Role: Solicitor - Court of Protection
Reports to: Department Manager
Salary: Dependent on experience
Office base: Wigan, WN3 5BA
Hours: 35 hours per week
- Are you a compassionate legal professional with a gift for guiding clients through sensitive, often life-changing decisions?
- Do you thrive when advocating for vulnerable adults and ensuring their voices are heard?
- If youre looking for a meaningful and varied role within a supportive, forward-thinking legal team, wed love to hear from you!
The Role
As a Court of Protection Solicitor at Stephensons, youll provide expert advice, assistance, and representation to family members and litigation friends acting on behalf of vulnerable adults who lack mental capacity. Youll manage your own caseload of welfare proceedings efficiently and profitably, with a focus on delivering exceptional client care.
From visiting clients in care settings to attending court, youll play a vital role in safeguarding the rights of some of societys most vulnerable people all while contributing to the development of the department and seeking opportunities to grow our work in this important area.
Click here to read more about the team. Click here to meet Sophie Maloney, Partner and Head of Court of Protection
What Youll Be Doing
- Advising and supporting clients in Court of Protection health and welfare proceedings.
- Visiting vulnerable adults in care settings to provide clear, sensitive legal guidance.
- Drafting Court applications, preparing case action plans, and managing files with ongoing risk assessment.
- Representing clients in Court (subject to rights of audience) or attending hearings with Counsel.
- Responding promptly and professionally to clients, colleagues, experts, and the Legal Aid Agency.
- Managing your caseload to Legal Aid Contracting and Law Society standards.
- Monitoring work in progress, ensuring efficiency, profitability, and accurate billing.
- Delegating and supervising tasks to ensure work is carried out at the right level while developing junior staff.
- Keeping up to date with legal developments, training requirements, and CPD.
- Reducing financial exposure by managing disbursements and debtors.
- Seeking marketing opportunities, cross-referring work internally, and actively promoting the Stephensons brand.
About You
You are empathetic, resilient, and passionate about protecting the rights of vulnerable adults. You combine legal expertise with the ability to communicate complex issues clearly and sensitively. You can manage a busy caseload while keeping a steady focus on compliance, profitability, and client care.
Essential
Experience & Qualifications
- Qualified Solicitor, Legal Executive, or equivalent level of experience.
- Experience in health and welfare proceedings in the Court of Protection.
- Knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act 2005.
- Previous legal aid experience.
- Strong IT skills and familiarity with case management systems.
Desirable
- Legal Aid Supervisor status.
- Law Society Accreditation in Mental Capacity.
- Advocacy experience.
- Experience supervising staff.
Knowledge, Skills & Attributes
- Up-to-date understanding of Solicitors Accounts Rules and Professional Conduct Rules.
- Excellent time management and organisational skills.
- Strong analytical skills and the ability to identify key issues quickly.
- Flexible and adaptable approach to work.
- Business awareness and a proactive approach to developing work in the Court of Protection field.
Our Values
At Stephensons, were proud to be approachable, flexible, inclusive, resilient, and supportive. Were looking for someone who not only has the technical skills for this role but also shares our commitment to making a real difference in the lives of our clients.
Why Stephensons?
Stephensons is an award winning, top 150 law firm with a strong commitment to the future growth and development of the business. With an ambitious mind set, yet approachable and down to earth attitude, Stephensons provides an exciting place for long term career development and progression. Whilst we do look for highly motivated and driven individuals, we also have a strong commitment to work life balance and flexibility.
Why not click here to see why you should come and work for us and heres a brief insight from our Managing Partner, Sean Joyce, into what were all about at Stephensons.
What can we offer?
Flexibility! Our agile/hybrid way of working means you get to work from where you feel comfortable. You can work from home, and we have modern and comfortable offices in Wigan where you can spend time with your team. We are extremely flexible and have the utmost respect for your personal lives. There are no expectations on you to work long hours or to sacrifice your personal lives for work. We do have flexi time so if you do want to put a few extra hours in you get something back for it.
What else can we offer?
Click here to view details of our benefits package
- Generous annual leave package which increases with service
- Salary sacrifice pension scheme
- Early monthly pay scheme
- Life Assurance
- Holiday sale & purchase scheme*
- Well-being package (financial, physical and mental health support)
- Free parking
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay*
- Will writing service*
- Season ticket & travel support
- Payroll giving scheme
- Social events & clubs
- Reward and recognition schemes
- Internal referral scheme
- Retail vouchers/cashback schemes
- Free eye tests
- Cycle to work scheme
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