Family/care Solicitor: Sheffield

Our client a national multi disciplined law firm who are looking to recruit a dynamic, team orientated, enthusiastic Care Solicitor to undertake fee earning work relating to care proceedings, ranging from Public Law Outline meetings to issued proceedings, representing parents, family members and children (if a Panel Member). The successful candidate should have the ability to run their own file load and assist with the files of other fee earners where necessary.

The client provide a wide range of legal services to both private and publically funded individuals. Clients and employees are at the centre of everything they do, which is why they aim to attract and retain only the most ambitious, professional and dedicated individuals.

The successful candidate will be joining a pro-active forward thinking business with a fantastic track record in retention of staff and which has the reputation of a great place to work. You would be working closely with a busy established team in the Sheffield office.

They offer rewarding careers in the highly respected and successful firm, with a flexible working ethos. They belive their people are their greatest asset, which is why they empower their staff to do their jobs effectively and efficiently through their leading use of technology and IT.

The range of legal services offered includes: court of protection, community care, education, mental health, employment, police law, professional discipline, immigration, prison law, family & divorce law, child care law, mediation, criminal defence, business defence, motoring law and road transport law.

Essential Requirements:

• A current practising certificate
• Experience in family law
• Advocacy skills with the ability and willingness to conduct own advocacy wherever possible
• Requisite legal knowledge and experience
• Procedural and technical competence
• The ability to work to short deadlines, under pressure and to financial targets
• Good client care skills and commitment to this area of work

Desired Requirements:

• Experience of care proceedings
• A member of the Law Society's Children Panel
• Experience of legal aid in both family/care proceedings and of CCMS

Additional Requirements:

• PC literate with good word, excel and outlook skills;
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail;
• Flexible approach to work;
• Excellent communication skills - verbal and written;
• Ability to:-
• build good working relationships with colleagues;
• prioritise workload;
• work proactively and with a can do attitude;

The successful candidate must be hard working, willing to work as part of a team and have excellent people skills.

Lipson Lloyd Jones Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. Please note our advertisements use PQE levels purely as a guide to the minimum level of experience required. However we are happy to consider applications from all candidates who are able to demonstrate the skills necessary to fulfill this kind of work.