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    Paralegal (Pro Bono, Leeds) - Stewarts

    Stewarts
    Stewarts Leeds, United Kingdom

    3 weeks ago

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    Legal
    Description

    The Pro Bono department work alongside the Injury departments to provide a free and comprehensive legal service as part of our commitment to help those with serious injury.

    The team provide patients and their families with free legal advice on any issues that can arise following a serious injury or illness.


    Those issues can include:
    Debt and financial issues; Critical illness/personal accident insurance; Powers of attorney/deputyship applications; Post-discharge care; Housing; and Welfare benefits.


    Standard Pro Bono Paralegal Duties:
    Attends initial meetings with patientsnHas day-to-day oversight of their own filesnProduces correspondencenUndertakes legal researchnTakes instructions from clientsnDrafts witness statements for clients and witnesses in respect of welfare benefits appealsnProvides representation / advocacy for patients at welfare benefits appeal hearingsnDrafts necessary forms for applications to Court for Deputyship Orders, Lasting Powers of Attorney, welfare benefits appeals, and insurance policiesnGeneral administration, including filing, supporting internal processes and supporting the team's partners, including message taking, diary arrangements, travel planning and supporting business development activitiesnContributes to department activities, such as business development initiatives (e.g., drafting articles/presentations and attendance at business development events) and internal know-how/training sessionsnUndertakes other ad hoc duties as required by the team


    Job Skills Required:

    Essential:
    LPC, Bar Course or SQE1 (must have received final grade), and at least a 2:1 at undergraduate levelnExcellent typing and IT skills, including good working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook)


    Business Development and Financial skills:
    Understands client needs and displays an appropriate sense of urgencynDemonstrates general commercial awareness and vision, helps to build client relationships through pursuing own business development/marketing initiativesnAssists with and/or attends social, fund-raising or training activitiesnRepresents the firm appropriately, develops own professional network and raises personal and firm profilenRecords time effectively, achieves/exceed hours targets


    Knowledge-Sharing Skills:
    Makes use of the firm's collective knowledge resources, promotes internal knowledge-sharingnAttends and contributes towards know-how or team meetings


    General Skills:
    Well organised, uses initiative, prioritises appropriately, applies self, shows attention to detail, manages own workload and meets deadlinesnDemonstrates excellent communication and interpersonal skills (respectful, positive, articulate, professional and sympathetic)nDelivers helpful internal services with a "can do" approach, shows commercial awareness and represents the department/firm appropriatelynShares information and ideasnAccepts and follows instructions, listens, makes notes, questions appropriately, co-operatesnShows sound judgement and decision-making skills; acts within boundariesnShows commitment, passion and enthusiasmnIs a respectful, reliable and supportive team playernReflects the firm's culture
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