Childcare Lawyer

Sellick Partnership Limited - Public Sector; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment business is looking for a locum Childcare Lawyer to join a local authority in the East Midlands for an initial period of three months, with potential for extension. The role involves providing legal advisory services and representing clients in family court, while offering flexible working hours in a hybrid arrangement. Candidates must have previous experience in the public sector and be willing to attend court regularly.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Fantastic hourly rate

Lengthy ongoing contract

Qualifications

• Essential experience in public sector or local government.
• Ability to carry a caseload of public childcare proceedings.

Responsibilities

• Act as a legal advisor and conduct proceedings related to child protection.
• Provide legal advice and support services to clients.
• Advocate at family courts as necessary.

Skills

Legal advisory

Child protection law

Advocacy

Job description

Childcare Lawyer

Rate: £50 - 55 per hour (umbrella)

Location: East Midlands

Working: Hybrid

About the Childcare Lawyer Role:

Sellick Partnership are currently recruiting for a locum Childcare Lawyer to join a local authority based in the East Midlands. The role will be for an initial 3 month period with a strong possibility of this being extended.

Key Responsibilities of the Childcare Lawyer role:

• To act as a legal advisor
• Advise upon and conduct proceedings relating to the care and protection of children
• To provide legal advice and support services to clients
• To carry a caseload of predominantly public childcare care proceedings
• To advocate, when necessary, at the family courts

The role will be a hybrid working arrangement whereby you will need to attend family courts in the East Midlands at in-person hearings on a weekly basis.

Benefits of the Childcare Lawyer role:

• Flexible working hours hybrid in East Midlands
• Fantastic hourly rate and a lengthy ongoing contract

It is essential that you have a background in working in the public sector or local government.

How to apply for the Childcare Lawyer role:

To apply, please submit your CV and/or cover letter via this page or alternatively, contact Lewis Dainty in the Sellick Partnership Manchester office.

Sellick Partnership is proud to be an inclusive and accessible recruitment business and we support applications from candidates of all backgrounds and circumstances. Please note, our advertisements use years' experience, hourly rates, and salary levels purely as a guide and we assess applications based on the experience and skills evidenced on the CV. For information on how your personal details may be used by Sellick Partnership, please review our data processing notice on our website.