Permanent Childcare Lawyer

Sellick Partnership (Legal) Limited; City Of London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

A local council legal team is seeking an experienced Childcare Lawyer to join their team. The ideal candidate will have at least 3 years of PQE in childcare law and a current practising certificate. Responsibilities include managing child protection cases and advising social services clients. This role offers a hybrid working model and various benefits, including training opportunities and a local government pension scheme.

Benefits

Fantastic training and development opportunities

Local Government pension scheme

Bike loan and season tickets

Significant discounts in local cafes, shops and restaurants

Discounted gym membership

Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave

Supportive staff networks

Flexible working

Qualifications

• At least 3 years PQE in Childcare Law.
• Current practising certificate required.
• Experience in advising on social care law.

Responsibilities

• Deputise for the Senior Social Care Lawyers.
• Manage a busy caseload of child protection cases.
• Prepare a wide variety of court documents.
• Attend meetings with clients and external parties.
• Conduct legal research.

Skills

Childcare Law

Legal Research

Client Advising

Advocacy

Education

Qualified Lawyer (Barrister, Solicitor, or CILEx)

Job description

Childcare Lawyer

Full-time 35 hours

Permanent

Salary: £50,646 - £55,710 per annum + Market Supplement £5,178

DBS required

About the Childcare Lawyer position:

Sellick Partnership are excited to be exclusively recruiting for a permanent Childcare Lawyer to join a supportive and sociable Legal Team with a local council within the London area. Our client is seeking a qualified lawyer who has experience in Childcare Law, preferably from a local authority setting but they are open to applicants from private practice who want to transfer their skills. The role can be worked on a hybrid working basis, and the desired candidate will be expected to attend the office in Catford twice a week.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deputise for the Senior Social Care Lawyers
• Handling a demanding and busy caseload of mainly child protection cases, with the opportunity to undertake advocacy in the Central Family Court
• Advising Social Services clients in person 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
• Attend all meetings with clients and external parties, professionals' meetings and panels as required, and advise on all aspects of social services work
• Carry out legal research

Benefits:

• Fantastic training and development opportunities
• Local Government pension scheme
• Bike loan and season tickets
• Significant discounts in local cafes, shops and restaurants
• Discounted gym membership
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Supportive staff networks
• Flexible working

Salary £50,646 - £55,710 per annum + Market Supplement £5,178 per annum

All appointments will be offered at the minimum spinal column point (SCP) for the grade of the role. The only exception to this will be when matching current salary (up to the maximum of the scale), which is subject to evidential proof.

How to Apply:

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 very experienced, ideally with a local government background, the successful candidate must be a qualified lawyer with at least 3 years PQE (Barrister, Solicitor or CILEx), and must hold a current practising certificate.

Diversity and Inclusion:

Our fantastic client is a Disability Confident employer. We welcome and encourage job applications of all abilities. If you require any reasonable adjustments in the application or interview, please contact the lead contact on this advert. We will make reasonable adjustments to make sure our disabled applicants and those with health conditions are supported throughout our recruitment process. We support the access to work scheme, further details are available at www.gov.uk/access-to-work/apply

The Council reserves the right to close adverts early if there is a large response.

Sellick Partnership is proud to be an inclusive and accessible recruitment business and we support applications from candidates of all backgrounds and circumstances.