Community Care Solicitor: Remote/Hybrid & Impactful Work

Law Staff Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote or hybrid working options

Ongoing training and development

Supportive team environment

Meaningful and rewarding cases

Job summary

Law Staff Ltd is recruiting a Community Care Solicitor to join a specialist legal aid practice in the UK. You will manage a varied claimant community care caseload, acting for vulnerable adults, children and families in challenging decisions made by local authorities and public bodies.

You will work alongside experienced housing and public law practitioners in a supportive and expanding team with flexible remote or hybrid working, ongoing training and career development to help you make a real

Qualifications

• Qualified Solicitor with a current practising certificate and eligibility to work in the UK.
• Experience in Community Care, Public Law and/or Court of Protection essential.
• Strong communication and client care skills required.
• Ability to manage a varied caseload independently and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Managing a varied community care and public law caseload.
• Challenging assessments, care plans and local authority decisions.
• Pursuing Judicial Review claims where appropriate.
• Advising clients on community care and Court of Protection matters.
• Ensuring safeguarding and statutory duties are met by local authorities.
• Negotiations, advocacy and timely billing.
• Maintaining regular client communication and high-quality service.
• Supervising junior staff where appropriate.

Skills

Communication skills

Client care

Organisational skills

Problem-solving

IT skills

Time management

Education

Qualified Solicitor with practising certificate

Tools

CCMS

Legal Aid Agency systems

Job description

Law Staff Ltd is recruiting a Community Care Solicitor to join a specialist legal aid practice in the UK. You will manage a varied claimant community care caseload, acting for vulnerable adults, children and families in challenging decisions made by local authorities and public bodies.

You will work alongside experienced housing and public law practitioners in a supportive and expanding team with flexible remote or hybrid working, ongoing training and career development to help you make a real