COMMUNITY CARE SOLICITOR

Lawstop is a specialist firm of solicitors with offices in London, Brighton, Cornwall, Somerset, the Wirral, Leicestershire, and Rutland.
As Community Care Solicitors we are specialists when it comes to challenging decisions which have been made by the likes of Children’s or Adult’s Social Services, where it is believed that they have acted unlawfully in the provision of services to a range of people, including but not limited to, disabled or vulnerable people, children and the elderly.
We are recruiting an experienced and ambitious Community Care Solicitor to join to join our dynamic legal aid practice. With a modern approach, the firm are legal experts within their areas of law and pride ourselves on high levels of client care, providing an outstanding service at all times.
We require a self-motivated individual with excellent communication and written skills. You will be highly organised, able to manage a varied workload and work well under pressure. Patience and tact are necessary as you will be assisting vulnerable people whose welfare is our priority. Sound knowledge of legal aid funding is required.
As a solicitor joining our friendly and expanding team, we will provide support and on-going training; however, you must have enough experience to hit the ground running.
We are a versatile and adaptive practice with a unique approach to the delivery of legal services, and we work hard to achieve the best results for our clients.

SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS

• At least 2 years’ experience of working on a full range of community care and/or Court of Protection law (including challenging assessments and care plans, ensuring that local authorities comply with their safeguarding duties, identifying judicial review challenges and potential Court of Protection cases
• Ability to communicate effectively with the firm’s client group
• Problem-solving ability
• Experience of working to targets
• Excellent IT Skills
• Commitment to our client group in connection with maintaining access to justice
• Current Practicing Certificate
• Experience of Legal Aid funding and using CCMS
  Salary – Competitive

Job Type: Full-time

• Monday to Friday 9.30am to 5.30pm

The recruitment process will fully comply with GDPR and other applicable laws. Background checks including CRB / DBS checks will establish your eligibility to work in the UK and suitability to the role
Lawstop is committed to Equal Opportunities and embraces diversity of its staff. The Company strives to ensure that our staff reflects the diversity of the communities we serve, which is reflective at all levels within our workforce.
We guarantee an interview for candidates that disclose a disability and meet the essential requirements for the post.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From £35,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Work from home

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: Hybrid remote in London W6 7J

Please refer the Job description for details