Children’s Panel Solicitor

Whitechapel

£60,000-£70,000

Full-Time Permanent

Benefits:

• 25 days holiday, increasing to 28 days after 3 years' service and 30 days after 5 years
• Bonus Scheme
• Career development programme
• Comprehensive training, supervision and support
• Cycle to work scheme and cycle storage
• Friends and Family discount on legal services
• Health Cashback Plan
• Length of service awards
• Staff forums and committees
• Wellbeing initiatives

Our clients Family department is seeking a passionate and driven, highly experienced Children Panel Accredited solicitor of at least 8 years PQE, with strong working relationships with CAFCASS guardians.

You will be technically excellent in children law, have a track record of acting in factually and legally complicated care proceedings, an established reputation as an expert in public children law and an experienced advocate.

The roles provides the opportunity to be instrumental in the leadership and management of the department and is an ideal platform to progress your career.

Key Responsibilities as Children’s Panel Solicitor:

• Running a caseload of predominately public law children cases, with some private law children and domestic abuse cases.
• Undertaking advocacy on cases and, on occasions, for colleagues.
• Keeping up to date with legal developments, particularly relating to children law and sharing knowledge with the wider team.
• Knowledge of LAA contract requirements.
• Effective supervision of team members.
• Meeting targets for time recording and billing.
• Ensuring that all risk and compliance practices and procedures in the firm are adhered to along with professional conduct rules.
• Proactively marketing yourself, the team and the wider firm.

Key Requirements:

• At least 8 years PQE.
• Accredited to the Law Society’s Children Panel.
• Strong working relationships with CAFCASS guardians.
• Technical excellence in children law and experience of acting in factually and legally complicated care proceedings.
• An established reputation as an expert in public children law.
• Experienced advocate.
• Track record of meeting billing and time recording targets.
• Good knowledge of the LAA contract requirements.
• Meets the LAA requirements for supervisor status.
• Experience of supervising junior team members.
• Passionate and driven.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to prioritise tasks, work efficiently under pressure, and meet deadlines.
• Problem solving ability and legal research skills.

Disclaimer: Due to the high amount of interest that we receive for each of our roles, unfortunately we cannot respond to each application individually, therefore if you do not hear back from one of our consultants within 14 days then unfortunately you have not been shortlisted for this role.