Child Care Solicitor

G2 Legal Limited; West Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health scheme

Company pension

Hybrid working

25 days annual leave

Birthday day off

Life Admin Days

Job summary

A highly respected law firm in West Yorkshire is recruiting a Public Law Solicitor to join its Care and Public Law team in Huddersfield. The role offers flexible working patterns, hybrid working and part-time hours, with a culture that prioritises work-life balance and family commitments.

The successful candidate will manage a varied caseload, representing kinship carers, adoptive parents and foster carers, and will have strong knowledge of public childcare law with excellent client care and

Qualifications

• Experience in public childcare law and care proceedings is required.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong advocacy and client-care focus essential.

Responsibilities

• Managing a varied caseload in care proceedings representing kinship carers and adoptive parents.
• Providing advocacy and court representation where appropriate.
• Maintaining strict confidentiality and high standards of client care.
• Collaborating with colleagues across the firm and supporting junior staff.
• Contributing to business development activities where appropriate.

Skills

Public childcare law

Care proceedings

Advocacy

Client care

Case management

Education

Qualified Solicitor (SRA registered)

Job description

A highly respected and genuinely people-first law firm is looking to recruit a Public Law Solicitor to join its growing Care and Public Law team based in Huddersfield.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a firm widely recognised for its outstanding commitment to work-life balance, flexible working and family-friendly culture. The firm understands that legal professionals perform at their best when they have the flexibility to balance their careers alongside family life and personal commitments.
As a result, the firm actively supports flexible working arrangements, hybrid working and part-time hours, making this an ideal opportunity for solicitors who want to continue doing meaningful legal work while maintaining a healthy and sustainable work-life balance.
The successful candidate will join a supportive and collaborative team representing kinship carers, adoptive parents, prospective adopters and foster carers in care and adoption proceedings. The work is both challenging and rewarding, offering the chance to make a real difference to families and vulnerable individuals.

The Opportunity

• This role would suit a solicitor with experience in public childcare law who is confident managing their own caseload while working as part of a supportive team environment.
• The firm places a strong emphasis on excellent client care, collaboration and professional development, and provides a positive and inclusive working culture where individuals are trusted and supported to work in a way that suits them.

Key Responsibilities

• Managing a varied caseload involving the representation of kinship carers and adoptive parents in care proceedings
• Representing prospective adopters and foster carers in adoption matters
• Handling cases from instruction through to conclusion, including taking over matters partway through proceedings
• Providing advocacy and representing clients in court where appropriate
• Maintaining the highest standards of client care at all times
• Ensuring strict confidentiality and secure handling of client information
• Working collaboratively with colleagues across the firm
• Maintaining effective communication with clients, courts and external organisations
• Supporting the development of the department and contributing to business development activities where appropriate
• Supervising and supporting junior staff where required

Candidate Requirements

• Strong knowledge of public childcare law and care proceedings
• Experience handling legal aid matters as well as privately funded work
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong advocacy skills
• Ability to manage a busy caseload and meet deadlines
• Outstanding interpersonal and relationship-building skills
• Self-motivated, organised and proactive
• Ability to work independently while also contributing positively to a team environment

Why Join This Firm?

• This firm is particularly well known for being one of the most flexible and family-friendly employers in the region.
• They recognise that talented lawyers may need working arrangements that fit around family life, caring responsibilities or other commitments.
• They are genuinely open to flexible working patterns, hybrid working and part-time hours, and actively encourage a healthy balance between work and personal life.
• You will be joining a supportive, collaborative and down-to-earth team where people are trusted, valued and encouraged to grow their careers without sacrificing wellbeing.

What's on Offer?

• Competitive salary depending on experience
• Flexible working arrangements including part-time and reduced hours
• Hybrid working available following an initial training period
• A culture that genuinely prioritises work-life balance and family commitments
• 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with long service
• An additional day's holiday for your birthday
• Two half-day Life Admin Days each year
• Health scheme
• Two discretionary bonuses per year
• Company pension scheme
• Friendly and supportive culture with team social events