Essential Employment·20 days ago
20 days ago
Remote Childcare Solicitor
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What you'll do
- Manage a varied caseload of childcare and family law matters, including public law and private law proceedings.
- Advise clients on matters relating to child protection, care proceedings, adoption, fostering, special guardianship orders, and child arrangements.
- Prepare legal documents, witness statements, court applications, and pleadings.
- Represent clients at all stages of court proceedings, including Family Court hearings and tribunals where required.
- Provide clear, accurate, and practical legal advice to clients, colleagues, and stakeholders.
- Work closely with social workers, Children’s Services, Cafcass, barristers, and other professionals involved in children’s cases.
- Conduct legal research and keep up to date with changes in childcare legislation, case law, and government guidance.
- Ensure compliance with Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) standards and all relevant legal and regulatory requirements.
- Undertake advocacy where appropriate.
- Attend meetings, conferences, and case reviews relating to child welfare matters.
- Maintain accurate case records and manage matters efficiently within timescales and budget requirements.
What they're looking for
- Manage a varied caseload of childcare and family law matters, including public law and private law proceedings.
- Advise clients on matters relating to child protection, care proceedings, adoption, fostering, special guardianship orders, and child arrangements.
- Prepare legal documents, witness statements, court applications, and pleadings.
- Represent clients at all stages of court proceedings, including Family Court hearings and tribunals where required.
- Provide clear, accurate, and practical legal advice to clients, colleagues, and stakeholders.
- Work closely with social workers, Children’s Services, Cafcass, barristers, and other professionals involved in children’s cases.
- Conduct legal research and keep up to date with changes in childcare legislation, case law, and government guidance.
- Ensure compliance with Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) standards and all relevant legal and regulatory requirements.
- Undertake advocacy where appropriate.
- Attend meetings, conferences, and case reviews relating to child welfare matters.
- Maintain accurate case records and manage matters efficiently within timescales and budget requirements.
Summarised by NextRaise from the employer’s description, which follows in full below.
Full description from employer
Remote Childcare Solicitor needed Paying £40 per hr ref 479959
Full time hours on a temporary basis
Key Responsibilities
- Manage a varied caseload of childcare and family law matters, including public law and private law proceedings.
- Advise clients on matters relating to child protection, care proceedings, adoption, fostering, special guardianship orders, and child arrangements.
- Prepare legal documents, witness statements, court applications, and pleadings.
- Represent clients at all stages of court proceedings, including Family Court hearings and tribunals where required.
- Provide clear, accurate, and practical legal advice to clients, colleagues, and stakeholders.
- Work closely with social workers, Children’s Services, Cafcass, barristers, and other professionals involved in children’s cases.
- Conduct legal research and keep up to date with changes in childcare legislation, case law, and government guidance.
- Ensure compliance with Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) standards and all relevant legal and regulatory requirements.
- Undertake advocacy where appropriate.
- Attend meetings, conferences, and case reviews relating to child welfare matters.
- Maintain accurate case records and manage matters efficiently within timescales and budget requirements.
If you are interested in the role, please email your CV to verity@essentialemploy.co.uk quoting the reference number.
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Essential Employment
Oxford, United Kingdom
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