Childcare Lawyer
- Recruiter
- Venn Group (Birmingham)
- Location
- Buckinghamshire
- Salary
- £35 - £40 Per Hour
- Posted
- 30 Jun 2015
- Closes
- 28 Jul 2015
- Ref
- HCF/6296750
- Contact
- Hannah Fritz-Lewis
- Job Title
- Lawyer
- Practice Area
- Child Law
- Contract Type
- Contract
- Hours
- Full Time
Venn Group’s specialist legal team are excited to be recruiting for a full time Locum Childcare Lawyer to join a Buckinghamshire based local authority
This contract is offered for an initial period of 6 months with a strong likelihood of extension.
The ideal candidate will be a Solicitor, Barrister or Legal Executive with previous experience specialising in Childcare law, ideally from a local authority background.
Applicants should be fully proficient in all elements of public law child protection casework. You will be required to work at a senior level, working on complex and sensitive matters without supervision. The ideal candidate will have experience managing a caseload of circa 10 – 13 care proceedings cases and be an experienced advocate as this position will require attendance at 3 day Final Contested Hearings.
In return our client is able to offer a stable, long term assignment in a progressive and modern council. You will have full paralegal support and benefit from flexible working arrangements including late starts, early finishes, a day or two from home and a guaranteed 37 hours a week.
Duties will include but are not limited to:
- Managing all case preparation to include drafting statements, checking care plans, chronologies , PLO letters and attending PLO meetings
- Attending all types of hearings including Contested Hearings, Final Hearings, EPO’s, Section 38(6) hearings, Secure accommodation hearings, Secure Reviews and Child Protection Conferences
- Advising on proceedings, adoption advice, private law work, section 47 investigations and advising the adoption panel
- Taking responsibility for witness templates and trial preparation, instructing experts jointly and singularly, and attending advocate meetings
- Completing contested Interim Care and Final Care Hearings, Private Law Hearings and FDA & FDR Hearings
Our client offers a competitive rate of up to £40 per hour and our client will wait for exceptional candidates to serve their notice period.
Venn Group aim to deliver the highest standards, so you can be assured your application will be handled with professionalism and care.
At Venn Group, we endeavour to respond to all applications within 48 hours. However due to the volume of applications we receive we may not be able to respond to all applications individually. If you have not heard from us within a 48 hour timeframe your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
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