Head of Court of Protection

Salary

40,000 – 60,000

Job Type

Permanent

Location

Birkenhead, Merseyside

Our client is seeking a candidate to work as the Head of their Court of Protection department and join their team in Birkenhead Merseyside on a hybrid basis. The ideal candidate for the Head of Court of Protection will ideally have the below Skills and Experience

• Admitted solicitor or legal executive or equivalent.
• At least 8 years’ experience of conduct of deputyship files
• Good knowledge of law relevant to Deputyship and Court of Protection requirements
• Competent in the use of Microsoft word and outlook
• Experience of meeting deadlines with a minimum of supervision
• Direct contact with clients, face-to-face and over the phone
• Ability to provide informal guidance to junior staff as required.
• Having conduct of trauma led deputyship cases
• Working with electronic case management systems
• Working with trade unions
• Knowledge of statutory duties relevant to Court of Protection and deputyship filesJob purpose:
• To be responsible for the professional lead, legal training, and supervision of the Court of Protection team (professional deputyship and trusteeship) and delivery of a professional service by the teams to external and internal clients.
• To achieve required operational, financial and client service performance standards.
• To fully contribute to overall successful departmental and firm performance, effective business development and case intake.Key areas of responsibility
• To provide leadership to the Court of Protection team to ensure organised, client-focused, cost-effective and efficient service delivery.
• Properly recruit, select, train, actively develop, motivate and manage Court of Protection staff to empower them to deliver their accountabilities and achieve their full potential.
• Implement and uphold all the firm’s policies and procedures.
• Display the knowledge skills and behaviours required by the firm as set out in the Lexcel leadership & management culture statement and key behaviours document.
• Deliver effective supervision of best practice and full implementation of case management standards across the Court of Protection team through day-to-day support of staff.
• To engage and effectively communicate with staff and a regular review of Court of Protection processes and problem solving and creative thinking.
• To manage personal caseload of professional and lay deputy client .
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