Childcare Solicitor

BCL Legal; Lancashire; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading regional firm in Lancashire seeks a senior Childcare Solicitor to join their award-winning team. The role involves working on safeguarding issues for children, providing legal advice to public sector entities, and conducting advocacy. The firm promotes a healthy work-life balance and offers hybrid working arrangements.

Benefits

Competitive salary and benefits package

Hybrid working

Progression opportunities

Bonus scheme

Collaborative working culture

Qualifications

• Senior solicitor with experience in children's law.
• Capable of conducting own advocacy.
• Member of the children's panel.

Responsibilities

• Focus on children and safeguarding issues in public and private law.
• Advise NHS Trusts and Academies on safeguarding.
• Deliver training to ensure compliance with safeguarding responsibilities.

Skills

Advocacy

Children Law Accreditation

Safeguarding

Job description

Childcare Solicitor - Lancashire

Excellent opportunity for a senior Children's Lawyer to join a top regional firm in their head office.

The Role

The firm have an incredibly successful existing team across the North, who focus on children and safeguarding issues in both the public and private law arenas(90% of what they do is acting for children). The teams' practice also extends to the public sector, providing advice and training in relation to safeguarding children. This includes advising a number of NHS Trusts and Academies on bespoke issues that arise in their settings, to delivering regular training to ensure such agencies are compliant in meeting their safeguarding responsibilities.

They are looking for a senior solicitor to be based in Lancashire, working as part of the wider team. It is essential that the incoming lawyer is on the children's panel and has experience with Guardian work(they have no parent instructions).

This is an incredibly exciting opportunity for a senior solicitor to join an award winning team with the benefit of a large commercial firm behind you. You will benefit from all the contracts, policies and procedures already being in place.

They are ideally looking for a solicitor who is a Children Law Accredited member who is capable of doing their own advocacy (the team do the majority of their own advocacy).

This is an opportunity to join an excellent regional law firm with an excellent culture - they invest a lot of time into delivering social value for the local communities. They also promote a very sensible approach to work/ life balance & hybrid working(3 days in the office or court & the rest from home). The firms' excellent culture is attributable to the firm and teams low attrition rate.

The Benefits

- Competitive salary and benefits package
- Hybrid working
- Progression opportunities
- Bonus scheme
- Good working culture - collaborative environment
- Provides a unique platform to enhance your career

If you are interested in this Children's Lawyer opportunity, please apply now, or forward an up-to-date CV, or call us.

BCL Legal is an equal opportunities employer.