Administrator (6199) in Sheffield

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.

Our Team The Court of Protection is the judicial body responsible for safeguarding the finances and affairs of individuals who lack the mental capacity to manage them themselves. As one of the UK’s leading firms of solicitors, we have a dedicated team specialising in this sensitive and important area of law. We support clients who:

• Manage someone else’s affairs
• Are concerned about another person’s ability to manage their own affairs
• Worry about their own capacity to manage their affairs

Our work is both vital and life-changing, and we pride ourselves on delivering it with care, professionalism, and integrity.

Your Role and What You’ll Be Doing As an Administrator, you will play a key role in ensuring smooth case progression by providing excellent paper-based and digital administration support. Your work will enable our case handlers to focus on what matters most – our clients. This is a hybrid role where office attendance is required 3 days per week.

Responsibilities include:

• Managing documents and files: printing, scanning, uploading, archiving, e-filing, and maintaining case records
• Keeping systems up to date: ensuring case management databases are accurate and compliant
• Handling data and correspondence: collecting information, managing inboxes and incoming tasks via Microsoft power apps and prioritising tasks to meet service levels
• Liaising with external parties: resolving queries and gathering information when needed
• Supporting team operations: managing post and other administrative tasks across multiple office locations and assisting with ad-hoc duties
• File opening

About You We are looking for someone who brings not just skills, but the right attitude and values. Administrative experience is essential to accommodate the fixed term contract requirements. Empathy and compassion to support clients through challenging circumstances. Confidence with both paper-based and digital document handling. Strong communication skills to liaise with colleagues and external parties. Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Our Benefits - What We Can Offer You:

• 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.

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. Irwin Mitchell LLP is an equal opportunity employer.