Locum Principal ASC Lawyer

Locum Principal Adult Social Care LawyerVacancy Ref: BRF8-96274 Venn Group''s specialist Legal team is pleased to be assisting a Local Authority in the South West area which is seeking to appoint a dynamic and highly experienced Principal Adult Social Care Lawyer to join its team on an interim basis. Please find further information below: Location: Fully remote workingDuration: 12 months initialHours: Full-timeRate: £65-£68phIR35: Inside Duties and Responsibilities:Managing a small team of lawyers and legal assistantsConducting advocacyDealing with all Deprivation of Liberty mattersProviding advice and support to the legal team with a focus on Court of Protection MattersEnsuring the management of Court of Protection proceedings and related requests for legal adviceInvestigating factual circumstances of cases and to advise on the management of legal proceedingsRepresenting in formal legal proceedings, attending Court and undertaking advocacy where appropriateCarrying out case management of complex cases comprising of welfare and financial matters arising from the Care Act 2014Dealing with applications to the Court of Protection for welfare matters and to the County Court under the Mental Health Act 1983 particularly in respect of nearest relation To apply for this role or to find out about other legal jobs, please contact Michael Attwood or Charlotte Foley on or email your CV to and we will call you back. Venn Group is an equal opportunities employment business and ..... full job details .....