bono.Additional Information As part of the Irwin Mitchell Group’s on-boarding process all successful applicants are required to complete the group’s employment screening process. This process helps to ensure that all new employees meet our standards in relation to honesty and integrity therefore protecting the interests of the Group, colleagues, clients, partners and other stakeholders.We carry out pre employment screening to establish your eligibility to work in the UK, criminal record and financial checks with our trusted 3rd parties.The employment screening process will fully comply with Data Protection and other applicable laws.Irwin Mitchell LLP is an equal opportunity employer.

Team PA - Irwin Mitchell

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     <p>We’re a national law firm with a local reach. Our philosophy is ‘we're legal and financial experts that care’ – something you’ll find in the way we work with our clients and how we support our teams. But we’re more than just a law firm – we’re a team of people working together to help individuals and businesses navigate life’s ups and downs. Working here you’ll feel a part of our friendly and inclusive environment.</p> 
     <p> We’ll value you for who you are and what you bring. We support each other and push boundaries to achieve incredible things and make a real difference to our clients and communities.</p> 
     <p> We're always looking to support our colleagues to work in a way that works best for them and everyone else, including our clients, the business and the regulators. Please speak to one of our Talent Acquisition team for more information.</p>
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    <p><b> Your Role and What You'll Be Doing</b></p>
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     <p> Working across our national Client Services team, you’ll be a key member of the team acting as a key point of contact for clients and third parties involved in legal matters. You’ll work closely with our fee-earners to support them with any administrative, secretarial and non-billable tasks as well as working hard to provide exceptional client service.</p> 
     <p> What You'll Be Doing</p> 
     <ul> 
      <li>Communicating with our clients and third parties on behalf of partners and other fee-earners in the Commercial Advisory &amp; Disputes teams</li> 
      <li>Undertaking some legal tasks such as court forms</li> 
      <li>Supporting in the preparation of court bundles</li> 
      <li>Managing fee-earner diaries, booking travel arrangements, preparing agendas and minute taking</li> 
      <li>Coordinating the billing process to be as efficient and effective as possible</li> 
      <li>Opening and closing files, and dealing with all matter maintenance</li> 
     </ul>
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    <p><b>About You</b></p>
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     <ul> 
      <li>Legal assistant/secretarial experience working with experienced fee-earners would be desirable, however we would be open to candidates who have experience of administration/secretarial experience in a professional environment</li> 
      <li>A good understanding and knowledge of relevant case management systems</li> 
      <li>Brilliant client care skills and good verbal and written communication skills</li> 
      <li>Excellent accuracy and attention to detail</li> 
      <li>Desirable experience with similar legal services and business areas</li> 
     </ul>
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    <p><b>Our Benefits - What We Can Offer You</b></p>
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     <ul> 
      <li>25 days holidays as standard plus bank holidays - You can ‘buy’ up to 35hrs of extra holiday too.</li> 
      <li>Generous and flexible pension schemes.</li> 
      <li>Volunteering days – Two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid)</li> 
      <li>Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services.</li> 
     </ul> 
     <p>We also offer a wide range of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace and to make sure you’re fully supported. This includes our Flexible by Choice programme which gives our colleagues more choice over a hybrid way of working subject to role, team and client requirements.</p> 
     <p> We have been ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations for 2024!</p> 
     <p> Our responsible business programmes are fundamental to who we are and our purpose. We’re committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish, and we have established a number of inclusion network groups across our business to support this aim.</p> 
     <p> Our commitment to Social Responsibility, community investment activity and tackling climate change is a fundamental part of who we are. It’s made up of four strands: Our People, Our Community, Our Environment and Our Pro Bono.</p>
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    <p><b> Additional Information </b></p>
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     <p>As part of the Irwin Mitchell Group’s on-boarding process all successful applicants are required to complete the group’s employment screening process. This process helps to ensure that all new employees meet our standards in relation to honesty and integrity therefore protecting the interests of the Group, colleagues, clients, partners and other stakeholders.</p> 
     <p> We carry out pre employment screening to establish your eligibility to work in the UK, criminal record and financial checks with our trusted 3rd parties.</p> 
     <p> The employment screening process will fully comply with Data Protection and other applicable laws.</p> 
     <p> Irwin Mitchell LLP is an equal opportunity employer.</p>
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Team PA

You must have strong organizational skills, excellent communication abilities, and experience in administrative roles. Proficiency in relevant software is essential for success in this position.

You will manage administrative tasks, support team operations, ensure efficient workflows, and maintain documentation while facilitating communication within the organization.

People, HR & Administration

London

<ul><li>We’re a national law firm with a local reach. Our philosophy is ‘we're legal and financial experts that care’ – something you’ll find in the way we work with our clients and how we support our teams. But we’re more than just a law firm – we’re a team of people working together to help individuals and businesses navigate life’s ups and downs. Working here you’ll feel a part of our friendly and inclusive environment.</li><li>We’ll value you for who you are and what you bring. We support each other and push boundaries to achieve incredible things and make a real difference to our clients and communities.</li><li>We're always looking to support our colleagues to work in a way that works best for them and everyone else, including our clients, the business and the regulators. Please speak to one of our Talent Acquisition team for more information.</li></ul><p><strong> Your Role and What You'll Be Doing</strong></p><ul><li>In this role you will work collaboratively as part of a team to provide comprehensive administrative support to the fee earning team thereby assisting in the delivery of a quality service to our clients.</li></ul><p><strong>You will be required to:</strong></p><ul><li>Operational gatekeeper for the inception and management of new claims into the team, in addition to day to day dealing with existing claims. Liaising with fee earners, insurers and internal departments as appropriate.</li><li>Checking all systems are correct and compliant before passing file/claim papers to the relevant fee earner</li><li>Responsible for completing professional checks (conflicts, money laundering) for all new claims and providing updates on respective files where appropriate.</li><li>Responsible for populating and submitting insurer audit report/s on a monthly basis, gathering data from team generated spread sheets</li><li>Deal with Accounts queries, obtaining billing guides when requested facilitating regular client billing disciplines by the fee-earners</li><li>Working closely with other team members and provide support where appropriate. This may require from time to time assisting in preparation of Court bundles and booking appointments</li><li>Produce correspondence and documentation within the parameters of the department’s house style ensuring consistency and accuracy in presentation</li><li>Day to day dealings with new and existing claims. This will require completing professional checks on new files and also providing updates on existing files</li></ul><p><strong>About You</strong></p><ul><li>Administrative experience (legal administrative experience desirable)</li><li>Able to use own initiative</li><li>Good verbal and written communication</li><li>Time management and organisation</li><li>Professional presentation</li><li>Ability to work flexibly and under pressure</li><li>Knowledge of legal procedures desirable</li></ul>

We’re a national law firm with a local reach. Our philosophy is ‘we're legal and financial experts that care’ – something you’ll find in the way we work with our clients and how we support our teams. But we’re more than just a law firm – we’re a team of people working together to help individuals and businesses navigate life’s ups and downs. Working here you’ll feel a part of our friendly and inclusive environment.We’ll value you for who you are and what you bring. We support each other and push boundaries to achieve incredible things and make a real difference to our clients and communities.We're always looking to support our colleagues to work in a way that works best for them and everyone else, including our clients, the business and the regulators. Please speak to one of our Talent Acquisition team for more information. Your Role and What You'll Be DoingIn this role you will work collaboratively as part of a team to provide comprehensive administrative support to the fee earning team thereby assisting in the delivery of a quality service to our clients.You will be required to:Operational gatekeeper for the inception and management of new claims into the team, in addition to day to day dealing with existing claims. Liaising with fee earners, insurers and internal departments as appropriate.Checking all systems are correct and compliant before passing file/claim papers to the relevant fee earnerResponsible for completing professional checks (conflicts, money laundering) for all new claims and providing updates on respective files where appropriate.Responsible for populating and submitting insurer audit report/s on a monthly basis, gathering data from team generated spread sheetsDeal with Accounts queries, obtaining billing guides when requested facilitating regular client billing disciplines by the fee-earnersWorking closely with other team members and provide support where appropriate. This may require from time to time assisting in preparation of Court bundles and booking appointmentsProduce correspondence and documentation within the parameters of the department’s house style ensuring consistency and accuracy in presentationDay to day dealings with new and existing claims. This will require completing professional checks on new files and also providing updates on existing filesAbout YouAdministrative experience (legal administrative experience desirable)Able to use own initiativeGood verbal and written communicationTime management and organisationProfessional presentationAbility to work flexibly and under pressureKnowledge of legal procedures desirable

Senior Administrator - Irwin Mitchell

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     <p>We’re a national law firm with a local reach. Our philosophy is ‘we're legal and financial experts that care’ – something you’ll find in the way we work with our clients and how we support our teams. But we’re more than just a law firm – we’re a team of people working together to help individuals and businesses navigate life’s ups and downs. Working here you’ll feel a part of our friendly and inclusive environment.</p> 
     <p> We’ll value you for who you are and what you bring. We support each other and push boundaries to achieve incredible things and make a real difference to our clients and communities.</p> 
     <p> We're always looking to support our colleagues to work in a way that works best for them and everyone else, including our clients, the business and the regulators. Please speak to one of our Talent Acquisition team for more information.</p>
    </div>
   </div>
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    <p><b> Your Role and What You'll Be Doing</b></p>
    <div>
     <p> In this role you will work collaboratively as part of a team to provide comprehensive administrative support to the fee earning team thereby assisting in the delivery of a quality service to our clients.</p> 
     <p> You will be required to:</p> 
     <ul> 
      <li>Operational gatekeeper for the inception and management of new claims into the team, in addition to day to day dealing with existing claims. Liaising with fee earners, insurers and internal departments as appropriate.</li> 
      <li>Checking all systems are correct and compliant before passing file/claim papers to the relevant fee earner</li> 
      <li>Responsible for completing professional checks (conflicts, money laundering) for all new claims and providing updates on respective files where appropriate.</li> 
      <li>Responsible for populating and submitting insurer audit report/s on a monthly basis, gathering data from team generated spread sheets</li> 
      <li>Deal with Accounts queries, obtaining billing guides when requested facilitating regular client billing disciplines by the fee-earners</li> 
      <li>Working closely with other team members and provide support where appropriate. This may require from time to time assisting in preparation of Court bundles and booking appointments</li> 
      <li>Produce correspondence and documentation within the parameters of the department’s house style ensuring consistency and accuracy in presentation</li> 
      <li>Day to day dealings with new and existing claims. This will require completing professional checks on new files and also providing updates on existing files</li> 
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    <p><b>About You</b></p>
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     <ul> 
      <li>Administrative experience (legal administrative experience desirable)</li> 
      <li>Able to use own initiative</li> 
      <li>Good verbal and written communication</li> 
      <li>Time management and organisation</li> 
      <li>Professional presentation</li> 
      <li>Ability to work flexibly and under pressure</li> 
      <li>Knowledge of legal procedures desirable</li> 
     </ul>
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    <p><b>Our Benefits - What We Can Offer You</b></p>
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     <ul> 
      <li>25 days holidays as standard plus bank holidays - You can ‘buy’ up to 35hrs of extra holiday too.</li> 
      <li>Generous and flexible pension schemes.</li> 
      <li>Volunteering days – Two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid)</li> 
      <li>Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services.</li> 
     </ul> 
     <p>We also offer a wide range of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace and to make sure you’re fully supported. This includes our Flexible by Choice programme which gives our colleagues more choice over a hybrid way of working subject to role, team and client requirements.</p> 
     <p> We have been ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations for 2024!</p> 
     <p> Our responsible business programmes are fundamental to who we are and our purpose. We’re committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish, and we have established a number of inclusion network groups across our business to support this aim.</p> 
     <p> Our commitment to Social Responsibility, community investment activity and tackling climate change is a fundamental part of who we are. It’s made up of four strands: Our People, Our Community, Our Environment and Our Pro Bono.</p>
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    <p><b> Additional Information </b></p>
    <div>
     <p>As part of the Irwin Mitchell Group’s on-boarding process all successful applicants are required to complete the group’s employment screening process. This process helps to ensure that all new employees meet our standards in relation to honesty and integrity therefore protecting the interests of the Group, colleagues, clients, partners and other stakeholders.</p> 
     <p> We carry out pre employment screening to establish your eligibility to work in the UK, criminal record and financial checks with our trusted 3rd parties.</p> 
     <p> The employment screening process will fully comply with Data Protection and other applicable laws.</p> 
     <p> Irwin Mitchell LLP is an equal opportunity employer.</p>
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Senior Administrator

You should have in-house or external costs experience, basic legal knowledge, and a flexible approach under pressure. Strong communication skills are essential; finance or law qualifications are desirable.

You will prepare Bills of Costs, handle litigation of bills in Court, potentially advocate, lead a team of 5, and train Trainee Law Costs Draftsmen, with flexible remote working options.

Sheffield

<p>We’re a national law firm with a local reach. Our philosophy is ‘we're legal and financial experts that care’ – something you’ll find in the way we work with our clients and how we support our teams. But we’re more than just a law firm – we’re a team of people working together to help individuals and businesses navigate life’s ups and downs. Working here you’ll feel a part of our friendly and inclusive environment.</p><p>We’ll value you for who you are and what you bring. We support each other and push boundaries to achieve incredible things and make a real difference to our clients and communities.</p><p>We're always looking to support our colleagues to work in a way that works best for them and everyone else, including our clients, the business and the regulators. Please speak to one of our Talent Acquisition team for more information.</p><p><strong> Your Role and What You'll Be Doing</strong></p><p>This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced ambitious individual to join a growing national team. You’ll be involved in the preparation of Bills of Costs for Detailed/Provisional Assessment as well as litigation of bills through the Court process. You may be involved in advocacy at Court if required and as agreed with the Costs Partner. Part of your role will give you the opportunity to lead a team of around 5 members and you’ll also be involved in the training of Trainee Law Costs Draftsmen. Ideally, you’ll have minimum one year experience working either in house or for an external supplier of costs drafting services. Ideally this is a Sheffield based role; however, we’re keen to accommodate what’s best for you, so we are open to discussions about remote working.</p><p><strong> About You</strong></p><ul><li>Experience either in house or for an external supplier of Costs</li><li>Basic knowledge of legal procedures</li><li>Experience in one or more legal departments</li><li>Be able to work in a pressurised and stressful environment</li><li>A flexible approach enabling you to respond to rapid changes in working schedules and priorities</li><li>Ability to communicate clearly with stakeholders across the business</li><li>Desirable financial or legal qualifications e.g.: ILEX Part 1 Year 1</li><li>Desirable Financial or law degree.</li></ul><p><strong>Our Benefits - What We Can Offer You</strong></p><ul><li>25 days holidays as standard plus bank holidays - You can ‘buy’ up to 35hrs of extra holiday too.</li><li>Generous and flexible pension schemes.</li><li>Volunteering days – Two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid)</li><li>Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services.</li></ul><p>We also offer a wide range of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace and to make sure you’re fully supported. This includes our Flexible by Choice programme which gives our colleagues more choice over a hybrid way of working subject to role, team and client requirements.</p><p>We have been ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations for 2024!</p><p>Our responsible business programmes are fundamental to who we are and our purpose. We’re committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish, and we have established a number of inclusion network groups across our business to support this aim.</p><p>Our commitment to Social Responsibility, community investment activity and tackling climate change is a fundamental part of who we are. It’s made up of four strands: Our People, Our Community, Our Environment and Our Pro Bono.</p>

We’re a national law firm with a local reach. Our philosophy is ‘we're legal and financial experts that care’ – something you’ll find in the way we work with our clients and how we support our teams. But we’re more than just a law firm – we’re a team of people working together to help individuals and businesses navigate life’s ups and downs. Working here you’ll feel a part of our friendly and inclusive environment.We’ll value you for who you are and what you bring. We support each other and push boundaries to achieve incredible things and make a real difference to our clients and communities.We're always looking to support our colleagues to work in a way that works best for them and everyone else, including our clients, the business and the regulators. Please speak to one of our Talent Acquisition team for more information. Your Role and What You'll Be DoingThis is an excellent opportunity for an experienced ambitious individual to join a growing national team. You’ll be involved in the preparation of Bills of Costs for Detailed/Provisional Assessment as well as litigation of bills through the Court process. You may be involved in advocacy at Court if required and as agreed with the Costs Partner. Part of your role will give you the opportunity to lead a team of around 5 members and you’ll also be involved in the training of Trainee Law Costs Draftsmen. Ideally, you’ll have minimum one year experience working either in house or for an external supplier of costs drafting services. Ideally this is a Sheffield based role; however, we’re keen to accommodate what’s best for you, so we are open to discussions about remote working. About YouExperience either in house or for an external supplier of CostsBasic knowledge of legal proceduresExperience in one or more legal departmentsBe able to work in a pressurised and stressful environmentA flexible approach enabling you to respond to rapid changes in working schedules and prioritiesAbility to communicate clearly with stakeholders across the businessDesirable financial or legal qualifications e.g.: ILEX Part 1 Year 1Desirable Financial or law degree.Our Benefits - What We Can Offer You25 days holidays as standard plus bank holidays - You can ‘buy’ up to 35hrs of extra holiday too.Generous and flexible pension schemes.Volunteering days – Two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid)Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services.We also offer a wide range of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace and to make sure you’re fully supported. This includes our Flexible by Choice programme which gives our colleagues more choice over a hybrid way of working subject to role, team and client requirements.We have been ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations for 2024!Our responsible business programmes are fundamental to who we are and our purpose. We’re committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish, and we have established a number of inclusion network groups across our business to support this aim.Our commitment to Social Responsibility, community investment activity and tackling climate change is a fundamental part of who we are. It’s made up of four strands: Our People, Our Community, Our Environment and Our Pro Bono.

Law Costs Draftsman - Irwin Mitchell

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     <p>We’re a national law firm with a local reach. Our philosophy is ‘we're legal and financial experts that care’ – something you’ll find in the way we work with our clients and how we support our teams. But we’re more than just a law firm – we’re a team of people working together to help individuals and businesses navigate life’s ups and downs. Working here you’ll feel a part of our friendly and inclusive environment.</p> 
     <p> We’ll value you for who you are and what you bring. We support each other and push boundaries to achieve incredible things and make a real difference to our clients and communities.</p> 
     <p> We're always looking to support our colleagues to work in a way that works best for them and everyone else, including our clients, the business and the regulators. Please speak to one of our Talent Acquisition team for more information.</p>
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    <p><b> Your Role and What You'll Be Doing</b></p>
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     <p> This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced ambitious individual to join a growing national team. You’ll be involved in the preparation of Bills of Costs for Detailed/Provisional Assessment as well as litigation of bills through the Court process. You may be involved in advocacy at Court if required and as agreed with the Costs Partner. Part of your role will give you the opportunity to lead a team of around 5 members and you’ll also be involved in the training of Trainee Law Costs Draftsmen. Ideally, you’ll have minimum one year experience working either in house or for an external supplier of costs drafting services. Ideally this is a Sheffield based role; however, we’re keen to accommodate what’s best for you, so we are open to discussions about remote working.</p>
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    <p><b> About You</b></p>
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      <li>Experience either in house or for an external supplier of Costs</li> 
      <li>Basic knowledge of legal procedures</li> 
      <li>Experience in one or more legal departments</li> 
      <li>Be able to work in a pressurised and stressful environment</li> 
      <li>A flexible approach enabling you to respond to rapid changes in working schedules and priorities</li> 
      <li>Ability to communicate clearly with stakeholders across the business</li> 
      <li>Desirable financial or legal qualifications e.g.: ILEX Part 1 Year 1</li> 
      <li>Desirable Financial or law degree.</li> 
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    <p><b>Our Benefits - What We Can Offer You</b></p>
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     <ul> 
      <li>25 days holidays as standard plus bank holidays - You can ‘buy’ up to 35hrs of extra holiday too.</li> 
      <li>Generous and flexible pension schemes.</li> 
      <li>Volunteering days – Two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid)</li> 
      <li>Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services.</li> 
     </ul> 
     <p>We also offer a wide range of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace and to make sure you’re fully supported. This includes our Flexible by Choice programme which gives our colleagues more choice over a hybrid way of working subject to role, team and client requirements.</p> 
     <p> We have been ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations for 2024!</p> 
     <p> Our responsible business programmes are fundamental to who we are and our purpose. We’re committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish, and we have established a number of inclusion network groups across our business to support this aim.</p> 
     <p> Our commitment to Social Responsibility, community investment activity and tackling climate change is a fundamental part of who we are. It’s made up of four strands: Our People, Our Community, Our Environment and Our Pro Bono.</p>
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    <p><b> Additional Information </b></p>
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     <p>As part of the Irwin Mitchell Group’s on-boarding process all successful applicants are required to complete the group’s employment screening process. This process helps to ensure that all new employees meet our standards in relation to honesty and integrity therefore protecting the interests of the Group, colleagues, clients, partners and other stakeholders.</p> 
     <p> We carry out pre employment screening to establish your eligibility to work in the UK, criminal record and financial checks with our trusted 3rd parties.</p> 
     <p> The employment screening process will fully comply with Data Protection and other applicable laws.</p> 
     <p> Irwin Mitchell LLP is an equal opportunity employer.</p>
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Law Costs Draftsman

You need empathy, a friendly attitude, ideally some Paralegal experience, and a commitment to our values: pioneering, caring, tenacious, efficient, and integrity-driven.

You will manage client enquiries, provide exceptional service, log communications, address queries, build relationships, assist with legal advice, and stay updated on legal practices and training.

<p>We’re a national law firm with a local reach. Our philosophy is ‘we're legal and financial experts that care’ – something you’ll find in the way we work with our clients and how we support our teams. But we’re more than just a law firm – we’re a team of people working together to help individuals and businesses navigate life’s ups and downs. Working here you’ll feel a part of our friendly and inclusive environment.</p><p>We’ll value you for who you are and what you bring. We support each other and push boundaries to achieve incredible things and make a real difference to our clients and communities.</p><p>We're always looking to support our colleagues to work in a way that works best for them and everyone else, including our clients, the business and the regulators. Please speak to one of our Talent Acquisition team for more information.</p><p>We are looking to add a Paralegal to our Court of Protection team to be based in Sheffield.</p><p><strong> Our Team</strong></p><p>The Court of Protection is the judicial body responsible for making decisions relating to the management of finances and other affairs of those individuals who lack the mental capacity to do so themselves. As one of the UK’s leading firms of solicitors, we have a dedicated and experienced team who specialise in all matters relating to the Court of Protection. We help clients who are responsible for managing someone else’s affairs, those who are concerned about the ability of someone else to manage their own affairs or another person’s affairs and clients who may be concerned about their own ability to manage their affairs.</p><p><strong> Your Role and What You'll Be Doing</strong></p><ul><li>To handle all new enquiries into the Court of Protection department and ensure that clients receive an exceptional level of customer service.</li><li>First point of contact for all clients, ensure all enquires are logged and updated.</li><li>Deal with BAU email and telephone queries</li><li>Think commercially when responding to and resolving queries.</li><li>Maintain strong relationships with stakeholders across the IM Group</li><li>Taking instructions from clients and assist with the giving of legal advice, including obtaining evidence and, where appropriate, to achieve appropriate resolutions for the clients.</li><li>Attend and contribute to team/practice area meetings and comply with directions/decisions made to ensure team objectives achieved.</li><li>Keep up to date with changes in relevant law and practice and attend appropriate training events to ensure up to date legal knowledge and best practice.</li></ul><p><strong>About You</strong></p><ul><li>Empathy and compassion to help guide our clients through challenging personal circumstances</li><li>A friendly, enthusiastic, and can-do approach</li><li>Ideally, some previous Paralegal experience</li></ul><p>We’re proud of our values, and we’re looking for people who share them:</p><ul><li>To be pioneering with an imaginative outlook</li><li>To be approachable and caring</li><li>To be tenacious in the pursuit of our objectives</li><li>To be efficient in the provision of our services</li><li>To work with a foundation of integrity.</li></ul><p><strong>Our Benefits - What We Can Offer You</strong></p><ul><li>25 days holidays as standard plus bank holidays - You can ‘buy’ up to 35hrs of extra holiday too.</li><li>Generous and flexible pension schemes.</li><li>Volunteering days – Two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid)</li><li>Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services.</li></ul><p>We also offer a wide range of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace and to make sure you’re fully supported. This includes our Flexible by Choice programme which gives our colleagues more choice over a hybrid way of working subject to role, team and client requirements.</p><p>We have been ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations for 2024!</p><p>Our responsible business programmes are fundamental to who we are and our purpose. We’re committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish, and we have established a number of inclusion network groups across our business to support this aim.</p><p>Our commitment to Social Responsibility, community investment activity and tackling climate change is a fundamental part of who we are. It’s made up of four strands: Our People, Our Community, Our Environment and Our Pro Bono.</p><p><strong> Additional Information </strong></p><p>As part of the Irwin Mitchell Group’s on-boarding process all successful applicants are required to complete the group’s employment screening process. This process helps to ensure that all new employees meet our standards in relation to honesty and integrity therefore protecting the interests of the Group, colleagues, clients, partners and other stakeholders.</p><p>We carry out pre employment screening to establish your eligibility to work in the UK, criminal record and financial checks with our trusted 3rd parties.</p><p>The employment screening process will fully comply with Data Protection and other applicable laws.</p><p>Irwin Mitchell LLP is an equal opportunity employer.</p>

We’re a national law firm with a local reach. Our philosophy is ‘we're legal and financial experts that care’ – something you’ll find in the way we work with our clients and how we support our teams. But we’re more than just a law firm – we’re a team of people working together to help individuals and businesses navigate life’s ups and downs. Working here you’ll feel a part of our friendly and inclusive environment.We’ll value you for who you are and what you bring. We support each other and push boundaries to achieve incredible things and make a real difference to our clients and communities.We're always looking to support our colleagues to work in a way that works best for them and everyone else, including our clients, the business and the regulators. Please speak to one of our Talent Acquisition team for more information.We are looking to add a Paralegal to our Court of Protection team to be based in Sheffield. Our TeamThe Court of Protection is the judicial body responsible for making decisions relating to the management of finances and other affairs of those individuals who lack the mental capacity to do so themselves. As one of the UK’s leading firms of solicitors, we have a dedicated and experienced team who specialise in all matters relating to the Court of Protection. We help clients who are responsible for managing someone else’s affairs, those who are concerned about the ability of someone else to manage their own affairs or another person’s affairs and clients who may be concerned about their own ability to manage their affairs. Your Role and What You'll Be DoingTo handle all new enquiries into the Court of Protection department and ensure that clients receive an exceptional level of customer service.First point of contact for all clients, ensure all enquires are logged and updated.Deal with BAU email and telephone queriesThink commercially when responding to and resolving queries.Maintain strong relationships with stakeholders across the IM GroupTaking instructions from clients and assist with the giving of legal advice, including obtaining evidence and, where appropriate, to achieve appropriate resolutions for the clients.Attend and contribute to team/practice area meetings and comply with directions/decisions made to ensure team objectives achieved.Keep up to date with changes in relevant law and practice and attend appropriate training events to ensure up to date legal knowledge and best practice.About YouEmpathy and compassion to help guide our clients through challenging personal circumstancesA friendly, enthusiastic, and can-do approachIdeally, some previous Paralegal experienceWe’re proud of our values, and we’re looking for people who share them:To be pioneering with an imaginative outlookTo be approachable and caringTo be tenacious in the pursuit of our objectivesTo be efficient in the provision of our servicesTo work with a foundation of integrity.Our Benefits - What We Can Offer You25 days holidays as standard plus bank holidays - You can ‘buy’ up to 35hrs of extra holiday too.Generous and flexible pension schemes.Volunteering days – Two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid)Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services.We also offer a wide range of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace and to make sure you’re fully supported. This includes our Flexible by Choice programme which gives our colleagues more choice over a hybrid way of working subject to role, team and client requirements.We have been ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations for 2024!Our responsible business programmes are fundamental to who we are and our purpose. We’re committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish, and we have established a number of inclusion network groups across our business to support this aim.Our commitment to Social Responsibility, community investment activity and tackling climate change is a fundamental part of who we are. It’s made up of four strands: Our People, Our Community, Our Environment and Our Pro Bono. Additional Information As part of the Irwin Mitchell Group’s on-boarding process all successful applicants are required to complete the group’s employment screening process. This process helps to ensure that all new employees meet our standards in relation to honesty and integrity therefore protecting the interests of the Group, colleagues, clients, partners and other stakeholders.We carry out pre employment screening to establish your eligibility to work in the UK, criminal record and financial checks with our trusted 3rd parties.The employment screening process will fully comply with Data Protection and other applicable laws.Irwin Mitchell LLP is an equal opportunity employer.

Paralegal - Sheffield - Irwin Mitchell

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     <p>We’re a national law firm with a local reach. Our philosophy is ‘we're legal and financial experts that care’ – something you’ll find in the way we work with our clients and how we support our teams. But we’re more than just a law firm – we’re a team of people working together to help individuals and businesses navigate life’s ups and downs. Working here you’ll feel a part of our friendly and inclusive environment.</p> 
     <p> We’ll value you for who you are and what you bring. We support each other and push boundaries to achieve incredible things and make a real difference to our clients and communities.</p> 
     <p> We're always looking to support our colleagues to work in a way that works best for them and everyone else, including our clients, the business and the regulators. Please speak to one of our Talent Acquisition team for more information.</p> 
     <p> We are looking to add a Paralegal to our Court of Protection team to be based in Sheffield.</p>
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    <p><b> Our Team</b></p>
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     <p> The Court of Protection is the judicial body responsible for making decisions relating to the management of finances and other affairs of those individuals who lack the mental capacity to do so themselves. As one of the UK’s leading firms of solicitors, we have a dedicated and experienced team who specialise in all matters relating to the Court of Protection. We help clients who are responsible for managing someone else’s affairs, those who are concerned about the ability of someone else to manage their own affairs or another person’s affairs and clients who may be concerned about their own ability to manage their affairs.</p>
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    <p><b> Your Role and What You'll Be Doing</b></p>
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     <ul> 
      <li>To handle all new enquiries into the Court of Protection department and ensure that clients receive an exceptional level of customer service.</li> 
      <li>First point of contact for all clients, ensure all enquires are logged and updated.</li> 
      <li>Deal with BAU email and telephone queries</li> 
      <li>Think commercially when responding to and resolving queries.</li> 
      <li>Maintain strong relationships with stakeholders across the IM Group</li> 
      <li>Taking instructions from clients and assist with the giving of legal advice, including obtaining evidence and, where appropriate, to achieve appropriate resolutions for the clients.</li> 
      <li>Attend and contribute to team/practice area meetings and comply with directions/decisions made to ensure team objectives achieved.</li> 
      <li>Keep up to date with changes in relevant law and practice and attend appropriate training events to ensure up to date legal knowledge and best practice.</li> 
     </ul>
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    <p><b>About You</b></p>
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     <ul> 
      <li>Empathy and compassion to help guide our clients through challenging personal circumstances</li> 
      <li>A friendly, enthusiastic, and can-do approach</li> 
      <li>Ideally, some previous Paralegal experience</li> 
     </ul> 
     <p>We’re proud of our values, and we’re looking for people who share them:</p> 
     <ul> 
      <li>To be pioneering with an imaginative outlook</li> 
      <li>To be approachable and caring</li> 
      <li>To be tenacious in the pursuit of our objectives</li> 
      <li>To be efficient in the provision of our services</li> 
      <li>To work with a foundation of integrity.</li> 
     </ul>
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    <p><b>Our Benefits - What We Can Offer You</b></p>
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     <ul> 
      <li>25 days holidays as standard plus bank holidays - You can ‘buy’ up to 35hrs of extra holiday too.</li> 
      <li>Generous and flexible pension schemes.</li> 
      <li>Volunteering days – Two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid)</li> 
      <li>Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services.</li> 
     </ul> 
     <p>We also offer a wide range of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace and to make sure you’re fully supported. This includes our Flexible by Choice programme which gives our colleagues more choice over a hybrid way of working subject to role, team and client requirements.</p> 
     <p> We have been ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations for 2024!</p> 
     <p> Our responsible business programmes are fundamental to who we are and our purpose. We’re committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish, and we have established a number of inclusion network groups across our business to support this aim.</p> 
     <p> Our commitment to Social Responsibility, community investment activity and tackling climate change is a fundamental part of who we are. It’s made up of four strands: Our People, Our Community, Our Environment and Our Pro Bono.</p>
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    <p><b> Additional Information </b></p>
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     <p>As part of the Irwin Mitchell Group’s on-boarding process all successful applicants are required to complete the group’s employment screening process. This process helps to ensure that all new employees meet our standards in relation to honesty and integrity therefore protecting the interests of the Group, colleagues, clients, partners and other stakeholders.</p> 
     <p> We carry out pre employment screening to establish your eligibility to work in the UK, criminal record and financial checks with our trusted 3rd parties.</p> 
     <p> The employment screening process will fully comply with Data Protection and other applicable laws.</p> 
     <p> Irwin Mitchell LLP is an equal opportunity employer.</p>
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Paralegal

Paralegal - Sheffield

You should possess empathy, a friendly attitude, some Paralegal experience, and align with values of imagination, care, tenacity, efficiency, and integrity.

You will liaise with stakeholders, take client instructions, assist in legal advice, achieve targets, participate in meetings, and negotiate settlements while managing care package issues.

<p>We’re a national law firm with a local reach. Our philosophy is ‘we're legal and financial experts that care’ – something you’ll find in the way we work with our clients and how we support our teams. But we’re more than just a law firm – we’re a team of people working together to help individuals and businesses navigate life’s ups and downs. Working here you’ll feel a part of our friendly and inclusive environment.</p><p>We’ll value you for who you are and what you bring. We support each other and push boundaries to achieve incredible things and make a real difference to our clients and communities.</p><p>We're always looking to support our colleagues to work in a way that works best for them and everyone else, including our clients, the business and the regulators. Please speak to one of our Talent Acquisition team for more information.</p><p>We are looking to add a talented Paralegal to our Court of Protection team to be based in Manchester.</p><p><strong> Our Team</strong></p><p>The Court of Protection is the judicial body responsible for making decisions relating to the management of finances and other affairs of those individuals who lack the mental capacity to do so themselves. As one of the UK’s leading firms of solicitors, we have a dedicated and experienced team who specialise in all matters relating to the Court of Protection. Our Care Advisory Team is a small specialist team within the Court of Protection department responsible for managing all directly employed care issues that arise on matters across Manchester, Leeds, Newcastle, Sheffield, Birmingham Cambridge, Bristol and London offices.</p><p><strong> Your Role and What You'll Be Doing</strong></p><p>The role will act as the first point of contact for all queries received into the team ensuring they are directed and escalated as appropriate and plays a key role in liaising with internal stakeholders and clients to provide advice and respond to queries. The role not only plays an integral role in protecting and enhancing client care, but also ensures case handlers have sufficient capacity to service valuable deputyship work.</p><p>Your role will involve but is not limited to:</p><ul><li>Liaising with core stakeholders including case managers and other fee earners within the business regarding care issues that arise on all directly employed care packages. These could range from change of hours to matters where support workers are suspended and investigated due to conduct issues.</li><li>Taking instructions from clients and assist with the giving of legal advice, including obtaining evidence and, where appropriate, to achieve appropriate resolutions for the clients.</li><li>Achieve time recording and fee income targets to ensure profitable working.</li><li>Attend and contribute to team/practice area meetings and comply with directions/decisions made to ensure team objectives achieved.</li><li>Negotiating settlements with support workers and putting in place the appropriate paperwork to reduce risks, where appropriate</li></ul><p><strong>About You</strong></p><ul><li>Empathy and compassion to help guide our clients through challenging personal circumstances.</li><li>A friendly, enthusiastic, and can-do approach</li><li>Ideally, some previous Paralegal experience</li></ul><p>We’re proud of our values, and we’re looking for people who share them:</p><ul><li>To be pioneering with an imaginative outlook</li><li>To be approachable and caring</li><li>To be tenacious in the pursuit of our objectives</li><li>To be efficient in the provision of our services</li><li>To work with a foundation of integrity.</li></ul><p>If this sounds like you, we’d love to receive your application.</p><p><strong> Our Benefits - What We Can Offer You</strong></p><ul><li>25 days holidays as standard plus bank holidays - You can ‘buy’ up to 35hrs of extra holiday too.</li><li>Generous and flexible pension schemes.</li><li>Volunteering days – Two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid)</li><li>Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services.</li></ul><p>We also offer a wide range of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace and to make sure you’re fully supported. This includes our Flexible by Choice programme which gives our colleagues more choice over a hybrid way of working subject to role, team and client requirements.</p>

We’re a national law firm with a local reach. Our philosophy is ‘we're legal and financial experts that care’ – something you’ll find in the way we work with our clients and how we support our teams. But we’re more than just a law firm – we’re a team of people working together to help individuals and businesses navigate life’s ups and downs. Working here you’ll feel a part of our friendly and inclusive environment.We’ll value you for who you are and what you bring. We support each other and push boundaries to achieve incredible things and make a real difference to our clients and communities.We're always looking to support our colleagues to work in a way that works best for them and everyone else, including our clients, the business and the regulators. Please speak to one of our Talent Acquisition team for more information.We are looking to add a talented Paralegal to our Court of Protection team to be based in Manchester. Our TeamThe Court of Protection is the judicial body responsible for making decisions relating to the management of finances and other affairs of those individuals who lack the mental capacity to do so themselves. As one of the UK’s leading firms of solicitors, we have a dedicated and experienced team who specialise in all matters relating to the Court of Protection. Our Care Advisory Team is a small specialist team within the Court of Protection department responsible for managing all directly employed care issues that arise on matters across Manchester, Leeds, Newcastle, Sheffield, Birmingham Cambridge, Bristol and London offices. Your Role and What You'll Be DoingThe role will act as the first point of contact for all queries received into the team ensuring they are directed and escalated as appropriate and plays a key role in liaising with internal stakeholders and clients to provide advice and respond to queries. The role not only plays an integral role in protecting and enhancing client care, but also ensures case handlers have sufficient capacity to service valuable deputyship work.Your role will involve but is not limited to:Liaising with core stakeholders including case managers and other fee earners within the business regarding care issues that arise on all directly employed care packages. These could range from change of hours to matters where support workers are suspended and investigated due to conduct issues.Taking instructions from clients and assist with the giving of legal advice, including obtaining evidence and, where appropriate, to achieve appropriate resolutions for the clients.Achieve time recording and fee income targets to ensure profitable working.Attend and contribute to team/practice area meetings and comply with directions/decisions made to ensure team objectives achieved.Negotiating settlements with support workers and putting in place the appropriate paperwork to reduce risks, where appropriateAbout YouEmpathy and compassion to help guide our clients through challenging personal circumstances.A friendly, enthusiastic, and can-do approachIdeally, some previous Paralegal experienceWe’re proud of our values, and we’re looking for people who share them:To be pioneering with an imaginative outlookTo be approachable and caringTo be tenacious in the pursuit of our objectivesTo be efficient in the provision of our servicesTo work with a foundation of integrity.If this sounds like you, we’d love to receive your application. Our Benefits - What We Can Offer You25 days holidays as standard plus bank holidays - You can ‘buy’ up to 35hrs of extra holiday too.Generous and flexible pension schemes.Volunteering days – Two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid)Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services.We also offer a wide range of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace and to make sure you’re fully supported. This includes our Flexible by Choice programme which gives our colleagues more choice over a hybrid way of working subject to role, team and client requirements.

Paralegal - Irwin Mitchell

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     <p>We’re a national law firm with a local reach. Our philosophy is ‘we're legal and financial experts that care’ – something you’ll find in the way we work with our clients and how we support our teams. But we’re more than just a law firm – we’re a team of people working together to help individuals and businesses navigate life’s ups and downs. Working here you’ll feel a part of our friendly and inclusive environment.</p> 
     <p> We’ll value you for who you are and what you bring. We support each other and push boundaries to achieve incredible things and make a real difference to our clients and communities.</p> 
     <p> We're always looking to support our colleagues to work in a way that works best for them and everyone else, including our clients, the business and the regulators. Please speak to one of our Talent Acquisition team for more information.</p> 
     <p> We are looking to add a talented Paralegal to our Court of Protection team to be based in Manchester.</p>
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    <p><b> Our Team</b></p>
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     <p> The Court of Protection is the judicial body responsible for making decisions relating to the management of finances and other affairs of those individuals who lack the mental capacity to do so themselves. As one of the UK’s leading firms of solicitors, we have a dedicated and experienced team who specialise in all matters relating to the Court of Protection. Our Care Advisory Team is a small specialist team within the Court of Protection department responsible for managing all directly employed care issues that arise on matters across Manchester, Leeds, Newcastle, Sheffield, Birmingham Cambridge, Bristol and London offices.</p>
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    <p><b> Your Role and What You'll Be Doing</b></p>
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     <p> The role will act as the first point of contact for all queries received into the team ensuring they are directed and escalated as appropriate and plays a key role in liaising with internal stakeholders and clients to provide advice and respond to queries. The role not only plays an integral role in protecting and enhancing client care, but also ensures case handlers have sufficient capacity to service valuable deputyship work.</p> 
     <p> Your role will involve but is not limited to:</p> 
     <ul> 
      <li>Liaising with core stakeholders including case managers and other fee earners within the business regarding care issues that arise on all directly employed care packages. These could range from change of hours to matters where support workers are suspended and investigated due to conduct issues.</li> 
      <li>Taking instructions from clients and assist with the giving of legal advice, including obtaining evidence and, where appropriate, to achieve appropriate resolutions for the clients.</li> 
      <li>Achieve time recording and fee income targets to ensure profitable working.</li> 
      <li>Attend and contribute to team/practice area meetings and comply with directions/decisions made to ensure team objectives achieved.</li> 
      <li>Negotiating settlements with support workers and putting in place the appropriate paperwork to reduce risks, where appropriate</li> 
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    <p><b>About You</b></p>
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     <ul> 
      <li>Empathy and compassion to help guide our clients through challenging personal circumstances.</li> 
      <li>A friendly, enthusiastic, and can-do approach</li> 
      <li>Ideally, some previous Paralegal experience</li> 
     </ul> 
     <p>We’re proud of our values, and we’re looking for people who share them:</p> 
     <ul> 
      <li>To be pioneering with an imaginative outlook</li> 
      <li>To be approachable and caring</li> 
      <li>To be tenacious in the pursuit of our objectives</li> 
      <li>To be efficient in the provision of our services</li> 
      <li>To work with a foundation of integrity.</li> 
     </ul> 
     <p>If this sounds like you, we’d love to receive your application.</p>
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    <p><b> Our Benefits - What We Can Offer You</b></p>
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     <ul> 
      <li>25 days holidays as standard plus bank holidays - You can ‘buy’ up to 35hrs of extra holiday too.</li> 
      <li>Generous and flexible pension schemes.</li> 
      <li>Volunteering days – Two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid)</li> 
      <li>Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services.</li> 
     </ul> 
     <p>We also offer a wide range of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace and to make sure you’re fully supported. This includes our Flexible by Choice programme which gives our colleagues more choice over a hybrid way of working subject to role, team and client requirements.</p> 
     <p> We have been ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations for 2024!</p> 
     <p> Our responsible business programmes are fundamental to who we are and our purpose. We’re committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish, and we have established a number of inclusion network groups across our business to support this aim.</p> 
     <p> Our commitment to Social Responsibility, community investment activity and tackling climate change is a fundamental part of who we are. It’s made up of four strands: Our People, Our Community, Our Environment and Our Pro Bono.</p>
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    <p><b> Additional Information </b></p>
    <div>
     <p>As part of the Irwin Mitchell Group’s on-boarding process all successful applicants are required to complete the group’s employment screening process. This process helps to ensure that all new employees meet our standards in relation to honesty and integrity therefore protecting the interests of the Group, colleagues, clients, partners and other stakeholders.</p> 
     <p> We carry out pre employment screening to establish your eligibility to work in the UK, criminal record and financial checks with our trusted 3rd parties.</p> 
     <p> The employment screening process will fully comply with Data Protection and other applicable laws.</p> 
     <p> Irwin Mitchell LLP is an equal opportunity employer.</p>
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