Job Title: Solicitor / Legal Executive (CILEX) 
Practice Area: Court of Protection – Health & Welfare
Location: Manchester/ London / Hybrid 
Salary: A competitive salary, plus an on-target bonus
Benefits: 27  days holiday plus bank holidays, the option to buy and sell holidays, hybrid/flexible working, company pension, sick pay, life assurance, employee assist program and many more.

Our Court of Protection team is nationally recognised and seen as one of the strongest teams, with the most dedicated solicitors, in the country. We’re currently looking for an experienced Solicitors (ideally 2+ years’ PQE) to join our contentious Health and Welfare team.

Our Public Law team has many Chambers and Legal 500 recognised solicitors who will work with you to help develop your career. You'll get exposure to high quality, challenging work and get hands on experience from day one whilst working within a supportive and grown-up environment where you’ll be encouraged to use all of your talents in order to achieve the best results for our clients.

This role is on a hybrid working arrangement with a mix of work from home and in the Manchester/London office depending on what it is right for you and your clients.

Role/Responsibilities: For this role, due of the nature of the types of clients we deal with, you will need to be empathetic and have the ability to communicate with the most vulnerable of clients. You’ll need to have an understanding of funding streams for packages of care including continuing health care and local authority funding.

You’ll be able to manage a high-volume caseload across a variety of matters and clearly, you’ll work in a compliant and efficient manner. For the more senior employees, you’ll also have the opportunity to supervise the casework of more junior staff in the team.

This is a fantastic   opportunity to work alongside some of the recognised leaders in this field and would be an ideal opportunity for someone looking to develop and expand their knowledge and expertise in this area.

Anyone with links to referrers of Court of Protection work would be seen as an added bonus, but it’s not essential so don’t let it put you off applying. What’s important is you have a detailed knowledge of Court of Protection work and have the right attitude and personality to provide high quality  advice within this dedicated area of law.

If this sounds like something you’d like to explore then please get in touch, initially by sending a copy of your CV, and then one of our recruitment team will contact you direct.

Why join Simpson Millar? Life at Simpson Millar offers you the chance to work in a welcoming, friendly firm with teams of people who enjoy working together to make a difference to our clients.

At Simpson Millar our Culture is key for us, it drives us and makes us who we are. We’re lawyers who exist to help people with their legal needs today and to improve the way the law works for people in the future. We provide trusted expert legal advice, quickly and clearly, every time.

We need people who are adaptable, who embrace change and see opportunities. The future of our business is one that is technology and data driven, so we need people who have the mindset and technological expertise to grow with us. 

Most of all we need team players who will be willing to work with others, but are accountable for their own work, and who want to achieve great results for both our firm and especially our clients.

Diversity and Inclusion: At Simpson Millar we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your previous experience doesn’t align perfectly with every element in the advert, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or for other roles in our firm.

Notes to Agencies: If external support is required on a vacancy, the role will be released by individual invite to specific agencies on our PSL. Any speculative candidates sent to Simpson Millar will be considered a gift and no fees will be applicable.