Invoice Paralegal

We are looking for a proactive and detail-focused paralegal to join our Court of Protection team in Leeds, supporting the management of client finances. This is a key support role within the team, with a focus on reviewing, processing and managing invoices and payments on behalf of our clients. This is an office-based role, working closely with fee earners and the wider team to ensure accurate and efficient financial administration across client matters. The role includes:

• Reviewing invoices received in relation to client matters and processing.
• Ensuring invoices are accurate, appropriate and supported by relevant information
• Processing payments in line with internal procedures and required approvals
• Liaison with third parties
• Communicating with suppliers, care providers, case managers and other professionals
• Querying or clarifying invoices where required
• Ensuring correct details are provided to enable timely payment
• Budget monitoring and financial oversight
• Checking invoices against agreed budgets and highlighting any variances
• Raising any concerns regarding overspend with the relevant fee earner
• Supporting fee earners in ensuring client expenditure remains proportionate and in line with best interests
• Financial record keeping
• Maintaining accurate and up-to-date financial records
• Updating spreadsheets, internal systems and payment trackers
• Ensuring a clear audit trail of all financial activity
• Supporting fee earners and the wider team
• Working closely with fee earners to progress payments efficiently
• Assisting with general financial administration across files
• Supporting the smooth running of the team's invoice and payments process
• General paralegal support
• Undertaking additional paralegal or administrative tasks as required
• Contributing to team efficiency and continuous improvement of processes
• Time recording line with targets, Our responsible business programmes are fundamental to who we are and our purpose. We're committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish, and we have established a number of inclusion network groups across our business to support this aim.
Our commitment to Social Responsibility, community investment activity and tackling climate change is a fundamental part of who we are. It's made up of four strands: Our People, Our Community, Our Environment and Our Pro Bono. Additional Information As part of the Irwin Mitchell Group's on-boarding process all successful applicants are required to complete the group's employment screening process. This process helps to ensure that all new employees meet our standards in relation to honesty and integrity therefore protecting the interests of the Group, colleagues, clients, partners and other stakeholders. We carry out pre employment screening to establish your eligibility to work in the UK, criminal record and financial checks with our trusted 3rd parties. The employment screening process will fully comply with Data Protection and other applicable laws.


• Empathy and compassion to help guide our clients through challenging personal circumstances.
• A friendly, enthusiastic, and can-do approach
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy, particularly when handling financial information
• Ability to manage a high volume of work and prioritise effectively
• Good organisational skills and ability to maintain accurate records
  
  We're a national law firm with a local reach. Our legal experts are here for you. Whether it's personal or business, we understand that everyone's situation is different. But we're more than just a law firm - we're a team of people working together to help individuals and businesses navigate life's ups and downs. Working here you'll feel a part of our friendly and inclusive environment.
We'll value you for who you are and what you bring. We support each other and push boundaries to achieve incredible things and make a real difference to our clients and communities. We're always looking to support our colleagues to work in a way that works best for them and everyone else, including our clients, the business and the regulators. Please speak to a member of our Recruitment and Onboarding team for more information. Our Team The Court of Protection is the judicial body responsible for making decisions relating to the management of finances and other affairs of those individuals who lack the mental capacity to do so themselves. As one of the UK's leading firms of solicitors, we have a dedicated and experienced team who specialise in all matters relating to the Court of Protection. We help clients who are responsible for managing someone else's affairs, those who are concerned about the ability of someone else to manage their own affairs or another person's affairs and clients who may be concerned about their own ability to manage their affairs.


• 25 days holidays as standard plus bank holidays - You can 'buy' up to 35hrs of extra holiday too.
• Generous and flexible pension schemes.
• Volunteering days - Two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid)
• Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services.
We also offer a wide range of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace and to make sure you're fully supported. We have been ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations for 2024!