Education Associate

Birchrose Associates; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Birchrose Associates is seeking an Education Associate or Senior Associate to join its highly regarded Education practice. You will work with leading education providers on regulatory, contentious and non-contentious matters across the UK.

Working closely with senior Partners, you will advise on admissions, safeguarding, SEND, complaints and public law issues, with direct client exposure and opportunities to develop specialised expertise within a nationally recognised team.

Qualifications

• Qualified Solicitor with experience in Education law, at Associate or Senior Associate level.
• Experience advising education providers on contentious and/or non-contentious matters.
• Strong technical, drafting and client relationship skills.
• Experience in public law would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Advise on school admissions, exclusions, appeals and student disciplinary matters.
• Handle safeguarding, SEND and equality matters.
• Advise on complaints, disputes and claims, including court and tribunal proceedings.
• Support education providers with regulatory compliance, inspections and registration.
• Advise on public law matters, including judicial review where relevant.
• Provide advice on critical incidents, reputational risk and sensitive regulatory issues.

Skills

Education law experience

Drafting skills

Client relationship management

Education

Qualified Solicitor in Education Law

Job description

Excellent opportunity for an Education Associate or Senior Associate to join a highly regarded Education practice at a leading national law firm.

The Firm

Our client is a leading national law firm with an outstanding reputation for advising education providers on complex regulatory, contentious and non-contentious matters.

The firm boasts a top-tier Education practice, recognised by The Legal 500 for its specialist expertise and high-quality client work. The team advises an impressive client base spanning independent schools, academies, maintained schools, further and higher education institutions and other education providers.

With a collaborative and supportive culture, the firm offers the opportunity to work alongside leading specialists in education law within an established and highly successful team.

The Opportunity

The firm is now looking to hire Education Associate or Senior Associate.

Working closely with experienced Partners, the successful candidate will advise on a broad range of contentious and non-contentious education matters, acting for an impressive client base of leading education providers across the UK.

This will include:

• Advising on school admissions, exclusions, appeals and student disciplinary matters.
• Handling safeguarding, special educational needs and disability (SEND) and equality matters.
• Advising on complaints, disputes and claims, including court and tribunal proceedings.
• Supporting education providers with regulatory compliance, inspections and registration requirements.
• Advising on public law matters, including judicial review where relevant.
• Providing advice on critical incidents, reputational risk and sensitive regulatory issues.

This Education Associate position offers genuine responsibility, direct client exposure and the opportunity to develop specialist expertise within a nationally recognised practice.

Requirements

• Qualified Solicitor with experience in Education law, ideally at Associate or Senior Associate level.
• Experience advising education providers on contentious and/or non-contentious matters.
• Strong technical, drafting and client relationship skills.
• Experience in public law would be particularly advantageous.
• A commercial, pragmatic and empathetic approach to advising clients.

Reasons to Apply

• Opportunity to join one of the UK's most highly regarded Education practices.
• Impressive client base including leading education providers and institutions.
• Close collaboration with experienced Partners and recognised specialists.
• Genuine opportunities for career progression and professional development.
• Supportive, collaborative culture with hybrid working arrangements.

We practice a diverse and inclusive recruitment process that ensures equal opportunity for all we work with, irrespective of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. As an organisation, we encourage applications from all backgrounds and will ensure measures are met when required, to allow a fair process throughout.

PLEASE NOTE: We can only consider applications from candidates who have the right to work in the UK.