Court of Protection Solicitor

Gemini Recruitment; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A top nationwide law firm is seeking a Court of Protection Solicitor with a minimum of 3 years’ experience to handle health and welfare cases. The ideal candidate will have strong client care skills, excellent analytical abilities, and a proactive approach. This role offers an attractive salary, a supportive team environment, and opportunities for promotion, with hybrid working available according to the company's policy.

Benefits

Attractive salary package

Supportive team environment

Prospects for promotion

Qualifications

• Experience in handling mental capacity welfare work.
• Ability to manage complex caseloads sensitively.
• Experience in health and welfare Court of Protection work.

Responsibilities

• Conduct Court of Protection litigation and advocacy.
• Prepare cases and maintain accurate documentation.
• Ensure compliance with file management procedures.

Skills

Mental Capacity (welfare) Accreditation

Client care skills

Analytical skills

IT Skills

Communication skills

Education

Minimum 3 years’ post qualification experience (PQE)

Clean, valid Practicing Certificate

Job description

Role: Court of Protection Solicitor

A nationwide leading law firm looking to recruit dedicated Court of Protection Solicitor for highly sought permanent positon.

Gemini Recruitment are currently partnering with a large and established law firm. Our client serves corporate entities and private individuals in over 25 practice areas from offices throughout London and across England and Wales. Our client’s accomplishments are acknowledged and recommended in The Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners, as a top tier firm.

Our client holds the Investors in People Gold Accreditation Quality Standard Mark and is LEXCEL, Cyber Essentials Plus and ISO 27001-2013 accredited and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.

Court of Protection Background:

The Court of Protection adjudicates or resolves disputes that concern adults who lack mental capacity to make decisions. Disputes typically include whether the person has the capacity to make decisions and what is in that person’s best interests.

Our Client's Court of Protection team has been recognised by The Legal 500 for their dedication to achieving the best possible results for their clients and for putting a “tremendous amount of work” into their cases. The team is multidisciplinary team regularly collaborating with the company’s experts in mental capacity, mental health, community care, clinical negligence, family, childcare and public law.

They are dedicated to clients and support family members and advocates, and are regularly instructed by the Official Solicitor in cases relating to the wellbeing of an individual who lacks capacity, including health and welfare, medical treatment, financial issues and mental capacity.

Main Responsibilities of the Role:

• Report directly to Department Director
• Responsible for all aspects of Court of Protection work (health and welfare) and, on occasions, where appropriate providing technical expertise and guidance to other team members.
• Conduct court of protection litigation and advocacy in relevant court hearings.
• Professional proactive approach, strong client care skills and a sensitive and sympathetic understanding of clients’ needs.
• Ability to manage appropriate caseload types and complexities.
• Attending clients, taking instructions and preparing cases.
• Dealing with correspondence.
• Maintaining accurate time-costing procedures.
• Implementing any recommendations made by your supervisor/director following monthly file reviews ensuring that these are dealt with promptly.
• Ensuring compliance with file management.
• You will have a professional, pro-active approach, strong client care skills and be interested in Business Development and Marketing to supplement the substantial work volumes brought in by the Company.

Key Skills Required:

• Minimum of 3 years’ post qualification experience (PQE) in handling a case load of mental capacity welfare work
• Mental Capacity (welfare) Accreditation would be desirable but not essential
• Must have a clean, valid Practicing Certificate at the time of applying
• Have extensive experience in dealing with health and welfare Court of Protection-related work.
• Experience in own advocacy is an advantage
• Working knowledge of the publicly funded Court of Protection work and the ability to service privately funded cases
• Good working knowledge of Mental Capacity Law and practice appropriate to PQE
• Previous proven supervisory experience is desirable and working on key performance indicators is essential
• Professional with a proactive approach; excellent client care skills and ability to deal with vulnerable client matters sensitively and resolve complicated practicalities
• Excellent networking and communication skills with the ability to successfully market the Company and generate new business
• Excellent analytical and organisational skills
• Ability to use own initiative and sound judgment
• Excellent IT Skills -familiar with Microsoft Office applications and document management skills
• Proven ability to manage a demanding caseload and meet deadlines.
• Attention to detail and ability to maintain accurate and organised case records.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team and build strong client relationships.

On offer is an attractive salary package, a supportive team environment and real prospects for promotion. The Company will allow hybrid-working in accordance with the company policy.

The company is committed to Equal Opportunities and embraces diversity and inclusivity of its staff and strives to ensure that their workforce reflects the diversity of the communities they serve.

About Gemini Recruitment:

Gemini Recruitment is a leading recruitment agency specialising in legal recruitment. We provide a highly focused service specialising in placements for Solicitors, Legal Executives, Trainee Solicitors, Paralegals and Legal Support Staff. We have intimate knowledge of specific opportunities in the legal market across the UK.

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