Court of Protection Solicitor - London
- Employer
- Cape Clarke
- Location
- London
- Salary
- £Excellent
- Closing date
- 29 Nov 2020
- Reference
- CH4411110
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- Practice area
- Family, Personal injury, Private client
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- PQE
- 3 years, 4 years, 5 years, 6 years, 7 years+
- Position
- Solicitor
- Sector
- Private practice
Job Details
Experienced Court of Protection Solicitor required for new role within established and well-regarded Court of Protection team.
THE FIRM:
- Respected full-service Top 100 law firm.
- Outstanding Court of Protection team has been recognised with many awards and accolades and enjoys a brilliant reputation for quality of work and as a great place to work.
- Role is based in its modern and state of the art offices in London.
- Progressive approach to working practices means that they are able to service clients across the country with ease, allowing their fee earners to be based at the office or at home.
THE ROLE:
- The team are multi-disciplinary and are looking to appoint someone with significant experience of Court of Protection matters.
- The Court of Protection (CoP) team has grown rapidly over the past couple of years and they now need to recruit an experienced CoP Solicitor (either Grade A or B) to help manage existing deputyships, service relationships with various Local Authorities and to help further develop the team.
- You will be running CoP matters independently, managing own caseload of Court of Protection matters including Deputyships, applications for lifetime gifting/IHT planning, applications for statutory wills and expert witness reports for deputyship costs in litigation matters. You will also supervise and help develop skills of junior colleagues.
THE CANDIDATE:
- Qualified Solicitor or Legal Executive, likely with a minimum of 4PQE, with a keen interest and demonstrable experience in all areas of Court of Protection matters.
- Preferably you will be fully STEP qualified, or part qualified and also a member of SFE.
- No following required but given they are looking for an experienced lawyer it’s envisaged you will have an existing network of contacts. For more senior applicants a caseload of personal Deputyships which you could bring with you would be advantageous.
- This is a great opportunity to join a truly collegiate team and firm with a great culture and reputation. Competitive remuneration package on offer.
WHAT NEXT:
- If you believe you have the skills and technical ability for this role then please don’t hesitate to contact Craig Heywood for a confidential discussion.
Company
CapeClarke is a niche legal recruitment consultancy operating in Leeds, Manchester, Sheffield, Newcastle and London.
Pedigree
CapeClarke is the coming together of lawyers from Addleshaw Goddard and Walker Morris. Having worked at Top 50 law firms, we understand the benefits and pressures of working for a successful commercial law firm. We also appreciate what drives a solicitor looking to make a progressive move in their legal career.
We offer a fresh, unbiased approach to legal recruitment - a drive to recruit the right people for the right firm; a commitment to cut through the ‘fluff’ and offer you an honest appraisal of your options; and a culmination of commercial awareness and actual industry experience.
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Contacts
Founding Directors: chris.clarke@capeclarke.com / terry.cape@capeclarke.com
Leeds: 0113 238 5965
Manchester: 0161 3000 750
- Website
- http://www.capeclarke.com/
- Telephone
- 0113 2385965
- Location
-
Princes Exchange
Leeds
LS1 4HY
GB
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