Legal Assistant, Court of Protection (Hybrid)

We are currently recruiting for a Legal Assistant to join our growing Court of Protection team, working flexibly from home and our Cheadle office.

Working as part of a small team, the Legal Assistant is responsible for delivering a comprehensive and efficient legal support service to Fee Earners in the Court of Protection Team.

Our colleagues are at the heart of everything we do. We make colleague engagement a priority as we believe that creating a highly engaged team is essential to delivering our multiple award-winning Client First Service. 90% of colleagues say CFG is a great place to work and recent new joiners described us as “refreshingly different to anywhere else”.

Key responsibilities

• Managing the Incoming Documentation for the fee earning teams, re-naming, categorising and distributing documents in line with the Incoming Documentation Procedure for post and emails into centralised mailboxes
• To action and progress assigned tasks on the case management system
• Production of correspondence and documentation, via case management system to include PDF Bundling and document sharing via a document sharing portal
• Supporting other team members with their workload as required
• Attending & liaising with clients, providing support and assistance in a professional and friendly manner
• Opening and allocating New Client case quotes on a case management system

Skills

Essential:

• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Word (advanced), Outlook & Excel (basic)
• Ability to work proactively and independently on own initiative
• Excellent communication skills and a professional telephone manner
• Good organisational and time management skills

Desirable:

• Experience of working in a legal environment, preferably Court of Protection
• Full Clean Driving Licence

Qualifications