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Adult Social Care Lawyer

Service Care Solutions - Legal
Posted 2 days ago, valid for 14 days
Location

Worcester, Worcestershire WR53DE, England

Salary

£45,000 - £54,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • Service Care Solutions is seeking an experienced Adult Social Care Lawyer for a local authority in Worcestershire, offering a fully remote work option.
  • The contract duration is on a 3-month rolling basis, with a competitive pay rate of £50-£60 per hour umbrella.
  • Candidates must be qualified Solicitors, Legal Executives, or Barristers with a minimum of 3 years of post-qualification experience (PQE) in Adult Social Care law.
  • The role involves providing legal advice on complex issues related to Adult Social Care, including adult protection and court of protection matters.
  • Benefits include flexible working arrangements, weekly pay, and hybrid working options.

Service Care Solutions is currently working on behalf of a dynamic local authority, based in Worcestershire, which needs an experienced Adult Social Care Lawyer to join their team. This role can be done on a fully remote basis!

The duration of this contract is on a 3-month rolling basis. They can pay a competitive rate of £50-£60ph umbrella!

Key Responsibilities of the Adult Social Care Lawyer role

  • Provide legal advice on complex issues related to Adult Social Care. This will include all aspects of community care law/adult social care law and to a lesser extent education law (SEN/School queries).
  • You will take up some ongoing caseload and fresh queries in these fields without any specific training.
  • You will be dealing with adult protection/court of protection/mental capacity/mental health, ordinary residence and CHC disputes and Judicial Review claims as well as commencing and running court of protection cases with Counsel as appropriate.

Requirements

  • Qualified Solicitor, Legal Executive or Barrister with a minimum of 3 years of PQE in Adult Social Care law
  • Someone who has worked for a public sector organisation within an Adult Social Care legal team.
  • You must be able to deal with adult protection/court of protection/mental capacity/mental health, ordinary residence and CHC disputes and Judicial Review claims as well as commencing and running court of protection cases with Counsel as appropriate.

Benefits included with Adult Social Care Lawyer role

  • Flexible working arrangements
  • Weekly pay
  • Hybrid working

If this Adult Social Care Lawyer role sounds like an opportunity of interest for you or someone you know, please feel free to reach out to Hugh Barnes on , or email .

We also welcome referrals for this position, where a successful recommendation would be worth £250.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.