Current Vacancies

Court of Protection Lawyer, Portsmouth  

The Firm

Biscoes is a well-established and growing law firm situated on the South Coast and Isle of Wight. We pride ourselves in providing ‘great service to every client, every time’.

The role

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Court of Protection Lawyer at our Head Office to assist with setting up Contested Mental Capacity Department alongside the Head of Mental Health Department.

The Ideal Candidate

A Solicitor or Legal Executive experienced in Court of Protection matters and the ability to run their own caseload, who is dynamic, pro-active, enthusiastic, has excellent client care skills and the ability to promote the department and expand the current workload.

Ideally having membership of Law Society Mental Capacity panel (ALR) or an interest in applying to do this accreditation and experience in conducting Section 21A applications and other contested mental capacity work.

Salary & Benefits

Competitive salary depending on experience, unlimited holiday policy, 8% contributory company pension, staff bonus scheme, healthcare cash back scheme and membership to Perkbox (discount website). We are happy consider flexible working and some home working and provide infrastructure such as laptop and iPhone to allow integration from home base into our office systems.

This is a permanent position working 35 hours per week, but we are also prepared to consider a part-time role for the right candidate.

Equal Opportunities

We believe a diverse culture can bring specific skills and personalities and so promote equality and diversity and we are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments individuals may require in the recruitment process, or once in post.

We as a business subscribe to several of the United Nations sustainability and development goals and are committed to reducing our business impact on the environment and promoting our local community.

We are committed to ensuring we support all our employees at every level to reach their full potential and regularly review with employees their personal goals and ambitions to establish ongoing training needs, and personal development options.

Biscoes is committed to giving fair support to members of the Armed Forces Community. As such, Biscoes guarantee an interview for any Armed Forces member as long as they meet the requisite criteria set out in the job description. The scheme is not a guaranteed job for members of the Armed Forces Community, as selection procedures will ensure the best candidate for the job is appointed, based on the objective criteria of the role profile.

Applications: By email to Debbie Brown, HR@biscoes-law.co.uk with CV and brief covering email.

Closing Date: Friday 5 February 2021