Solicitor - Childcare

3 days ago

Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom Anthony Collins Solicitors Full time

About the role and team

Join our top-ranked Childcare Team, recognised by Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners for excellence in family law. We are seeking a dedicated Solicitor in either our Birmingham or Wolverhampton office to represent parents in applications brought by local authorities for care or supervision orders.

Responsibilities include the following;

  • Represent parents in public law children cases, including care and supervision order applications.

  • Manage a busy and varied caseload effectively, ensuring high standards of client care.

  • Undertake advocacy in court where appropriate, with training and support provided.

  • Collaborate with colleagues across Birmingham and Wolverhampton offices to deliver excellent service.

  • Contribute to team development and uphold the firm's purpose of improving lives and communities.

  • Be part of an award-winning team that shares a clear purpose:

    to improve lives, strengthen communities, and contribute to a fairer society.

About the candidate

We are seeking a passionate and skilled lawyer who is committed to making a real difference in public law children work. The ideal candidate will bring expertise, empathy, and a collaborative approach to this rewarding role.

Essential Experience and Skills:

  • Qualified Solicitor or CILEx Lawyer (with litigation rights), ideally NQ–5 years' PQE.
  • Experience handling public law children cases and representing parents in care proceedings.
  • Strong client care skills with a commitment to access to justice and supporting vulnerable clients.
  • Ability to manage a busy caseload while working effectively as part of a team.
  • Advocacy experience is desirable, but full training and support will be provided.

If you are committed to making a real difference and thrive in a supportive, expert environment, we'd love to hear from you.

About the firm

What's in it for you?

  • Hybrid working.
  • 25 days holiday, 2 gift days at Christmas.
  • The opportunity to give back and have 3 days available for social purpose volunteering.
  • For Birmingham Colleagues, we have a newly refurbished office with an onsite café and free access to an on-site gym.
  • All IT equipment and support for effective home working
  • An excellent technical training programme and opportunities to grow sector expertise

Anthony Collins Solicitors is a specialist law firm with a clear purpose – to "improve lives, communities and society". For over 50 years we've been successfully combining market-leading legal expertise with a commitment to excellence and long-term relationships underpinned by a strong set of values.

What makes Anthony Collins Solicitors distinctive, beyond simply being a sector-specialist law firm, is our people and the values we share. We're extremely proud of the calibre of people that we attract; people who are inspired by our values, motivated by our vision and work with our clients to positively influence the society and communities we are building together.

Anthony Collins Solicitors is a committed Equal Opportunities employer promoting equality of opportunity. This means that everyone who either applies to or works for the firm is treated equally, whatever their gender, age, ethnic origin, nationality, marital status, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs.

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