MJC Law

19/02/2025

What is mental capacity?

Those of you that work in the Court of Protection and other areas of mental capacity law will be able to answer that without a second thought.

But what about those of you who don't? Is this something you have come across before but you are not 100% sure what it means? Would you like to know more? If so, you are in luck! The team at MJC Law have produced some helpful factsheets which should give you an insight into all things hashtag and hashtag

For the answer to the question above, you can check out our factsheet below and if you head to our website, we can hopefully answer some more of your burning questions:

https://www.mjc-law.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/What-is-mental-capacity.pdf

If you need some tailored advice on all things mental capacity, please get in touch with our team who will be more than happy to help.

14/11/2024

MJC Law complete the Leeds Mind Firewalk challenge!

On 7 November 2024, members of the MJC Law team tackled the Leeds Mind Firewalk challenge at Victoria Gardens in Leeds.

24/09/2024

MJC Law are thrilled to announce the addition of two new paralegals and one solicitor apprentice to the MJC team. Eliot Griffin and Gregory Turpin are paralegals, based in our Leeds office and Joseph Miller is a Solicitor Apprentice, based in our Nottingham office.

MJC Law are thrilled to announce the addition of two new paralegals and one solicitor apprentice to the MJC team. Eliot Griffin and Gregory Turpin are paralegals, based in our Leeds office and Joseph Miller is a Solicitor Apprentice, based in our Nottingham office.

16/09/2024

We are pleased to announce that in August 2024, Lauren Crow was appointed as a First-tier Tribunal Judge (Special Educational Needs & Disability). Lauren will work in her role as a Judge alongside her responsibilities as Director and Solicitor at MJC Law, and her role as current President of Nottinghamshire Law Society.

We are extremely proud of Lauren’s appointment and have no doubt that she will make a brilliant Judge.

We are pleased to announce that in August 2024, Lauren Crow was appointed as a Judge in the First-tier Tribunal (Special Educational Needs & Disability).

16/09/2024

**VACANCY**

We are recruiting for a Court of Protection lawyer with 0-2 years PQE and experience of running their own case load. The role will be based in our Leeds office with flexible working arrangements.

Details of how to apply can be found in the link below:

Please note the application process at the foot of this notice. Any CVs submitted without a covering letter will not be considered. The Firm MJC Law are a niche practice specialising in mental health, Court of Protection personal welfare work and community care. We hold 2018 Legal Aid Civil Contract...

30/07/2024

***VACANCY***

We are hiring a Solicitor Apprentice to join our lovely Nottingham team. Details of the role and how to apply by 14 August 2024 can be found on our website via the link below:

We’ve introduced a new way to find and apply for an apprenticeship in England.

20/05/2024

We are thrilled that Lauren Crow and Helen Fanning have been shortlisted for awards at this years
It's great to see them recognised for their commitment to our clients and

MJC Law’s Lauren Crow and Helen Fanning have been shortlisted for a prestigious Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year Award. This is extremely exciting news for MJC Law as there was a high calibre of entrants this year and the competition is fierce. Lauren has been shortlisted in the Disability Rights cate...

20/05/2024

MJC Law Director, Lauren Crow was appointed as President of Nottinghamshire Law Society on 14 May 2024. Lauren is only the 8th female President in the Law Society's 150 year history and we're sure she'll do an amazing job! Huge congratulations to Lauren 👏

On Tuesday 14 May 2024, Lauren Crow was appointed as President of the Nottinghamshire Law Society, at the Annual General Meeting. Lauren is the 8th female President in Nottinghamshire Law Society’s 150-year history.

05/04/2024

We are delighted to share that, as of 1 April 2024, Rosie Banks was promoted to Senior Associate Solicitor at MJC Law. Rosie is our first Senior Associate and we are delighted that she has made this next step in her career.

A huge congratulations to Rosie and we look forward to seeing her flourish in her new role 👏

https://www.mjc-law.co.uk/rosie-banks-first-senior-associate-at-mjc-law

05/04/2024

We are delighted to share that, as of 1 April 2024, Rosie Banks was promoted to Senior Associate Solicitor at MJC Law. Rosie is our first Senior Associate and we are delighted that she has made this next step in her career.

A huge congratulations to Rosie and we look forward to seeing her flourish in her new role 👏

We are delighted to announce that on 01 April 2024, Rosie Banks became the first Senior Associate Solicitor at MJC Law.Rosie joined the firm in August 2022 as an Associate Solicitor based from our Nottingham office. Throughout her career at MJC Law and her previous employment, Rosie has established....

26/03/2024

We are recruiting for a to assist our busy team with our and cases. If you would like to join our team, please see our website for details of how to apply before the 5 April 2024 deadline.

Please note the application process at the foot of this notice. Any CVs submitted without a covering letter will not be considered. The Firm MJC Law specialises in mental health, Court of Protection personal welfare work and community care. We hold 2018 Legal Aid Civil Contracts in both Mental Healt...

01/03/2024

We are delighted that Jacob Simmons qualifies as a Solicitor at MJC Law today. Jacob will continue to help the most vulnerable in society through his Court of Protection health and welfare work and we look forward to watching him thrive in the future.

Jacob Simmons qualifies as a Solicitor