Defendant Court of Protection Solicitor
- Recruiter
- Sacco Mann
- Location
- England, Tyne and Wear, Newcastle upon Tyne
- Salary
- £60000 - £80000 per annum
- Posted
- 27 Nov 2020
- Closes
- 25 Dec 2020
- Ref
- FRH132158
- Contact
- Fiona Hill
- Vacancy Type
- Barristers, Private Practice
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Practice Areas
- Clinical/Medical Negligence, Private Client, Professional Indemnity/Negligence
- Experience Level
- Partner, Senior Level
A leading Northern full-service private practice is seeking a defendant Court of Protection Solicitor to join their Healthcare department. This is one of the most highly regarded Healthcare departments in the North of England and so not an opportunity to be missed. This defendant Court of Protection role is to be based in the firms Newcastle upon Tyne office, however there is vast flexibility and the opportunity to work from home is advocated.
Our client is working exclusively with SaccoMann and is particularly looking for someone with defendant Court of Protection experience. Understanding this is a niche area of law, our client is offering excellent progression routes to Senior Associate, Legal Director, and Partnership for the right person and level of experience. It is envisaged that you will have a minimum of six years post qualification experience, some of this must be in defendant Court of Protection.
In this role you will advise Healthcare bodies on some legislation policies and procedures such as clinical and corporate governance issues. However, the majority of this role will be advising on defendant Court of Protection matters such as dealing with complex and sensitive inquests, medical ethics issues and patient care issues. It is therefore essential that you have inquests experience.
Our client works with 16 leading health bodies including the NHS and the CQC and so they really are nationally recognised and very highly regarded. This opportunity will certainly take your career to the next level.
If you would like to apply for this Court of Protection role or would like to hear more about it, please contact Fiona Hill at Sacco Mann on 0113 467 9784 or ask to speak to another member of the team. Alternatively, if you know of anyone who would be suitable for this role then please let them or us know as we offer a reward for successful referrals. For full terms please see our website.