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Childcare Solicitor, 3+ PQE, Lancashire: Make a Difference to Children and Families While Advancing Your Legal Career
Salary up to GBP 60,000 (DOE)
Hybrid Working
Excellent Benefits
Career Progression
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Childcare Solicitor to join the highly regarded Childcare team of a respected law firm in Lancashire.
This is an excellent opportunity to handle a varied and rewarding caseload of public law children matters while working within a supportive and collaborative team. Alongside managing your own files, you'll play an important role in mentoring junior colleagues and contributing to the continued success and growth of the department.
The Role
You will manage a busy caseload of childcare matters, providing expert legal advice and representation to clients while delivering the highest standards of client care.
Your Responsibilities Will Include
- Advising parents, guardians and CAFCASS-appointed Children's Guardians on a wide range of childcare matters.
- Managing all aspects of public law children work, including care proceedings and emergency protection matters.
- Handling Legal Aid and CCMS applications and procedures.
- Advising on police protection orders, child protection case reviews and related public law issues.
- Providing supervision, guidance and support to junior Solicitors, Paralegals, Caseworkers and Trainees.
- Working collaboratively with colleagues to deliver an outstanding client experience and contribute to the continued development of the department.
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The Candidate
Applications Are Welcomed From Solicitors Who Can Demonstrate
- A minimum of 2 years PQE specialising in Childcare Law.
- Experience managing a varied public law children caseload independently.
- Strong technical knowledge of Legal Aid and CCMS procedures.
- Excellent communication, advocacy and client care skills.
- Experience supervising or mentoring junior colleagues would be advantageous.
- A proactive, organised and compassionate approach with a genuine commitment to achieving the best outcomes for clients.
The Opportunity
This is an excellent opportunity to join a highly regarded firm that is committed to investing in its people and providing genuine opportunities for career progression. You'll enjoy working within a supportive team, handling meaningful and rewarding work while developing your leadership skills and technical expertise.
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In return, the firm offers a competitive salary of up to GBP 60,000 (DOE) together with an excellent benefits package, including hybrid working, generous annual leave, a company pension scheme and clear opportunities for continued career development.
Contact Melanie Daly at eNL on 850 or email with your CV, or simply call for a confidential discussion.
eNL will never share your CV with a third party without your express permission. As part of our candidate care process, we aim to respond to all applications within 7 days. If you have not been contacted within this timescale, your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note our advertisements use PQE and salary levels purely as a guide.
At eNL we value diversity and inclusion. We want to attract people at all levels and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of ethnicity, religion, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law in the jurisdictions in which we operate.
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