Child Care Lawyer

Brent Council; Wembley; On-site; GBP 58,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent pension with LGPS

Hybrid and flexible working options

Health and wellbeing support

Cycle to Work scheme

Job summary

Brent Council in London’s Brent Civic Centre near Wembley Stadium is seeking a Senior Child Care Lawyer to join the department, providing high-level advice on Children public law and advocacy in courts. The post involves attending court or tribunals and leading high-quality advocacy in the High Court and Family Court, with responsibility for monitoring team quality.

The role requires a flexible lawyer with experience in Children public law, permanent contract, 36 hours per week, and office

Qualifications

• Knowledge and experience of Children Public Law.
• Experience of conducting Children public law proceedings.

Responsibilities

• Actively support the management of the department.
• Provide high level and proactive expert legal advice on children's social services law to the Council, its members and officers.
• Attend court or tribunals as a Senior Advocate and conduct advocacy in High Court, Family Court and related hearings.
• Monitoring the quality of work undertaken by the team.

Skills

Children Public Law

Court advocacy

Public sector advice

Education

Solicitor/Barrister/Chartered CILEX qualification

Job description

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Senior Child Care Lawyer to join us in Brent's impressive Civic Centre, located right next to Wembley stadium and approximately 12-minute train ride from Baker Street and Kings Cross.

Responsibilities

• Actively support the management of the department.
• Provide high level and proactive expert legal advice on children's social services law to the Council, its members and officers and to be a point of contact for members and senior officers on legal matters pertaining to Children public law.
• Attend court or tribunals or public inquiries as a Senior Advocate and in particular, conduct high quality advocacy in the High Court, Family Court, Coroners Court, including all hearings up to contested /complex hearings.
• Monitoring the quality of work undertaken by the team

The Person

We are looking for a flexible individual with good knowledge and experience of Children Public Law. Experience of conducting Children public law proceedings.

Salary range: (PO6/PO7) £58,461 - £61,563 p.a. inc. London weighting (plus fantastic benefits!)
Contract: Permanent
Hours of work: 36 hours per week
Location: Civic Centre and other locations from time to time
This post requires office/court attendance of three days a week.

Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this and therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community. We positively encourage all applicants to self-identify their characteristics in the diversity survey section in the application. We are committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that posts working with children, young people and vulnerable adults are subject to an Enhanced DBS check as well as other employment clearances. The information we collect from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas and your data protection rights, can be found here. Brent has a positive approach to flexible working. As a disability confident employer Brent welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including hidden disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on More Info.

Admitted Solicitor Qualified Barrister Chartered CILEX with litigation rights.

• Up to 33 days annual leave (depending on length of service) plus bank holidays
• Excellent pension with generous employer contributions (LGPS)
• Hybrid and flexible working options available for most roles
• Supportive family-friendly policies for parent, guardians, and carers
• Health and wellbeing support, including access to eye test support and a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• Financial support such as education sessions, childcare deposit loans, and season ticket loans
• Travel perks including affordable parking nearby, a Cycle to Work scheme, and great onsite facilities
• Learning and development opportunities to help you grow your career
• Access to My Brent Rewards with exclusive discounts on shopping, travel, leisure, and entertainment

Brent is a tremendously vibrant London Borough where the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium dominates the skyline. Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make up. Brent's diversity is evident to all who visit our borough and our long history of ethnic and cultural diversity has created a place that is truly unique and valued by those who live and work here. The council is pursuing a far-reaching transformation agenda that better meets the needs of our community, so it is an exciting time to join us.