Court of Protection Solicitor
- Employer
- JMC Legal Recruitment
- Location
- England, East Sussex
- Salary
- £40000.00 - £50000.00 per annum + Excellent benefits
- Closing date
- 3 Aug 2022
- Reference
- BBBH37556
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- Practice area
- Private client, Elderly client
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- PQE
- Newly qualified, 1 year, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years
- Position
- Legal executive, Solicitor
- Sector
- Private practice
Job Details
This Top 200 law firm has ambitious growth plans for the next 3 years. In line with their continued growth, are now looking for an 1-4yrs PQE Court of Protection Solicitor, to be based anywhere in East Sussex or West Sussex.
The Firm & Role
- This Legal 500 firm are multi-award winning with a relaxed, collaborative, and forward-thinking culture
- They invest heavily in their workforce and are very progressive, their learning and development programme is widely respected in the legal sector and has been recognised by several industry awards
- They are a cohesive, inclusive, and entrepreneurial organisation
- You will find Partners are accessible and there is a completely open-door policy
- They now have several offices regionally with ambitious plans to continue to grow, you can be based out of any of their offices across East Sussex and West Sussex
- You will be working with the busy and growing team, making now an exciting time to join. This team is home to a number of experienced Partners across multiple offices allowing for an element of flexible working
- Your role will have a focus on court of protection matters, where you will manage a caseload comprising of complex matters including: acquired brain injuries; mental health issues; learning difficulties and the elderly
- Your caseload will consist of deputyship applications; disputed LPAs; lifetime gifting and advance decisions and Statutory Wills. Cases will be complex consisting of higher asset levels
The ideal candidate
- You will be a Private Client Solicitor with 1-4 years PQE
- You will have excellent communication skills and enjoy working in a team
- Relevant experience working in a private client department, with a passion for Court of Protection work
- Some knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act would be highly desirable
- This role comes with excellent prospects for career progression
Benefits
- An above market rate salary dependent on experience and PQE
- Hybrid/agile working
This is a stand out opportunity for a Court of Protection Solicitor to join this dynamic, award-winning, legal 500 firm in Sussex.
Apply now for immediate consideration or feel free to give me a call for a confidential conversation.
Company
JMC Legal Recruitment are a National legal recruitment agency with offices in London, Bristol and New York. Working with Top law firms, a refreshing approach.
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