Court of Protection NQ Solicitor/Lawyer (Southampton)
Our client is seeking a Court of Protection NQ Solicitor/Lawyer to join their team on a permanent, full-time basis, at their Top 100 Legal 500 firm. As a Solicitor, you will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to deliver the best outcomes for our clients in matters relating to their private property and financial affairs. Our client provides a supportive environment where you can gain experience, expertise, and confidence at a sensible pace.
This position offers a fantastic opportunity for further professional growth and development. You will receive extensive mentoring and support from our client's team of professionals as you carve out your reputation as a trusted and reliable expert in this area of law, and progress towards a position of greater responsibility.
What our client is looking for:
- A newly qualified Solicitor or Legal Executive who has ideally spent time within a Court of Protection Team as part of their training. The position may suit a candidate without this specialist team experience but who has worked within Private Client and Personal Injury teams and has a reasonable working knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act.
- You will be calm under pressure, adopt a naturally proactive approach to your work, and have the ability to provide support to numerous colleagues across the team.
- You will be highly numerate, understand the importance of accuracy and comfortable working with budgets and accounts.
- You will be naturally caring, empathetic, and confident in engaging with very vulnerable individuals and their families who are often facing extremely difficult circumstances.
- You will be confident in building relationships within and outside of your immediate team, and working collaboratively to achieve the best possible outcomes for your clients.
- You will have great communication skills, a passion for helping clients achieve their goals, and the ability to think creatively.
Our client is a firm that seeks to reward the great work their people undertake with continued personal development opportunities. They have big plans for growth, which creates extensive opportunity for their people as they move towards their long-term ambitions.
In most of their roles, our client is open to supporting hybrid or flexible working. They believe that what you do outside of work is as important as your time inside of work, and they strive to strike the right balance for both the individual and the organisation.
They also offer great benefits including 28 days' annual leave, private medical insurance, income protection, life assurance, firmwide bonus scheme, and a generous pension scheme.
If you are a motivated and dedicated Court of Protection NQ Solicitor/Lawyer looking to develop your career in a supportive and rewarding environment, we would be interested in seeing your CV.
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