Background
Our award-winning Court of Protection team is one of the largest specialist departments in the UK, acting for around 454 clients where our Trust Corporation or a solicitor is appointed as Deputy or Trustee. Ranked in both Chambers and Partners and The Legal 500, we support children, adults and their families, carers and professional support networks with Property and Financial Affairs Deputyships and Personal Injury Trusts.
Working alongside case managers, healthcare professionals and financial advisers, we help manage our clients' financial affairs and make decisions in their best interests.
We are looking for a Solicitor (0–3 PQE) to join our nationally recognised team.
The role
This is an excellent opportunity to develop your career within one of the UK's leading Court of Protection teams. Working alongside experienced partners and solicitors, you will gain exposure to a broad range of Property and Financial Affairs Deputyship and Personal Injury Trust matters while developing your own caseload.
You will support Deputies and Partners, build strong relationships with clients and professional contacts, and contribute to the continued growth of the team through business development and client relationship activities.
Your responsibilities will include:
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Assisting with the management of Property and Financial Affairs Deputyship matters.
- Managing your own caseload with appropriate supervision.
- Preparing Court of Protection applications and annual Deputy Reports.
- Supporting the day-to-day management of clients' financial affairs, including budgeting, payments and property transactions.
- Assisting with the administration of Personal Injury Trusts.
- Liaising with clients, families, case managers, healthcare professionals and other professionals.
- Working closely with the department's paralegals and internal and external litigators.
- Attending client meetings and visits where appropriate.
- Developing knowledge of statutory wills, care funding and benefits.
Skills & Qualifications
The successful candidate will have:
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Qualified Solicitor status in England and Wales with 0–3 years' PQE.
- A genuine interest in Court of Protection Property and Financial Affairs work.
- Excellent communication and client care skills, with the ability to build relationships with vulnerable clients and professionals.
- Strong organisational, drafting and analytical skills with excellent attention to detail.
- The ability to manage competing priorities and work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
- A proactive, collaborative and flexible approach.
- Experience using a case management system and recording time.
Life at Hugh James
We never shy away from a challenge
We are a leading, full-service UK law firm. Since our beginning, we have been led by the things that matter. We care about fighting for the right outcomes. Solving the seemingly unsolvable. Protecting businesses, individuals and livelihoods. Supporting our people, our communities. Safeguarding our planet. Looking for a way forward? At Hugh James, challenges – of all sizes – are readily accepted.
The Hugh James difference
Our law firm has always been guided by the idea that self-belief is just as important as skillset. Our pursuit of righting wrongs and protecting what’s important keeps us driving forwards. It’s in our roots! We won’t stop until we find the answers; the outcomes that are needed.
We are focused on the work we do, the business we run, and our culture. Our entrepreneurial spirit has taken us from humble beginnings to a strong presence across the UK with offices in Cardiff, London, Manchester, Southampton and Plymouth – servicing clients from businesses, individuals and banks to public sector organisations, property companies, education establishments and utilities providers. Our collegiate culture, our forward-looking ethos, our values serve to make us bigger, better, bolder than ever before.
A positive force in the community
Our work with charities on a local and national level plays a huge part in our day-to-day lives. We work with a large range of charities, some of which we support through fundraising, donations, volunteering and others we partner with where our areas of work cross paths. Staff, clients everyone comes together through a shared passion to do good in the community and support those in need.
Some of our benefits on offer include:
Minimum of 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
Two Corporate Social Responsibility days
Birthday day off
Death in service equivalent to twice annual salary
Auto enrolment pension scheme
Hybrid working
Employee Assistance Programme
Discounts for local businesses
Professional fees paid (subject to requirement for your role)
Employee recruitment incentive scheme
Hugh James is an equal opportunities and disability confident committed employer.
Thank you for taking the time to consider this opportunity. If you have questions, please contact Jack Osborne.
We reserve the right to close our vacancies earlier than the given deadline if we receive sufficient applications for the role.
