Part Time Adult Social Care Lawyer

Sellick Partnership Limited - Public Sector; England; Remote; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A local authority in the UK is seeking a qualified Adult Social Care Lawyer on a part-time basis at £55-60 per hour. This role allows for remote working and involves handling a variety of adult social care matters, including court of protection and mental health issues. Experience in the public sector is preferred but private practice candidates are welcome. Apply now to join this supportive team.

Qualifications

• Qualified solicitor, barrister, or legal executive with relevant experience.
• Ideally, past work in the public sector.
• Ability to work on a remote basis.

Responsibilities

• Handle court of protection cases.
• Advising on deprivation of liberty issues.
• Manage mental health and community care matters.

Skills

Experience in adult social care matters

Knowledge of court of protection

Familiarity with mental health matters

Ability to handle deprivation of liberty cases

Understanding of community care principles

Education

Qualified Solicitor, Barrister or Legal Executive

Job description

Part Time Adult Social Care Lawyer

£55 - 60 per hour

Remote working

A qualified Adult Social Care Lawyer is required to join a local authority based in the North West for a period of 3-6 months with the view to extension thereafter on a part-time working basis.

The successful Adult social care locum will be a qualified Solicitor, Barrister or Legal Executive and will ideally have previous experience of working in the public sector, however private practice candidates will be considered.

You will be able to work on a remote working basis for the duration of the assignment and will be working with a supportive and friendly team with shared paralegal support across the social care legal teams.

Our Client is ideally seeking someone with experience of undertaking a range of adult social care matters to include but not limited to;

• Court of protection
• Deprivation of liberty
• Mental Capacity matters
• Mental health matters
• Community care

We encourage interested applicants to apply immediately to be considered for short listing. Alternatively should you require further information or wish to discuss your suitability before applying please contact Jennifer McPhail in our Manchester office for a confidential discussion.

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