Childcare Lawyer

Sellick Partnership Limited - Public Sector; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A local authority legal team in the East Midlands is seeking a qualified Childcare Lawyer to join their supportive team. The role involves managing child protection cases, providing legal advice, and undertaking courtroom advocacy. Ideal candidates will have experience in Childcare or Public Law and a current practising certificate. Benefits include a competitive salary, flexible working arrangements, and support for professional development.

Benefits

1:1 Legal assistant support

Training and development opportunities

Competitive salary

Local government pension scheme

Generous annual leave

Flexi time

Family friendly policies

Qualifications

• Qualified Solicitor/Barrister with a current practising certificate.
• Exposure to Childcare or Public Law would be beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Handle a caseload of mainly child protection cases.
• Undertake advocacy on behalf of the council.
• Advise Social Services clients on relevant legislation.
• Prepare a wide variety of court documents.
• Conduct legal research.

Skills

Childcare Law

Public Law

Legal documentation preparation

Advocacy

Education

Qualified Solicitor, Barrister, or Legal Executive

Job description

Childcare Lawyer

Local Authority

Hybrid working arrangement

£42,000 - £47,000 DOE

Sellick Partnership are delighted to be working with a local authority in the East Midlands in supporting them with the permanent recruitment of Child Care Lawyer into their legal team.

Summary of the Child Care Lawyer opportunity:

Sellick Partnership is excited to be recruiting a Childcare Lawyer to join the supportive and sociable Legal Team at Local Authority. Our client is seeking a qualified lawyer who has experience in Childcare or Public Law from either private practice or local authority and is looking for the next step in their career. They are happy to hear from newly qualified and experienced Solicitors.

The main duties of the successful Childcare Lawyer will include:

• Handling a caseload of mainly child protection cases and pre-proceedings matters.
• Undertaking advocacy on behalf of the council.
• Advising Social Services clients face-to-face 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.
• Carry out legal research.

Experience required for the Childcare Lawyer role:

• Qualified Solicitor, Barrister or Legal executive
• We're not expecting candidates to have experience in all of the above, but exposure to one or more areas would be beneficial

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

• 1:1 Legal assistant support
• Fantastic training and development opportunities
• Competitive salary
• Excellent local government pension scheme
• Flexible and hybrid working.
• Generous annual leave allowance, increasing with length of service
• Flexi time and use of up to an additional day of leave each month
• Family friendly policies including; excellent maternity, paternity and adoption entitlements.

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 a qualified solicitor or legal executive and must hold a current practising certificate.

Please apply as soon as possible to be considered for this position or contact Sara Robinson in our Manchester office for an informal discussion about the role.

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.