Lawstop (London) – Mental Health/Court of Protection Solicitor
Salary: starting from £35,000
Lawstop is recruiting a Mental Health solicitor, ideally with knowledge and/or experience of mental capacity and Court of Protection. The ideal candidate would have the following skills and competencies:
* Meet the LAA supervisor requirements for the Mental Health legal aid contract
* Have knowledge and experience across a range of MH casework, including tribunal representation
* Have knowledge and experience of issues arising from s.117 aftercare
* Able to work independently and as part of a team
* Able to create and implement team-wide processes, procedures and precedents that are compliant with our various obligations
* Able to self-supervise
* Knowledge and experience of mental capacity and Court of Protection proceedings, including running own caseload independently
* Experience supervising other team members
* Relevant professional contacts and ability to bring in own cases
* Able to write and deliver training on mental health and mental capacity law issues both within the team and across other teams within Lawstop
How to apply: please provide CV and covering letter to Mary Bennett at maryb@lawstop.co.uk
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