Children’s Safeguarding Lawyer ref LBBD 1686

Essential Employment; Horncastle; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A legal services firm in Horncastle is seeking a Legal Advisor to provide support in Children’s Safeguarding Law. The role will involve managing a caseload, drafting documentation, and providing legal advice under supervision. This is a hybrid position with 3 days in the office per week. Candidates should have relevant legal skills and experience in safeguarding matters.

Qualifications

• Must be able to manage a caseload of legal work under supervision.
• Experience in drafting legal documentation and agreements.
• Ability to provide legal advice in a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Undertake and manage legal work in Children’s Safeguarding.
• Carry out research and provide legal advice.
• Prepare and draft legal documentation and forms.
• Assist with advocacy under supervision.

Skills

Children’s Safeguarding Law

Legal research

Legal documentation

Advocacy

Job description

Overview

Responsible to the Principal Lawyer for Children’s Adults and Education for delivery of legal advice and casework in the area of Children’s Safeguarding Law.

Responsibilities

• Under supervision, to undertake and manage a full caseload of legal work in the area of Children’s Safeguarding and progress to conclusion.
• Carry out research and provide legal advice, and negotiate and agree, draft, prepare and process legal agreements and documents, and all other necessary and appropriate documentation associated with matters in the area of Children’s Safeguarding Law.
• Prepare, negotiate, draft, and agree routine legal documentation and forms, and all documentation associated with the legal process, including briefs, pleadings, claim forms, affidavits, witness statements and so forth.
• Amending / drafting statements and care plans.
• Undertaking advocacy under supervision such as directions appointments and applications for order by consent, case management discussions and hearings appropriate to experience.
• To work/share with the team out of hours cover over holiday periods.
• Provide legal advice in relation to and prepare formal Legal Implications for reports under the supervision of the Principal Lawyer for Children’s Adults and Education, to relevant committees, panels, working parties and other meetings as required.
• To actively undertake fee generated work.

This is a hybrid role, the successful candidate will need to work in the office 3 days a week.

If you are interested in the role, please email your CV to [e-mail] quoting the reference number

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