Our well established client is seeking an experienced Child Care Solicitor to join their team. You will be between 1 to 10 years PQE (there is no upper limit regarding the amount of experience and applications are invited from even the most experienced candidates).

You will need to be Accredited with the Law Society (Children Panel Accredited).

Job purpose

You will form an important part of our team, providing expertise to parents, grandparents, other family members, interveners and children directly or through their CAFCASS appointed Children’s Guardian

Overseeing due diligence to legal aid applications and CCMS procedures

Making preparations for court such as court bundles and instructing counsel

Ensuring the Child Care team provides a quality, first class service

Performance measures

Manager/client satisfaction

Ability to multi-task and work under pressure to meeting deadlines

Running your own caseload with limited supervision

Quality of work drafted and completed

Achieving time recording targets

Achieving costs/fees targets

Job Description

Covering all aspects of Child Care work, you will provide technical expertise and guidance to team members and external clients

You will manage and supervise colleagues, i.e. solicitors, trainee solicitors and caseworkers/paralegals to manage appropriate caseload types and complexities

Assisting with the delivery of appropriate training and development opportunities within the team

Varied duties including dealing with a range of care work including: all Legal Aid/CCMS procedures, Care Orders, Interim Care Orders, Supervision Order, Interim Supervision Orders, Emergency Protection Orders, Police Protection Orders, Special Guardianship Orders, Placement Orders, Adoption Orders, International Adoption Orders, Pre Proceedings Meetings, Child protection case Conferences, Child protection review Conferences, defending allegations of injury, abuse or neglect, Child Arrangement Orders, Domestic abuse/violence cases, Prohibited Steps Orders and Specific Issue Orders. You will represent parents, grandparents, other family members and children directly or through their CAFCASS appointed Children’s Guardian.

To develop the department and generate work and build upon exiting contacts

We give you the freedom to work how you want – whether that’s in the office, at home or a space of your choosing. We want your workspace to be a productive place.

To apply please send your CV as directed

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