Court of Protection Solicitor

We have an exciting opportunity available for an experienced Court of Protection Solicitor to work within our Court of Protection team.The Court of Protection team is a newly formed team and so this highly sought-after role will enable you to work with the Deputy and Head of the Court of Protection team to shape a successful team and go from strength to strength.As a Solicitor in the team, you will have the opportunity to make a real difference to vulnerable people’s lives and ensure all decisions are being made in their best interests.In this role you will deal with clients that retain capacity and need your assistance to plan for later life or deal with clients that have lost capacity to make certain decisions, for example managing their financial affairs. These clients may have sustained a brain injury, birth injury or have been diagnosed with a degenerative disease. As someone continuing to build their career within this specialist area of law you will enjoy the autonomy of assisting with a varied caseload, but also have the opportunity to assist a Partner working on cases of varying complexities and values which can include those exceeding the value of £1 million.In this team you will draft Deputyship applications and Lasting Powers of Attorney, assist the Deputy to manage the property and financial affairs of someone that has been assessed as lacking capacity and assist with various applications that are needed in the Court of Protection.A tailored approach to our clients is taken, therefore client care skills along with experience in working in a Court of Protection department is essential.You will be working within a friendly, sociable and incredibly supportive team with additional opportunities for enhancing your business development skills, with career progression opportunities. You can enjoy the benefits of working from home with our fantastic agile working arrangements which are complemented by our bright and modern premises in Birmingham or Manchester for your days in the office (currently 2 days a week). You will also have the opportunity for some travel in order to meet with our clients face to face and a flexible approach in respect of this is welcomed.If you have a genuine interest and enthusiasm for this area of law as well as some existing experience with the empathetic and authentic approach to dealing with clients that we pride ourselves on, then we would love to hear from you.DutiesManaging new enquiriesDrafting Deputyship applicationsManaging a caseload of clients whereby they have been deemed to lack capacity and need assistance in managing their property and financial affairsDrafting and dealing with routine correspondenceLiaising with family members, care homes, case managers and financial advisorsDrafting Lasting Powers of AttorneyDiary ManagementUse of in-house case management systemResearch using internal resourcesKeeping clients updated in a clear and empathetic mannerWorking to court and procedural deadlinesAssisting with file organisation and preparation of files for costingPreparation of deputyship accounts for sign off on a quarterly basis in accordance with the SRA rulesMaintaining awareness of the Mental Capacity Act 2005, the Mental Capacity Code of Practice and Court of Protection RulesMaintaining awareness and acting in accordance with the Deputy StandardsEssential skillsPrevious experience of working in a Court of ProtectionExperience within an office environmentExcellent written and verbal communication skillsExcellent people skills and able to build a good rapport with vulnerable clients and third partiesIT Skills such as Word/ Outlook/ ExcelProven ability to work to deadlineDrafting and advising on Wills and ProbateSetting up trusts/ trust registrationBenefitsGenerous annual leave allowanceSummer and Christmas partyEmployee events throughout the yearTraining opportunitiesDeath in serviceCycle to work schemeReferral schemes for bringing both new claims and team membersPaid Birthday day offTravel season ticket loansCharitable day (1 days paid leave to support your favourite charity or community group) #J-18808-Ljbffr