Children Panel Lawyer

Law Staff Legal Recruitment; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonus

Generous annual leave

Hybrid work

Training & development

Job summary

Law Staff Legal Recruitment is seeking a 3-year PQE Children Panel Solicitor or Legal Executive to join a leading firm. The role covers childcare matters, public law advocacy, and work with Children’s Panel and Family Panel specialists. Hybrid working and generous annual leave are offered.

You will handle public law, child protection, SGO and adoption matters, support colleagues, and develop your career through ongoing training in a modern, paperless environment.

Qualifications

• A Children Panel member with at least 3 years PQE
• Undertake all aspects of childcare work
• Undertake advocacy and representation of clients
• Excellent client care skills and professional conduct

Responsibilities

• Undertake all aspects of childcare work
• Undertake advocacy
• Undertake a variety of work including public law, child protection, SGO and adoption matters
• Advising and assisting other team members and encouraging development
• Confidence to work independently as well as in a team and to prioritise workloads accordingly
• Excellent client care skills

Skills

3 PQE

Advocacy

Public law

Child care law

Publicly funded work

Job description

Are you a 3-year PQE+ Children Panel Solicitor or Legal Executive seeking a new opportunity with a leading Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners ranked Firm? The firm offer hybrid working, generous annual leave which increases with service and excellent ongoing training and career development.

Our client is seeking a Children Panel Lawyer to join there recently merged offices Childcare Department. You will demonstrate a genuine passion for publicly funded work along with strong advocacy skills and will be working with a number of members of the Law Society Children's Panel and Family Panel Resolution accredited specialists.

The team represent parents, Guardians children, adopters, foster carers, kinship carers and advise on all matters of child care law.

Hybrid working opportunities will be available, the Firm is paperless so IT proficiency is imperative.

What will be expected from you for the Children Panel Lawyer role:

• A Children Panel member with at least 3 years PQE
• Undertake all aspects of childcare work
• Undertake advocacy
• Undertake a variety of work including public law, child protection, SGO and adoption matters
• Advising and assisting other team members and encouraging development
• Confidence to work independently as well as in a team and to prioritise workloads accordingly
• Excellent client care skills

Benefits:

• Competitive salary and bonus structure
• Generous annual leave (25 days + bank holidays and office closure over Christmas/New Year), increasing with service
• Hybrid working opportunities
• A friendly working environment supported by modern IT infrastructure
• Ongoing training and career development within a nationally respected firm

The Firm:

With a rich history spanning two decades, the Firm is acknowledged in both Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners rankings along with being recognised in the Times Best Law Firms for 2023 and 2024. With a dedicated team of over 200 staff with offices nationwide, the Firm is committed to servicing clients in both privately and publicly funded legal matters. Building partnerships based on trust, ensuring clients receive the support they need during challenging times with an ethos of continuous improvement.