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Home-based Court of Protection Solicitor (1-4 PQE)

Employer
Realm Recruit
Location
West Yorkshire
Salary
£34,000 - £42,000
Closing date
10 Apr 2021

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Practice area
Private client
Contract type
Permanent
Hours
Full time
PQE
1 year, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years
Position
Solicitor
Sector
Private practice

Job Details

Are you a Court of Protection Solicitor who wants to work for a flexible, award-winning firm that offers excellent progression opportunities? 

 

One of the country’s most well-renowned Court of Protection and Private Client specialists are looking for a solicitor to join their growing team. In this role, you will handle a varied Court of Protection caseload of property and affairs files on behalf of vulnerable clients and their families.

 

While the firm is based in Manchester, their system is completely paperless so you will be able to work remotely from home 100% of the time. 

 

This role also comes with a competitive benefits package and access to the firm’s bespoke training programme so is the perfect position for someone looking to develop their technical skills.  

 

Court of Protection Solicitor – Home-based The company & role 

 

  • A leading specialist Court of Protection and Private Client firm 

     

    The firm have won numerous accolades and were recently named Private Client Team of the Year at the Manchester Legal Awards 

     

    In this role, you work as part of a team of qualified lawyers and caseworkers including a senior associate who has been classed as a ‘rising star’ by The Legal 500 

     

    You will handle an interesting caseload of finance and property deputyship matters on behalf of individuals who have lost capacity following a birth injury or accident and have received personal injury or clinical negligence damages as well as those living with dementia and other illnesses. 

     

    The team undertake a significant amount of contested, high-value work including cases with jurisdictional issues and financial abuse investigation work 

     

    As a result of the firm’s fantastic internal training programme, you will have excellent opportunities for learning and development 

     

    Commutable from Leeds, Bradford, Halifax, Huddersfield and Harrogate

     

 Added extras and benefits 

 

  • Flexible working (a mixture of office and home working) 

     

    25 days holiday 

     

    Subsidised gym membership 

     

  • Contributory pension scheme 

     

    Attendance bonus scheme 

     

    Private healthcare 

     

    Annual bonus 

     

    Life insurance at 3x salary 

     

The ideal candidate 

 

  • A Court of Protection Solicitor with 1-4 years’ PQE or at least 2 years working in Court of Protection/Property and Affairs  

     

    Will be used to running their own caseload of professional deputyship work and have experience of making applications to the Court of Protection and providing advice to families regarding LPAs and Lay deputyship applications 

     

    Will have knowledge of welfare issues affecting Protected Parties and of different care funding options including local authority and NHS funding 

     

    Someone with an empathetic, personable, calm and caring nature and excellent client care and communication skills 

     

How to apply for this Court of Protection Solicitor role  If this sounds like the job for you, you can apply via this website by clicking ‘Apply’ above. Alternatively, to learn more about this opportunity or to register your interest, contact Kelly on 03300 245 606 or email kelly.reid@realmrecruit.com.  

 

Kelly is a principal consultant here at Realm and works exclusively within private client and court of protection recruitment. She works with law firms of all sizes from private client boutiques to multi-service national firms. Kelly’s in-depth market knowledge and contacts enable her to match private client solicitors with the right firms and roles for them. 

 

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Please note: any references to salary and/or experience in our adverts are intended as a guide only. 

 

Realm is committed to supporting disabled applicants throughout the recruitment process. Applicants are invited to contact Realm to identify any additional support they might require to enable them to make an application.

 

Company

We are Realm - the most specialised legal attraction, retention and recruitment consultancy, helping to develop legal careers and sustainably grow law firms by matching the right lawyers with the right firms through our refreshing approach to legal recruitment.

We know that when this happens, lawyers are happier, more motivated and enjoy better careers, while law firms are more likely to reach their growth aims.

We’re incomparably specialist: Lawyers specialise in one area to become true experts in their field – and our recruiters are no different. With each of our consultants covering just one practice area in a focused region, we know pretty much every lawyer you might want to recruit and every law firm you might want to join. We build close, long-term relationships with our engaged communities of lawyers and are therefore better able to connect the right people to the right firms.

We’re consultative: We’re not just here for lawyers when they are looking to move. We partner with legal professionals throughout their careers and provide advice on everything from salary benchmarking to helping you smash an upcoming appraisal. 

We are brand ambassadors: We are your megaphone in the legal talent market. Whether by representing a lawyer in their search for a new opportunity or utilising our in-house marketing team to help a law firm build their employer brand, we're experts in building a presence and helping the right lawyers and law firms find each other.

Company info
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Telephone
+44 (0) 3300 24 56 06
Location
Charter House
Woodlands Road
Altrincham
Cheshire
WA14 1HF
United Kingdom

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