Senior Associate - Court of Protection

Do you want to be part of a friendly and professional team enjoying high quality, interesting and complex work?

Senior Associate – Court of Protection – Basingstoke with hybrid working

Client

A top ranked and award-winning international law firm.

Role

• Advising and assisting individuals, their families, and trustees on a broad range of issues arising from catastrophic personal injury, supporting litigation lawyers throughout the conduct of claim
• Work will largely focus on financial management; however, you will also be involved in welfare matters such as care funding, welfare management and issues relating to capacity
• Working closely with the Court of Protection, the individual, and their family to establish long-term relationships and ensuring all decisions are in their best interests
• Deal with your own caseload of clients, drafting routine and non-routine applications to the CoP with accompanying documentation including witness statements
• Liaising with senior members of the appropriate team on policies and general management client matters

You

• 6+ PQE with experience in Court of Protection
• Expected to be able to run own caseload with supervision and work to deadlines
• Good working knowledge of OPG deputy standards
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• An interest in and enthusiasm for business development

Benefits Include:

• Life Cover
• Critical Illness
• Permanent Heath insurance
• 25 days holiday increasing over time
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity leave
• Agile working
• A number of optional benefits

For further information and a confidential discussion please contact Sean Dodsworth at Errington Legal Recruitment.

We are an equal opportunities recruiter, committed to ensuring an inclusive and supportive recruitment process. We embrace and promote diversity as we understand the importance and value of this both for us and our clients.