Childcare Associate Solicitor

Executive Network Legal Ltd; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Flexible working options

Private healthcare

Genuine career progression

Job summary

Executive Network Legal Ltd is seeking a Family / Childcare Solicitor for Birmingham with 5+ years PQE to join a busy, supportive team and step into an existing caseload.

You will advise and represent clients across the full spectrum of family childcare matters, including child arrangements orders, contact disputes, adoption, and public law childcare proceedings, with advocacy in court where appropriate.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years PQE in childcare/family law.
• Experience in complex childcare matters.
• Advocacy and court representation confidence.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work well in a team.

Responsibilities

• Advise and represent clients in family childcare matters.
• Handle child arrangements, disputes, adoption and related proceedings.
• Appear in court/tribunals and advocate where appropriate.
• Contribute to business development and client relationships.
• Manage a varied childcare caseload with sensitivity.

Skills

Childcare law expertise

Advocacy experience

Court representation

Client care

Team collaboration

Education

Qualified solicitor

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: 215304881

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:

• Competitive salary
• Flexible working options
• Private healthcare
• 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.