Solicitor - Court of Protection

1 month ago


Birmingham, United Kingdom Irwin Mitchell Full time

Your Role

- What You'll Be Doing

We are seeking a skilled and empathetic Court of Protection Solicitor to join our team. The successful candidate will manage a varied caseload, providing specialist advice and representation in matters relating to the Court of Protection. This includes handling cases involving mental capacity, deputyship applications, and disputes regarding the welfare and finances of vulnerable individuals who have lost capacity due to either serious illnesses as a result of, for example road traffic accidents and injuries at birth or elderly clients who for example have developed illnesses such as dementia. 

Your role will involve:

Take instructions from clients and give legal advice. Manage own caseload, while also assisting the Partners and senior team members on High Value cases. Review cases and other relevant matters with supervisor to ensure quality legal advice is provided. About You NQ-3 years PQE, with a Court of Protection background Highly organised Some experience with Mental Capacity Work Commercial awareness Ability to work collaboratively and independently

We’re proud of our values, and we’re looking for people who share them:

To be pioneering with an imaginative outlook To be approachable and caring To be tenacious in the pursuit of our objectives To be efficient in the provision of our services To work with a foundation of integrity.

If this sounds like you, we’d love to receive your application.

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.



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