Childcare Lawyer

JR United Kingdom; Exeter; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-known council is seeking an experienced Childcare Lawyer to join their compassionate Legal Team. This position offers a chance to handle complex child protection cases, prepare court documents, and provide critical advice, all in a supportive environment that values work-life balance. Benefits include generous leave provisions, professional training opportunities, and various local discounts, making this a fulfilling role for the right candidate.

Benefits

Fantastic training and development opportunities

Bike loan and season tickets

Significant discounts in local cafes, shops, and restaurants

Discounted gym membership

Generous maternity, paternity, and adoption leave

Supportive staff networks

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years PQE required.
• Experience with child protection cases is preferred.
• Open to both local authority and private practice backgrounds.

Responsibilities

• Handling a demanding caseload, mainly child protection cases.
• Preparing legal documents and advising on social care law.
• Deputising for Senior Social Care Lawyers during absences.

Skills

Childcare Law

Legal Research

Client Advising

Education

Qualified Lawyer (Barrister, Solicitor, CILEx)

Current Practising Certificate

Job description

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About the Childcare Lawyer position:

Sellick Partnership are excited to be exclusively recruiting for a permanent Childcare Lawyer to join a supportive and sociable Legal Team with a local council within the London area. Our client is seeking a qualified lawyer who has experience in Childcare Law, preferably from a local authority setting but they are open to applicants from private practice who want to transfer their skills. The role can be worked on a hybrid working basis, and the desired candidate will be expected to attend the office in Catford twice a week.

The main duties of the successful Childcare Lawyer will include:

• Deputise for the Senior Social Care Lawyers
• Handling a demanding and busy caseload of mainly child protection cases, with the opportunity to undertake advocacy in the Central Family Court
• Advising Social Services clients in person and in writing, on all aspects of relevant legislation
• Prepare all legal documentation relevant to the caseload, and in particular prepare a wide variety of court documents, advise on social care law, and assist the Senior Social Care Lawyers and Principal Lawyer in relation to the most complex or specialised matters as and when required
• Attend all meetings with clients and external parties, professionals’ meetings and panels as required, and advise on all aspects of social services work
• Carry out legal research

The Childcare Lawyer joining this team will enjoy the following benefits:

• Fantastic training and development opportunities
• Bike loan and season tickets
• Significant discounts in local cafes, shops and restaurants
• Discounted gym membership
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Supportive staff networks

Salary £50,646 - £55,710 per annum + Market Forces Supplement £5,178 per annum

N.B: All appointments will be offered at the minimum spinal column point (SCP) for the grade of the role. The only exception to this will be when matching current salary (up to the maximum of the scale), which is subject to evidential proof.

Interested in applying for the Childcare Lawyer role?

This is a brilliant opportunity for an experienced Childcare Lawyer to join a Legal Team with a great reputation. Our client is looking for candidates who are very experienced, ideally with a local government background, the successful candidate must be a qualified lawyer with at least 3 years PQE (Barrister, Solicitor or CILEx), and must hold a current practising certificate.

Diversity

Our fantastic client is a Disability Confident employer. We welcome and encourage job applications of all abilities. If you require any reasonable adjustments in the application or interview, please contact the lead contact on this advert. We will make reasonable adjustments to make sure our disabled applicants and those with health conditions are supported throughout our recruitment process. We support the access to work scheme, further details are available at www.gov.uk/access-to-work/apply

The Council reserves the right to close adverts early if there is a large response.