VACANCY - Solicitor
Job Title: Solicitor
Office: Sheffield
Department: Court of Protection and Personal Injury Trust
Reports To: Partner
Job Summary:
We are seeking a Solicitor to join our Court of Protection and Personal Injury Trust team based in Sheffield.
About Us:
Wrigleys is a well-established, reputable firm of specialist Solicitors. We have offices in Leeds, Sheffield, and Newcastle. We represent clients across the UK and are considered as one of the leading expert practices outside of London. At Wrigleys we pride ourselves on delivering specialist legal services to our clients within a professional yet friendly and authentic environment.
Our culture is built on our purpose of putting people at the centre of what we do, and our values guide us in all aspects of our work with clients and each other. Together with our supportive leadership team, we offer a collegiate culture where everyone has a voice, and we encourage collaboration, innovation, and growth.
This positive environment helps us maintain exceptional colleague retention levels.
What We Can Offer You?
Life outside work matters. We promote work-life balance, offer agile working, and prioritise colleague wellbeing. Your health and happiness are important to us.
- Competitive salaries
- Agile Working
- Enhanced Family Friendly Benefits
- Generous holiday entitlement and holiday purchase scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Pension scheme
- Life Assurance scheme
- Group Income Protection
- Employee Wellness Initiatives
- Private Medical Insurance
- Socials
- 1200 chargeable hours per year
About the Role:
The role will include helping clients, their families and carers to manage property and affairs for people who lack the capacity to look after their financial affairs themselves. We also support clients who have received an award that is held in a Personal Injury Trust for their benefit. Many of those clients have the mental capacity to manage their own affairs but benefit from professional input. Our clients range from children to injured or incapacitated adults and from having little or no financial capacity to a high level of financial capacity.
Key responsibilities:
- Working with clients and their families to achieve their objectives and balancing that with the available funds
- Applying the principles of the Mental Capacity Act and related law and guidance
- Working in a true team setting, involving other members of the team where they are better placed to provide help to the clients
- Achieving your own financial targets as allocated by the Partner
- Developing and maintaining internal team procedures and precedents in conjunction with other members of the team
- Promoting, developing and maintaining professional relationships and contacts (including independent financial advisors, case managers, other professionals as necessary)
- Representing the firm at various events such as conferences, training courses, business development events and charity dinners
Please note that the role will require travel to visit clients in their homes
Job Experience:
- Experience in Court of Protection and Personal Injury Trust work is essential
- Experience of dealing with a wide range of Court of Protection applications including Statutory Wills and property related matters is preferred
- Demonstrate a willingness to gain client experience and technical knowledge in the field of Personal Injury trust and Court of Protection work
- Evaluation skills and a willingness to learn new skills
- Outstanding organisation skills
- Excellent social skills and the ability to handle difficult conversations
- A methodical approach to working
The ideal candidate:
- A passion for helping vulnerable and injured clients
- The ability to prioritise and meet deadlines
- An ability to communicate effectively at all levels
- An ability to work effectively as team member
- A professional outlook
- Excellent personal and communication skills
Application Process:
Our selection process for the Solicitor position is transparent. We prioritise keeping all candidates informed at every step, ensuring there is no uncertainty.
We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long-term condition and need us to make adjustments to give you the best possible recruitment process, please do let us know by contacting our recruitment team.
Equality and Diversity:
Individual differences are embraced at Wrigleys, and by putting people at the centre of we do, we strive to create an inclusive working environment in which colleagues feel supported and can be themselves.
Job Contact:
To apply for this position please click here: Apply
Alternatively, if you would like further information with regards to this opportunity or any of the other current opportunities available at Wrigleys, you can also contact our recruitment team by phone on 0113 244 6100.
