Permanent Childcare Lawyer

Sellick Partnership Limited - Public Sector; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

A legal recruitment firm is seeking a qualified Childcare Lawyer to join a supportive team in London. The role involves handling child protection cases and providing legal advice. Ideal candidates will have at least 3 years of experience and a current practising certificate. This is a full-time, permanent role offering hybrid working 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

• Must have substantial experience in Childcare Law.
• Qualified lawyer with a valid practising certificate required.
• Experience in local government is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Deputise for the Senior Social Care Lawyers.
• Handle a busy caseload of child protection cases.
• Prepare legal documents for the court and clients.
• Conduct legal research as needed.

Skills

Experience in Childcare Law

Ability to prepare legal documentation

Advocacy skills

Education

Qualified lawyer with current practising certificate

At least 3 years PQE (Barrister, Solicitor or CILEx)

Job description

Childcare Lawyer

Full-time 35 hours

Permanent

Salary: £52,269 - £57,495 P/A + 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.

The main duties of the successful Childcare Lawyer will include:

• 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

N: 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.

Interested in applying for the Childcare Lawyer role?

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

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 /access-to-work/apply

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