Role: Childcare Solicitor or Legal Executive
Are you the right applicant for this opportunity Find out by reading through the role overview below.
Location: Taunton (other locations available in Somerset)
Hours: Full Time
What's on Offer?
- Kick start this new legal aid contract
- Progress quickly to Head of Department, if not immediately
- Competitive salary
- 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays)
- Xmas and New Year closure
- Company pension scheme
- Death in Service Insurance
- Hybrid working
What will you do?
- Specialise in public law childcare cases
- These will include all child protection issues, and all other legal matters involving children
- Act for parents, guardians and children
- Advise on all public law matters, including care and supervision orders, emergency protection orders and adoption cases
- Ensure compliance with Legal Aid Agency guidelines and manage the legal aid certification process
- Conduct advocacy in the Family Court and liaise with Counsel when necessary
- Work closely with local authorities, Children’s Guardians, social services, and other agencies involved in child protection cases
- Attend court hearings, case management conferences, and directions hearings
- When appropriate build out a care team
What do you need?
- To be a qualified solicitor or legal executive
- Ideally 4+ years’ experience handling your own Childcare Law caseload
- Child Panel Membership would be ideal, but a willingness to get membership will be sufficient
What next?
- Click on apply now to send your CV across
- Or contact Paul Norman at G2 Legal for a confidential discussion about this and other vacancies across the South West region
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