Solicitor - Court of Protection

Hugh James; Cardiff; Presencial; GBP 45 000 - 65 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

25 days holiday

Birthday day off

Death in service

Auto enrolment pension

Employee Assistance Programme

CSR days

Resumo da oferta

Hugh James in Cardiff seeks a solicitor to join the Court of Protection team and handle property and financial affairs cases for deputyship clients. You will manage a varied caseload and work with clients who may lack capacity, ensuring decisions protect their best interests.

You will collaborate with families, case managers and care professionals, delivering high standards of client care in a supportive team at a leading UK law firm.

Qualificações

• Experience handling Court of Protection property and financial affairs matters.
• Familiarity with deputyship responsibilities and client needs.
• Strong communication with clients, families and professionals.
• Ability to prioritise and manage a busy caseload with care.

Responsabilidades

• Manage a varied caseload of Court of Protection matters.
• Oversee deputyship cases and financial decision processes.
• Ensure client's best interests are central to all decisions.
• Support clients who may lack capacity and collaborate with families and professionals.

Conhecimentos

Caseload management

Court of Protection knowledge

Deputyship experience

Client relationship building

Compassionate approach

Formação académica

Solicitor qualification

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Our award-winning Court of Protection department acts for over 400 personal injury trust and deputyship clients. With teams based in four locations across England and Wales, the department is recognised as one of the largest and most highly regarded Court of Protection teams in the country.

Our growing and varied client base includes children and adults, most of whom are brain injury survivors. In our deputyship work, we work closely with clients, their families, case managers and care providers to ensure that decisions are informed by consultation with those involved and made in the client’s best interests.

The firm also acts as a professional trustee for a number of clients with substantial personal injury trusts, supporting them with the management of their funds and their long-term financial needs.

Across all our work, we focus on building strong, lasting relationships with our clients and seek to empower them, wherever possible, to make their own decisions.

The team comprises solicitors, paralegals and an accounts team.

The role

We are looking for a solicitor to join the Court of Protection department. The ideal candidate will be experienced in the area of property and financial affairs of Court of Protection and will be used to handling a caseload of at least 20 to 30 cases.

The successful candidate will be responsible for managing a varied caseload of Court of Protection matters, supporting clients who may lack capacity to manage their own property and financial affairs. This will involve overseeing deputyship matters, assisting with financial decisions and ensuring that clients' interests and needs remain at the forefront of the work undertaken.

Skills & Qualifications

• Experience in managing a caseload of Court of Protection property and financial affairs matters, with a good understanding of deputyship responsibilities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build positive working relationships with clients, their families and other professionals.
• Strong organisational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritise competing demands and manage a busy caseload effectively.
• A compassionate, empathetic and professional approach when dealing with vulnerable clients and sensitive situations.
• Excellent attention to detail and the ability to work independently, exercise sound judgement and take a proactive approach to resolving matters.
• A collaborative approach to working within a team, alongside a commitment to delivering a consistently high standard of client care.

Life at Hugh James

We never shy away from a challenge

We are a leading, full-service UK law firm. Since our beginning, we have been led by the things that matter. We care about fighting for the right outcomes. Solving the seemingly unsolvable. Protecting businesses, individuals and livelihoods. Supporting our people, our communities. Safeguarding our planet. Looking for a way forward? At Hugh James, challenges – of all sizes – are readily accepted.

The Hugh James difference

Our law firm has always been guided by the idea that self-belief is just as important as skillset. Our pursuit of righting wrongs and protecting what’s important keeps us driving forwards. It’s in our roots! We won’t stop until we find the answers; the outcomes that are needed.

We are focused on the work we do, the business we run, and our culture. Our entrepreneurial spirit has taken us from humble beginnings to a strong presence across the UK with offices in Cardiff, London, Manchester, Southampton and Plymouth – servicing clients from businesses, individuals and banks to public sector organisations, property companies, education establishments and utilities providers. Our collegiate culture, our forward-looking ethos, our values serve to make us bigger, better, bolder than ever before.

A positive force in the community

Our work with charities on a local and national level plays a huge part in our day-to-day lives. We work with a large range of charities, some of which we support through fundraising, donations, volunteering and others we partner with where our areas of work cross paths. Staff, clients everyone comes together through a shared passion to do good in the community and support those in need.

Some of our benefits on offer include:

Minimum of 25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Two Corporate Social Responsibility days

Birthday day off

Death in service equivalent to twice annual salary

Auto enrolment pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Discounts for local businesses

Professional fees paid (subject to requirement for your role)

Hugh James is an equal opportunities and disability confident committed employer.

We reserve the right to close our vacancies earlier than the given deadline if we receive sufficient applications for the role.