Locum Adult Social Care Lawyer in East Midlands
Panoramic Associates is looking for an Locum Adult Social Care Lawyer in East Midlands
Job description
Job Title: Locum Adult Social Care Solicitor
Location: Hybrid - Primarily remote with occasional in-person attendance
Rate: Competitive hourly rate
Contract Length: 3 months initially, with potential for extension
Hours: Flexible - Full-time, part time considered (no less than 3 days)
Start Date: ASAP - ideally by mid-August 2025
The Opportunity
We're working with a local authority in the Midlands who is seeking an experienced Locum Adult Social Care Solicitor to join their close-knit and supportive team during a busy period.
This is a hybrid role, offering a mix of remote working and occasional in-person attendance for court hearings, team meetings, and mediation's.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage a diverse caseload of Court of Protection proceedings, including health, welfare, property, and financial affairs matters
- Respond to judicial review pre-action letters and advise on live judicial review proceedings
- Provide specialist legal advice on the Care Act 2014, safeguarding issues, deputyship applications, and financial decision-making
- Conduct advocacy in court hearings (remote)
- Attend client meetings, roundtable discussions, and mediations, some of which will require in-person attendance
Essential Criteria
- Qualified solicitor with demonstrable experience in adult social care law
- Proven track record in Court of Protection proceedings
- Experience responding to and advising on judicial reviews
- Strong working knowledge of the Care Act, safeguarding procedures, and financial deputyship matters
- Confident advocate
Interested? If you want to discuss the role and day to day duties in more detail, please click apply and/or please contact Georgia Macmenemey on 0117 284 0003 or email
Extra information
- Status
- Closed
- Education Level
- Secondary School
- Location
- East Midlands
- Type of Contract
- Part-time jobs
- Full UK/EU driving license preferred
- No
- Car Preferred
- No
- Must be eligible to work in the EU
- No
- Cover Letter Required
- No
- Languages
- English
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