Paralegal - Childcare Law

Description We seek an experienced and highly organised Paralegal - Childcare Law whose expertise will be vital in supporting legal processes affecting families and children. Responsibilities Carry out a range of legal duties as allocated to include dealing with routine legal enquiries by way of telephone and correspondence, obtaining and recording key dates (including hearing dates), writing letters, and obtaining statements under the supervision of the senior lawyer. Undertaking data protection tasks and completing disclosure requests for stakeholders. Liaise with officers and managers in other departments, keeping them informed of case progress and taking any other appropriate measures to ensure continued client satisfaction. Collect and present all necessary statistical data and reports for the team as required. Maximise the use and effectiveness of information technology systems, including the maintenance of electronic court diaries. Undertake tasks and projects as allocated by the Senior Lawyer in accordance with instructions and to undertake any other duties that may be required, consistent with the overall purpose and duties of the post, to meet the exigencies of the service. Design, develop and implement effective administrative procedures for the team. Make use of materials provided by the Service, e.g., electronic products and journals, to ensure they are conversant with the most current law in their area of work and to enable them to provide effective and ..... full job details .....