Child Care Specialist

eNL Legal Recruitment; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

eNL Legal Recruitment is seeking a Family / Childcare Solicitor to join our Birmingham team. You will advise and represent clients across the full spectrum of family childcare matters, handling a varied caseload and contributing to the ongoing growth of the team.

The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years PQE, strong advocacy skills, and a commitment to client care and professional excellence. Flexible working options and a collaborative environment are on offer.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years PQE in family childcare matters.
• Significant experience in complex family childcare cases.
• Advocacy experience and confidence in court representation.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills; team-oriented.

Responsibilities

• Advise and represent clients across the full spectrum of family childcare matters.
• Deliver expert guidance in complex and sensitive cases.
• Manage a varied childcare caseload including orders, disputes, and proceedings.
• Appear in court/tribunals; conduct advocacy where appropriate.
• Participate in business development and relationship building.

Skills

5+ PQE

Advocacy

Client care

Job description

Family / Childcare Solicitor, 5+ Years PQE, Birmingham, £60,000+ (DOE), Full-time opportunity to join a busy team who have an existing caseload in place ready for you to step into straight away. - JOB REF:2810

THE ROLE:

• This is a key role within a growing practice, offering high-quality work, genuine responsibility and the support of a collaborative and well-resourced team.
• You will advise and represent clients across the full spectrum of family childcare matters, delivering expert guidance in complex and sensitive cases while contributing to the continued growth and profile of the team.
• You will be responsible for a varied childcare caseload to include child arrangements orders and contact disputes, parental responsibility matters, adoption proceedings, emergency applications and protection orders and public law childcare proceedings
• Advising and representing clients at court and tribunals, conducting advocacy where appropriate
• You will also be involved in business development activities and relationship building

SKILLS REQUIRED:

• This role is ideal for a proactive, enthusiastic and experienced childcare lawyer with a strong reputation for client care and technical excellence.
• Applications are sought from Childcare Solicitors or Legal Executives with a minimum of 5 Years PQE
• Significant experience in complex family childcare matters
• Advocacy experience and confidence in court representation
• You will have exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, attention to detail and work well within a team environment.

ON OFFER:

• Flexible working options
• Genuine career progression

At eNL we value diversity and inclusion. We want to attract people at all levels and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates whatever your ethnicity, religion, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or any characteristics protected by law in the jurisdictions in which we operate.