Court of Protection Solicitor

3 weeks ago

Lincolnshire, United Kingdom Wilkin Chapman Full time
Job Title: Court of Protection Solicitor

We are seeking an experienced Court of Protection Solicitor to join our Probate team in Grimsby.

About the Role

The Court of Protection team at Wilkin Chapman is a specialist team that concentrates solely on matters relating to individuals who have lost capacity. As a Court of Protection Solicitor, you will be responsible for managing and administering all Court of Protection and Mental Capacity Act matters received by referral from fee earners in all offices of the Department.

Key Responsibilities
  • Developing a close working relationship with the Firm's PI, Medical Negligence, and Regulatory Departments to extract leads internally;
  • Assisting Department fee earners to ensure all current attorney and deputyship files are compliant and working to best practice;
  • Dealing with the Department's specialist CoP applications and MCA matters, including Deputyships, Trusts, Statutory Wills, gifts, DoLS, and finance/welfare abuse and safeguarding;
  • Undertaking any advocacy required by the Department with the CoP and working alongside Dispute Resolution on contentious matters;
  • Supporting the Head of Department/Partners with internal CoP training and in developing relationships with specialist costs draftsman for Deputy appointment/Court matters;
  • To build and develop the Firm's specialist CoP and MCA offering, including tendering for Deputyship appointment/management work, supervising and training more junior colleagues, building relationships with referrers, IFA's, Accountants, Nursing Homes, social workers, Local Authorities, and healthcare/disability support groups and charities;
  • To apply for the Firm's panel Deputy appointment as and when the application process is opened;
  • To consider training and appointment as a CoP representative.
Requirements
  • Conduct all matters in the client's best interest and in accordance with the highest professional standards at all times;
  • Maintain files in a neat and orderly manner;
  • Maintain accurate time recording on client matters and non-matter activities on a daily basis;
  • Regularly update clients as to the current progress of their case and costs;
  • Deal with routine and difficult enquiries from telephone callers and clients effectively and efficiently and ensure that any client complaints are dealt with both professionally and promptly to the complete satisfaction of the client;
  • Achieve financial targets agreed with the Department Head or Branch Partner;
  • Ensure compliance with Law Society Training Regulations;
  • Participate in and contribute to business development and networking activities, taking a proactive approach to building and maintaining relationships with clients and other contacts and key referrers of work to the Firm.

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