Childcare Law Solicitor

1 day ago


Barnsley South Yorkshire, United Kingdom Sellick Partnership Full time €36,648 - €47,420

Childcare Lawyer

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council

Hybrid working arrangement

£For further information on this brilliant opportunity at Barnsley Council, please visit our dedicated microsite: . Alternatively, please contact Sara Robinson at Sellick Partnership who is managing this recruitment campaign on behalf of the Council.

Summary of the Childcare Lawyer opportunity:

Barnsley Council are putting the borough on the map as a place of possibilities for people to live, work and visit.

Sellick Partnership is excited to be exclusively recruiting for a permanent Childcare Lawyer to join the supportive and sociable Legal Team at Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council. Our client is seeking a qualified lawyer who has experience in Childcare Law from either private or local authority and is looking for the next step in their career.

The main duties of the successful Childcare Lawyer will include:

Handling a caseload of mainly child protection cases and pre-proceedings matters.
Undertaking advocacy on behalf of the council.
Advising Social Services clients face-to-face and in writing, on all aspects of relevant legislation.
Prepare all legal documentation relevant to the caseload, and in particular prepare a wide variety of court documents, advise on social care law, and assist the Senior Social Care Lawyers and Principal Lawyer in relation to the most complex or specialised matters as and when required.
Carry out legal research.Experience required for the Childcare Lawyer role:

Qualified Solicitor, Barrister or Legal executive
We're not expecting candidates to have experience in all of the above, but exposure to one or more areas would be beneficialThe Childcare Lawyer joining this team will enjoy the following benefits:

Legal assistant support
Fantastic training and development opportunities
Competitive salary.
Excellent local government pension scheme, including the option to contribute to an Additional Voluntary Contribution Scheme
Flexible and hybrid working.
Generous annual leave allowance, increasing with length of service and an additional 5 discretionary days used for Christmas shutdown
Car lease scheme, salary sacrifice for a brand new car
Salary sacrifice scheme for extra annual leave, cycle to work, home electronics and childcare vouchers.
Discounts on car parking, rail travel, eating out, leisure attractions and gym memberships.
Family friendly policies including; excellent maternity, paternity and adoption entitlements.
Discounts on parkingInterested in applying for the Childcare Lawyer role?

This is a brilliant opportunity for an experienced Childcare Lawyer to join a Legal Team with a great reputation. Our client is looking for candidates who are a qualified solicitor or legal executive and must hold a current practising certificate.

Please apply as soon as possible to be considered for this position or contact Sara Robinson in our Manchester office for an informal discussion about the role.

Please note, our advertisements use years' experience, hourly rates, and salary levels purely as a guide and we assess applications based on the experience and skills evidenced on the CV. For information on how your personal details may be used by Sellick Partnership, please review our data processing notice on our website



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