LAW Absolute are seeking an experienced Child Protection Paralegal to join a busy local authority legal team in London. This is an interim role for three months initially.
To be considered, candidates must have demonstrable experience working within Child Protection law and be proficient in the use of IKEN Case Management Systems (or a similar legal case management platform), electronic court bundle systems, and the Family Proceedings Portal (FPL).
Key Responsibilities
The successful candidate will support solicitors and legal professionals across a broad range of duties, including:
- Assisting solicitors in the conduct of Child Protection cases.
- Instructing experts, counsel, and external suppliers on behalf of the legal team.
- Raising purchase orders and receipting goods to ensure timely payment of suppliers and services.
- Managing diaries, scheduling meetings, and responding to telephone and email enquiries.
- Drafting, proofreading, and preparing legal documents and correspondence.
- Undertaking legal research and preparing reports.
- Analysing and inputting data, and preparing articles for internal and external circulation where required.
- Organising and maintaining case files and legal documentation.
- Transcribing legal opinions and compiling court bundles.
- Preparing electronic court bundles and uploading documentation to digital court platforms.
- Clerking and delivering bundles and documents to courts, including the High Court where necessary.
- Liaising with business support teams to ensure actions are progressed efficiently and within deadlines.
- Undertaking general office administration, including billing activities and drafting correspondence.
- Maintaining compliant working practices, processes, and procedures.
- Recording time and matter information on electronic time recording and case management systems.
- Attending meetings and taking accurate notes on behalf of solicitors.
Essential Requirements
- Previous experience working as a Paralegal within Child Protection law.
- Knowledge of local government legal services and court processes.
- Experience using IKEN or an equivalent legal case management system.
- Proficiency in preparing and managing electronic court bundles.
- Experience using the Family Proceedings Portal (FPL).
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
The pay rate for this role is £18.30 PAYE or £23.23 umbrella.
If you are an experienced Child Protection Paralegal looking for your next interim opportunity and are confident in your ability to make an immediate impact, we’d love to hear from you. Please send an updated CV to Zoe- zalex@lawabsolute.com
Working through LAW Absolute
As the first recruitment agency to specialise only in placing interim lawyers, LAW Absolute has a long history in supporting lawyers who want to work flexibly and in control of their career.
We are able to offer our contractors a range of challenging opportunities across private practice, corporates, financial services and within the not-for-profit sector. With over 20 years of placing contract lawyers in these markets, we have built excellent networks and many of the lawyers that we work with are contract lawyers that we have successfully placed on multiple assignments, allowing them to work with autonomy and build their career in the way they choose to. For our clients, we have worked closely with legal teams to help them plan and manage delivery of their services in a more efficient way in terms of resources, costs and timescales.
To find out more about how LAW Absolute can assist you, or your team, through flexible working, please contact us or visit www.lawabsolute.com
Please note our advertisements use PQE/salary levels purely as a guide. However we are happy to consider applications from all candidates who are able to demonstrate the skills necessary to fulfil the role.
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If you have not heard from us within a 48 hour timeframe your application has not been successful and your details have not been retained. LAW Absolute acts as an employment business for temporary recruitment and as an employment agency for fixed term contract and permanent recruitment.
