Child Care Lawyer
- Recruiter
- Law Absolute Limited
- Location
- Hampshire
- Salary
- £25.00- £35.00 per hour
- Posted
- 05 Oct 2018
- Closes
- 02 Nov 2018
- Ref
- HB/024653
- Job Title
- Lawyer
- Practice Area
- Child Law
- Contract Type
- Temporary
- Hours
- Full Time
Are you ready to try something new?
LAW Absolute is recruiting to a locum Childcare Lawyer position with a local authority based in the Hampshire area.
Our client is offering a six month locum assignment with a strong possibility for extension.
About the position
The successful candidate will be expected to carry out the following duties:
- Provide advice, representation and undertake research relating to childcare matters, including; public law care proceedings, adoption, child protection and fostering.
- Carry a caseload of matters in proceedings and pre-proceedings
- Undertake advocacy in the relevant courts and tribunals to include, CMC’s, IRH’s, PLO’s and Direction Hearings
- Attend meetings with expert witnesses
- Prepare briefs to Counsel for more complex hearings
- Attend legal planning meetings when required
Due to the nature of the role, it is imperative that you can work in a fast paced environment and can hit the ground running from the outset.
If this is something this is of interest to you, please do not hesitate to send a copy of your updated CV to HBedi@lawabsolute.com or call 0207 092 8046 for a confidential conversation.
Please note our advertisements use PQE/salary levels purely as a guide. However we are happy to consider applications from all candidates who are able to demonstrate the skills necessary to fulfil the role.
At LAW Absolute 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 every candidate individually.
If you have not heard from us within a 48 hour timeframe your application has not been successful and your details have not been retained. LAW Absolute acts as an employment business for temporary recruitment and as an employment agency for fixed term contract and permanent recruitment.