Eventus Legal are seeking a Family and Care Paralegal to join a friendly and community-focused law firm in Northwich, Cheshire. This job is available on a full-time or part-time basis, with salary dependent on experience. You will support an experienced Family Law team with a strong focus on public childcare work, undertaking supervised fee-earning duties and helping to progress matters from initial instruction through to conclusion. Benefits include on-site parking, 20 days' holiday increasing with service to a maximum of 25 days, a paid Christmas shutdown, an additional day off for your birthday, pension and sick-pay benefits after one completed year of employment.

Role Responsibilities

This Family and Care Paralegal job will provide hands-on involvement in a varied Family Law caseload. Key responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the Family Law team with the day-to-day management and progression of family and public childcare matters.
• Undertaking fee-earning work under supervision, including drafting applications, statements, correspondence, briefs to Counsel and other case documentation.
• Assisting with cases from initial instruction through to conclusion and keeping clients updated on developments by telephone, email and in person.
• Preparing cases for hearings, including Court bundles, compliance with Court directions and timetables, and checking that representation is arranged for hearings and meetings.
• Attending case conferences, pre-proceedings meetings, professional meetings, conferences with Counsel and Court where appropriate.
• Completing Legal Aid applications and Legal Aid bills, monitoring certificate cost limits and liaising with the relevant lawyer or billing colleague.
• Managing diaries, brought-forward systems, incoming communications and care department emails, ensuring urgent issues are escalated appropriately.
• Opening and maintaining files in accordance with firm procedures, completing time recording and ensuring files remain accurate, organised and up to date.
• Supporting initial client enquiries and contributing to appropriate business development and referral-building activity for the Family Law team.

Person Specification

The successful Family and Care Paralegal will be confident working with clients and colleagues in a sensitive area of law and will bring a practical, organised approach to a busy caseload. You should also be able to demonstrate the following:

• Ideally, at least two years of experience in basic Family Law or as a Family Legal Assistant or Paralegal.
• An interest in and willingness to keep up to date with developments in public childcare law.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with a good command of written English.
• Excellent organisation, diary management and computer literacy, with the ability to prioritise competing tasks effectively.
• The ability to work collaboratively as part of a team while taking responsibility for allocated work under supervision.

Benefits and Rewards

Alongside the opportunity to develop your Family Law and public childcare experience within a recognised team, the successful Family and Care Paralegal will receive a range of confirmed benefits. The successful Family and Care Paralegal will also benefit from:

• 20 days of annual leave, increasing after two years of service by one day per year to a maximum of 25 days.
• Paid Christmas shutdown from the last working day before Christmas until the first working day of the new year.
• Birthday off after one completed year of employment.
• Up to 10 days of paid sick leave after one completed year of employment.
• Workplace pension.
• On-site parking.
• Relevant in-house training, including Legal Aid training and annual compliance training.

About the Law Firm

This independent Cheshire law firm has built a strong reputation for delivering high-quality legal advice with a genuine focus on client care and access to justice. Its Family Law team is independently recognised, and the practice holds the Law Society’s Lexcel accreditation for high standards of practice management.

The firm has a friendly, community-focused culture and places real importance on collaboration, professional development and long-term progression. Colleagues work closely across departments, with staff encouraged to contribute to the wider life of the practice through firm initiatives, events and team activities.

Next Steps

Apply now to be considered for this career-enhancing job opportunity. Alternatively, for a confidential discussion about this Family and Care Paralegal job in Northwich, Cheshire, please send your CV to Sonia Idris at the Eventus Recruitment Group via email at sonia.idris@eventuslegal.com or phone 07376 277163 for a confidential discussion. Due to the high volume of applications, if you have not heard from us within ten days, unfortunately you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.

If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new legal position, please contact me at the details above for a confidential discussion on your career.

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