Solicitor - Mental Health Panel Member

Lexcel accredited practice seeks a Mental Health Panel Member Solicitor in Cardiff.

Joining a specialist team located in Cardiff, the successful Mental Health Panel Member Solicitor will manage a complex caseload and provide advice and representation to clients with diminished mental health capacity.

Responsibilities

• Representing clients detained under the Mental Health Act 1983
• Representing clients in managers’ hearings and renewal meetings in primary care trusts
• Undertaking own advocacy at tribunals and County Courts
• Advising clients on consent issues
• Making applications in respect of relative displacement
• Bringing judicial review proceedings
• Analysing and evaluating psychiatric reports and social circumstances reports

The Candidate

• Applications are welcomed from solicitors with a minimum of one year’s PQE
• Mental Health Panel membership is essential
• The ability to provide first-class customer care
• Be proactive with a client-focused approach to your work
• Seek to develop and progress in a reputable and specialist department 

The Firm

A prestigious law firm with multiple offices throughout the South of England and South Wales, our client is a highly regarded and Lexcel accredited firm, committed to providing the highest levels of client care across the full remit of legal matters. Staffed by a talented team, they are genuinely dedicated to pursuing the best possible outcome for their clients and offer a challenging and rewarding place of work. They are now looking for a driven Mental Health Panel Member Solicitor for their office located in Cardiff.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Career development, mentoring and training
• Long-term career progression opportunities

Solicitor – Mental Health Panel Member

For further details of this Mental Health Panel Member Solicitor vacancy, please contact Vladimir quoting reference VY03790961.