Community Care & Welfare Solicitor or Legal Executive (48 years PQE)

CompanyBoyes Turner

LocationReading, England, United Kingdom

Posted At2/4/2026

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£41,700 (£21.38 per hour)

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Description

Role Description

We are looking for an experienced and ambitious solicitor or legal executive to join our fast paced, rapidly growing and highly regarded Community Care & Welfare team.

Reporting to the Partner and Head of Team, you will manage your own caseload of privately fee-paying clients and play a key role in supervising junior fee earners and contributing to the development of this specialist area of law.

Our niche expertise is recognised in Chambers and the Legal 500. Boyes Turner is a founding, active, member firm, of the Professional Deputies Forum.

The team specialises in the provision of highly tailored education, health, social care and welfare advice to Court of Protection Deputies, their clients and professionals in respect of children and adults living with a disability, injury or illness. Experience/ Attributes required

Essential Skills

Solid experience in Community Care/Public Law and/or Court of Protection matters, including overlapping issues relating to Property & Affairs and Health & Welfare.
Experience of working with and advising Court of Protection Deputies, their clients and professionals such as case managers.

Proven ability to independently manage a complex caseload of privately fee-paying clients, including cases with the need for a multi-pronged approach involving public law and Court of Protection remedies.

Strong advocacy, negotiation and communication skills.

Excellent client care and organisational abilities.

Experience supervising or mentoring junior fee earners and a desire to assist the Head of Team with developing junior fee earners.

Confident IT user, including Microsoft Office.

Desirable Skills

Experience in Court of Protection Property & Affairs more widely and/or Special Educational Needs law.
Involvement in business development, training delivery or marketing initiatives.

Work type:

Managing a diverse caseload of Community Care and Court of Protection matters with minimal supervision. Depending on the candidates experience, there may also be opportunities for work involving Special Educational Needs matters.
Supervising and supporting junior fee earners and support staff.
Drafting and reviewing complex legal documents and correspondence.

Providing advocacy at assessments, appeals and court or tribunal hearings.

Developing client relationships and assisting with new business opportunities.

Participating in marketing events and contributing to team strategy and growth.

Ensuring the highest standards of quality and compliance are maintained.

Benefits

Contractual

25 days holiday
Pension scheme
Life Assurance 5 x final salary
Private medical insurance

Non Contractual

Flexible Hybrid working
An additional days holiday for your birthday
A weekly wellbeing hour
8 hour per annum charity work
Cycle to work scheme
Bring your dog to work
Social committee events
Season ticket travel loan
Eligible to purchase an additional five days holiday

Team structure

1 x Partner
1 x Associate Solicitor
1 x Solicitor
1 x Senior Paralegal
2 x Paralegal
1 x Legal Assistant

Other information As specialists in Court of Protection, we are well placed to provide statutory funding and welfare advice as part of our all-age service, keeping a careful eye on how the issues in dispute, sit with the scope of a Deputys general authority, pursuant to HHJ Hilders decisions in Re ACC, Calderdale and Lumb

. The team works closely with our highly regarded Special Educational Needs team.

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