Solicitor

Irwin Mitchell; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking law firm as a Talent Acquisition Advisor, where you'll be part of a supportive team dedicated to making a real difference in clients' lives. This role offers the chance to work with vulnerable clients and manage your own caseload while supervising junior colleagues. You'll engage in business development to enhance the team's reputation and contribute to a friendly, inclusive workplace. With a commitment to social responsibility and employee well-being, this firm offers a rewarding environment where you can thrive professionally and personally.

Benefits

25 days holidays plus bank holidays

Generous pension schemes

Two paid volunteering days

Westfield Health membership

Qualifications

• Experience in Court of Protection welfare law is essential.
• Ability to manage a caseload independently while supervising juniors.

Responsibilities

• Manage your own caseload and supervise junior colleagues.
• Engage with a diverse caseload, securing justice for clients.

Skills

Court of Protection welfare law

Empathy

Team collaboration

Business development

Resilience

Education

Solicitor qualification

Job description

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Talent Acquisition Advisor at Irwin Mitchell

We’re a national law firm with a local reach. Our philosophy is ‘we're legal and financial experts that care’ – something you’ll find in the way we work with our clients and how we support our teams. 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.

Your Role and What You'll Be Doing

You’ll join Kirsty MacMillan’s Public Law and Human Rights team in Birmingham /West Midlands as a solicitor experienced in Court of Protection welfare law. You will manage your own caseload and supervise junior colleagues. Additionally, you will play a crucial role in further developing the team’s established reputation and actively participate in business development.

You’ll have the opportunity to engage with an interesting and diverse caseload from the start, playing a key part in securing justice for our clients and making a real difference in their lives. You’ll need the confidence to hit the ground running and the ability to work independently on issued cases. Given the nature of the work, you’ll work with vulnerable clients, making your role highly rewarding. However, you’ll need to be resilient and calm, always prioritising your clients' needs.

• Manage your own caseload while assisting Partners and senior team members.
• Supervise junior colleagues and potentially take on other management responsibilities.
• Develop relationships with appropriate groups and organisations to provide an exceptional client experience and generate new cases.
• Review cases and other relevant matters with your supervisor to ensure quality legal advice is provided.

About You

• A clear enthusiasm for this area of law and a commitment to securing the best outcomes for your clients while working under pressure.
• The ability to operate independently and as part of a team to deliver the best outcomes for our clients and develop other team members.
• An ability to work with empathy and integrity.

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.

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. This includes our Flexible by Choice programme which gives our colleagues more choice over a hybrid way of working subject to role, team and client requirements.

We have been ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations for 2024!

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.

Irwin Mitchell LLP is an equal opportunity employer.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Legal

• Industries

  Law Practice

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