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  • Date posted

    November 28, 2024

  • Hiring location

    Manchester

  • Offered salary

    £36,000 - £47,000/year

Description

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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Consultant

Connor

Contact Email

connor@mpjrecruitment.co.uk

Contact Number

07979 914 401 / 0161 552 3310

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