Candidate Ref: CA-841
Location: Coventry
Availability: 4 weeks’ notice
Qualifications:
CILEx Fast Track Level 6 – exams passed in Family and Criminal Law
LLB Law with Criminology – 2:2
Looking for: A paralegal or legal assistant role in family and/or childcare law. Salary minimum £23k, ideally within Coventry and Warwickshire area
Experience:
Most Recent: Family Law Paralegal
• Taking clients’ initial instructions
• Managing files, communicating with clients to prepare appropriate forms and statements for the court
• Communicating with CAFCASS and Social Services
• Booking Counsel on behalf of clients to attend hearings
• Preparing briefs and court bundles, dictating statements, file notes, telephone notes, attendance notes and instructions from clients
• Communicating with the court and ensuring that court deadlines are met.
• Liaising with the court. ensuring court orders and deadlines are met
Previous:
Paralegal, Public and Private Family Law
• Taking clients’ initial instructions
• Preparing Legal Aid Applications and collating the required evidence to support the application
• Communicating with the Legal Aid Agency
• Managing files, communicating with clients to prepare appropriate forms and statements for the court
• Communicating with CAFCASS and Social Services
• Attending Pre-Proceedings Meetings to represent our client
• Booking Counsel on behalf of our clients to attend hearings
• Preparing briefs and court bundles
• Dictating statements, file notes, telephone notes, attendance notes and instructions from clients
• Communicating with the court and ensuring that court deadlines are met
• Liaising with the court and ensuring the court orders and deadlines are met
• In this role I have dealt with cases that involve both private and public law, and this has heightened my knowledge and progressions even more
• I am confident with everything that is required to successfully apply for Legal Aid on behalf of clients
• I am skilled in assisting and communicating with incredibly vulnerable clients
Family and Childcare Paralegal and Caseworker
• Taking clients’ initial instructions and ascertaining whether a client qualifies for Legal Aid
• Preparing Legal Aid Applications and collating evidence to support applications, and communicating with the Legal Aid Agency
• Managing files, communicating with clients to prepare appropriate forms and statements for the court and communicating with the court
• Preparing briefs and court bundles
