Lawyer (Child Protection)

2 months ago


Kings Hill, United Kingdom CV-Library Full time

Lawyer (Child Protection)
Invicta Law
£42,000 to £48,000pa
Hybrid/Kings Hill, Kent

Invicta Law’s Child Protection Team prides itself on offering expert legal advice and support to local authority clients in all areas of child protection law.

Invicta Law are looking for an enthusiastic individual with a proactive approach to problem-solving and a real commitment to the job to join their friendly and supportive team of experienced professionals, where your professional development will be nurtured and appreciated.

The successful candidate will have at least 6 months experience in key areas of child protection law and ideally have experience of working for a local authority. Consideration will be given to applicants from private practice with relevant experience.

We value equality and diversity in our friendly and welcoming team within which expert administrative and IT support is on offer to allow you to focus on a varying and engaging caseload.

In return we will offer you -

Flexible working

30 days’ (pro-rata) annual leave entitlement plus Bank Holidays and a discretionary extra day at Christmas

Group Pension Plan (two-tiered scheme with up to 7.5% employer benefit)

Practising certificates paid for annually by the company

Life insurance cover at 4x salary

Training opportunities

Employee Assistance Programme

National and local retail discount scheme
Key duties -

Provide advice to local authority clients on various aspects of child protection law and conduct a full caseload of public childcare law proceedings

Work with other members of the team to advice upon all aspects of the work of the Child Protection Team including advice to social workers and external clients

Willingness to be responsible with some supervision for the preparation and conduct of a full caseload of public childcare law proceedings

Carry out legal research for own cases and by way of support to the Head of Group to ensure that tis is shared with team members to assist in the effective discharge of their duties

Maintain SRA standards and ethics at all times
What we need from you –

Qualified Solicitor or Legal Executive

Experience of undertaking Child Protection legal work

Some experience of working within or for a Local Authority client

Able to confidently to take on a caseload with minimal supervision and maintain files to a high standard

Proven experience building and maintaining positive relationships to be able to provide excellent client care
About Commercial Services Group

Commercial Services Group (CSG) is the largest, local authority-owned trading company (LATCO) in the UK, wholly owned by Kent County Council. CSG generates over £800m in revenue per annum and provides services to over 16,000 education and public sector customers globally.

CSG is striving to be recognised as the global leader in Education and Public Sector services, currently operating in 86 countries, with 1,800 staff across 28 trading brands, providing expertise ranging from: HR Services, IT Services, Energy, Education Resources, Procurement and many more



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