Court of Protection Lawyer in Bristol, Gloucestershire

Court of Protection Solicitor

Bristol

Salary up to £60k D.O.E

Yolk Recruitment is working with a well-established law firm looking to recruit a Court of Protection Lawyer into its specialist Bristol team.

This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified lawyer with Court of Protection experience to join an established practice handling complex Property and Affairs Deputyship matters. You'll work alongside experienced senior lawyers, supporting vulnerable and brain-injured clients and their families while developing your expertise across deputyship, trusts and potentially contentious matters.

This is what you will be doing

As a Court of Protection Solicitor, your responsibilities will include:

• Managing and assisting with Property and Affairs Deputyship matters.
• Working directly with vulnerable and brain-injured clients and their families.
• Advising deputies and supporting the ongoing management of clients' financial affairs.
• Assisting senior lawyers with substantial and complex case files.
• Providing litigation support, including on contentious deputyship matters where required.
• Supporting trust administration and advising trustees.
• Handling new enquiries and maintaining strong relationships with clients and their families.
• Managing payments and maintaining accurate records relating to clients' affairs.
• Attending clients where required.
• Delegating and supervising appropriate work to paralegals and trainees.
• Working in accordance with SRA requirements and OPG Deputy Standards.
• Contributing towards agreed billing targets and the wider development of the team.

The experience you will bring to the team

You will bring the following experience to the team:

• Qualification as a Solicitor or FCILEx Legal Executive.
• Around 1-5 years' PQE.
• Previous experience within Court of Protection law and practice.
• Experience of Property and Affairs work, ideally within a busy team.
• The confidence to build trusted relationships with vulnerable clients, families and other parties.
• Strong organisation and attention to detail.
• The ability to manage competing priorities, deadlines and responsibility for your own workload.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Experience involving statutory funding challenges or education appeals would be useful but is not essential.

This is what you will get in return

• Competitive salary dependent on experience.
• A permanent, full-time position.
• 37.5-hour working week with flexible working hours.
• Some hybrid working, subject to the needs of the team.
• The opportunity to join an established specialist Court of Protection practice.
• Exposure to complex deputyship work and the opportunity to develop your expertise alongside experienced lawyers.
• A Bristol-based role with a firm offering a strong platform for continued professional development.

Are you up to the challenge?

If you're a Court of Protection Lawyer ready to take the next step in your career, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today or get in touch to find out more. All enquiries will be handled in the strictest confidence by Yolk Recruitment. If you are looking to pursue the next step in your career with a highly regarded law firm, we encourage you to apply by contacting Oliver Coodye on (phone number removed) or alternatively send your CV Yolk Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and embraces diversity in our workforce. We employ the best people for the job at hand and actively encourage applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, age, race, religion, sexual orientation, disability, educational background, parental status, gender identity or any other protected characteristic. We champion and celebrate diversity at Yolk allowing our team to bring their whole selves to work. Please note, whilst we do our best to contact all candidates, due to the high number of applications we receive we cannot guarantee this for every role. If you have not heard anything from us within 7 days of applying - then unfortunately you have been unsuccessful. Please keep an eye on our website for more opportunities.