Child Care Solicitor
Manchester / Blackburn
Up to £47,000 + bonus
Monday-Friday (35 hours per week)
We are looking to expand our existing Child Care team by appointing an experienced Child Care Solicitor ideally with 5+ years PQE. For this role the successful candidate will need to be Child Panel Accredited.
An excellent opportunity has arisen with my client, a highly reputable law firm with multiple offices across the Northwest. We are seeking an experienced Solicitor with Child Panel Accreditation to join a growing Child Care team. You will join a friendly, motivated and collaborative team while being supported by an assistant on all matters of complexity.
Duties include:
- Managing a caseload of primarily parents and other family members in public children cases
- Representing clients at meetings with social services
- Representing clients at family courts
- Conducting public law litigation
- Undertaking your own advocacy
The successful candidate will have/be:
- Ideally 5+ years PQE but we will consider less if you are panel accredited
- Children Panel Accreditation is a must
- Ability to demonstrate high quality client care skills
- Knowledge of legal aid and LAA applications
- Commercially astute and technically strong
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Benefits:
- Medicash - Healthcare plan
- Birthday day off
- Flexible working/working from home
- Refer a friend scheme
- Company pension
- Subsidised car parking
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Internal career progression
- Training Contracts
- Internal and External training
- Structured salary frameworks
- Mid-term and annual appraisals
- Bonus Structures for all employees
- Summer Conference
- Christmas Party
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