About Joseph
Joseph is a Trainee Solicitor in the Social Welfare department at TV Edwards. He started his training contract in September 2024 and is currently in his third training contract seat, supporting Nilufer Ozdemir with her welfare cases in the Court of Protection.
Joseph joined TV Edwards in September 2023 as a paralegal and worked with Monica Kreel on her community care and Court of Protection cases until he moved to his second training contract seat in March 2025. During his second training seat, Joseph supported Amanda Ford with her housing cases, and Katie Brown and Aneela Samrai with their housing and community care work.
Before joining TV Edwards LLP as a paralegal in September 2023, Joseph worked as a social worker in a local authority supporting vulnerable adults. During this role, Joseph carried out various assessments under the Care Act 2014 and Mental Capacity Act 2005 and supported vulnerable adults with their care and support needs.
Joseph has good communication skills informed by empathy with a particular skill of engaging with vulnerable clients who have experienced traumatic events in their lives. He can adjust his communication style according to the needs of the client and can identify alternative community services that may be able to support a client with specific issues relating to their unique circumstances.
Joseph’s interest in working in social welfare law grew out of his professional practice as a social worker. He became increasingly interested in aspects of the role which entailed increased involvement of the Court of Protection such as moving individuals into residential accommodations in their best interests or supporting applications for property and financial affairs and/or health and welfare Deputyships. This interest was furthered upon Joseph qualifying as a Best Interest Assessor which provided increased knowledge and experience of the deprivation of liberty safeguards (DoLS) framework and what is required to ensure the human rights of vulnerable adults are protected.
This led Joseph to undertake the GDL and, subsequently, the LPC with a view to using the knowledge, skills, and experiences gained as a social worker to continue supporting vulnerable clients and their families whilst fostering his professional development in a different working environment.
Awards
- BA Social Worker, First Class Honours, 2015
- Best Interests Assessor Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, 2017
- Graduate Diploma in Law, Distinction, 2021
- LLM LPC (Pass)
