We're dedicated to empowering you to rebuild your life after road traffic collisions by helping you not only to claim compensation but also helping you to access specialist treatment and rehabilitation to help with your recovery.
We relentlessly pursue claims for our clients, but our support goes much deeper. We have a dedicated team of rehabilitation and support coordinators who all have a background in health and social care, and are on hand to help you with our wraparound support.
Our purpose guides what we do. We strive to help those affected by injury – together. And the together part of our purpose is delivered by the collaborative working partnerships we build with like-minded organisations.
Want to do things differently and make a real difference by helping those affected by injury every day? Then CFG is just the place for you.
We are currently recruiting NQ – 1yr PQE Serious Injury Solicitors/Legal Executives in Court of Protection to join our growing firm, working flexibly from home and our locally serviced offices, who would work closely with the Partner and Head of Department in building and developing the Court of Protection and Private Client Team. Their primary role would be to handle the management of Property and Affairs Deputyships, working with brain injured and vulnerable clients, Trust management, assisting with tax affairs and accounts, drafting Personal Injury Trusts, Statutory Wills, and other associated applications to the Court of Protection.
We put outcomes before profit. We pride ourselves on investing in our colleagues, demonstrated through our Investors In People Gold Standard accreditation and being recognised by Best Companies as one of the best law firms in the country to work for.
Key responsibilities
Work closely with the Partner on Deputyships focused on providing litigation support, with the potential to manage an independent caseload as the number of cases increase, some of which might include contentious Deputyship work
Provide comprehensive legal advice and representation to clients and family members, within the context of the Mental Capacity Act and other relevant legislation, supported by the Partner
Attend clients at hospitals, in their home and care/nursing homes
Make regular payments to clients and keep accurate schedules of these payments. Also forecast forward spending and creation of budgets
Day-to-day contact with clients and their individual lifestyle requirements
Delegate tasks, supervise work and provide constructive feedback where appropriate to paralegals and trainees
Consider all aspects of the case management system and initiate and suggest improvements to current procedures
Provide excellent service to clients at all times in line with CFS and core values
Skills
Good working knowledge and experience of Court of Protection
Claimant experience
Experience of using a case management system
Flexibility to work across CFG offices and travel within the UK as required
Ability to work within limits of own competence and seek guidance and support where needed
Ability to apply understanding, critical thinking and analysis to solve problems
