Court of Protection - Senior Associate

What can you expect?

Our specialist Court of Protection team is looking for an experienced Solicitor to join the growing team and deal with a busy and varied caseload.

Fieldfisher's dedicated Court of Protection team provides a specialist deputyship service to brain-injured and elderly clients across the UK who lack capacity to manage their own property and financial affairs. We also advise individuals with capacity who wish to set up personal injury trusts to shield damages from means-testing, including acting as professional trustee.

Responsibilities

• Dealing with the routine management of deputyship and personal injury trusts with appropriate supervision and guidance from senior team members (with a focus on litigating and substantial settled cases)
• Liaising with clients, their families, case managers and other professionals and handling all matters with appropriate sensitivity
• Working closely with ...