Children Law Solicitor

4 weeks ago


Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom Duncan Lewis Solictors Full time

Job Title: Child Care Law Specialist

Job Summary: We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Child Care Law Specialist to join our team at Duncan Lewis Solicitors. As a Child Care Law Specialist, you will be responsible for providing expert advice and representation to clients in all aspects of child care law, including child abduction, child protection issues, special guardianship, and adoption matters.

Main Responsibilities:

  • Provide technical expertise and guidance to other team members
  • Manage and supervise Solicitors, Trainee Solicitors, and Caseworkers to manage appropriate caseload types and complexities
  • Assist with delivery of appropriate training and development in the department
  • Deal with a range of public and private children cases, including child abduction, child protection issues, special guardianship, and adoption matters
  • Undertake your own advocacy

Key Skills and Qualifications:

  • Must have a clean, valid Practising Certificate at the time of applying
  • Registered with the Law Society and Children Panel Membership is desirable
  • Strong management skills
  • Committed team player with ability to approach team concerns fairly, foster culture of positive change, and encourage cross referrals
  • Professional with a pro-active approach, excellent client care skills, and ability to deal with vulnerable clients and resolve complicated practicalities involved in child care issues
  • Excellent networking and communication skills with ability to successfully market the Company and generate new business
  • Working knowledge of the publicly funded Child Care work and ability to service privately funded cases
  • Have extensive experience in dealing with all Child Care work-related work and some expertise on adoption matters
  • Experience in own advocacy is an advantage
  • Excellent IT Skills - familiar with Microsoft Office applications and document management skills

We Offer:

Duncan Lewis Solicitors is committed to providing a supportive and inclusive work environment. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, as well as opportunities for career progression and professional development. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from diverse candidates.

How to Apply:

If you are interested in applying for this vacancy, please submit your application through our website. We look forward to hearing from you.



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