Regulatory Social Care - Paralegal

The Regulatory Social Care and Governance Team provide a valuable service to our Local Authority Clients across a range of different Social Care work, examples being Child Care, Adult Social Care and Education (SEN Tribunal)

As a Paralegal you will provide case handling and administrative support to the case handlers within the team.

Key Duties And Responsibilities

• Assist the case handlers within the team with their caseloads of social care and SEN Tribunal cases
• Potentially manage own small caseload of similar cases
• Respond promptly and accurately to correspondence and telephone enquiries from clients and courts with and without supervision
• Perform case handling and administrative tasks such as opening and closing files, sorting incoming and outgoing mail, dealing with routine documentation etc.
• Assist with the progression of files and updating clients
• Assist with the compiling of marketing and business development literature
• Complete MI procedures as and when required
• Achieve set financial and chargeable targets
• Ensure relevant deadlines, quality measures and KIPS are adhered to
• Comply with relevant policies and procedures
• Work in accordance with Weightmans’ values
  
  

This list is not intended to be exhaustive and you will be expected to perform other duties and have other responsibilities that fall within the wider remit of the role.