Childcare Solicitor

Covering all aspects of Child Care work, an opportunity for a Childcare Solicitor has become available with this national firm at its central Leeds office. You will provide technical expertise and guidance to team members and external clients.

The successful Childcare Solicitor will form an important part of this leading team, providing expertise to parents, grandparents, other family members, interveners and children directly or through their CAFCASS appointed Children's Guardian.

Varied duties will include 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.

To be considered for this Childcare Solicitor role you will ideally have experience of working in a fast-paced legal business in a Child Care Solicitor role working across a variety of cases.

Applicants at all levels will be considered for this role, there is no upper limit regarding the amount of experience and applications are invited from even the most experienced candidates - management and progression opportunities are on offer for candidates at a more senior level.

This firm is extremely forward thinking and offer agile and home working opportunities with flexibility.

If you meet the above criteria, please apply now for this Leeds based, Childcare Solicitor role directly via the link.

For further information please contact Rachael Atherton.