The Social Care & Governance Team provide a service to Local Authority(s) to assume conduct of Litigation, Pre-Litigation and Advice on their behalf.

We are currently recruiting for a Solicitor or Associate up to 4 years PQE to join our Social Care & Governance team in Liverpool or Manchester

The successful candidate will manage their own caseload of Adult Social Care cases, with Paralegal and Legal Admin Support; and be a willing Team Member with an ability to support other colleagues as work demands

Main duties and responsibilities: -

• Manage their own caseload of Adult Social Care files, providing legal advice to local authorities to their Adult Social Care service with a focus on Court of Protection work as well as matters such as; ordinary residence, responsibilities under the Care Act 2014, funding disputes, and Mental Health Act queries.
• Conduct legal proceedings within the Court of Protection/High Court/County Court, including advocacy.
• Instruct counsel in relation to any Court proceedings, as necessary.
• Drafting court orders and liaising with the Court.
  
  
• Conducting professionals’ meetings (both roundtable and advocates’ meetings).
  
  
• Providing general adult social care and mental health legal advice.

This list is not intended to be exhaustive and you will be expected to perform other duties and have other responsibilities that fall within the wider remit of the role.

ABOUT YOU:

Working within this area of law, adult social care and mental health, on behalf of local authorities or in private practice.

• Experience of conducting advocacy
  
  
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  
  
• Excellent time management and organisation skills
  
  
• Ability to multi-task and prioritise
  
  
• Ability to work to strict deadlines and targets
  
  
• Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative
  
  
• Flexible approach