Child Care Solicitor

  • Coventry
  • Permanent
  • £45k per year

 

Build something. Grow a team. Make your mark.

I'm working with a well-established legal firm that is looking to launch and grow a new Family Department from its existing Coventry office - and they're looking for a Children Panel accredited Child Care Solicitor to help make it happen.

This is not simply another Care Solicitor role where you inherit a caseload and get on with it.

This is an opportunity to help build something from the ground up, develop your own team and play a genuine role in shaping the future of the department.

If you're ambitious, commercially minded and like the idea of having some ownership over what you build, this could be a very exciting next step.

 

The Opportunity

You'll be joining an established firm with the infrastructure and support already in place, while having the freedom and opportunity to develop the new Family Department.

You'll have support from across the business, including:

  • Legal Secretary support
  • Back-office support
  • Marketing and business development support

So, whilst this is a more standalone opportunity, you're certainly not on your own.

The firm is keen to hear from someone who wants to be involved in:

  • Developing and growing the new Family Department
  • Building a team as the department grows
  • Developing relationships and generating new business
  • Raising the profile of the firm's Family offering
  • Managing a caseload of Public Law Children matters
  • Handling Child Care Proceedings from instruction through to conclusion
  • Using your advocacy skills to achieve the best possible outcomes for clients

     

What Are They Looking For?

You'll need to be:

  • A qualified Child Care Solicitor
  • Accredited to the Law Society Children Panel
  • Experienced in Public Law Children / Care Proceedings
  • A confident advocate
  • Experienced in publicly funded work
  • Comfortable managing your own caseload
  • Commercially aware and interested in business development
  • Ambitious and excited by the opportunity to build something
  • Most importantly, they're looking for someone with drive.

Someone who doesn't just want to do the job, but wants to help grow a department, build a team and make their mark.

Why Consider It?

There's a lot to like here if you're looking for something with a little more autonomy and opportunity.

The firm has a genuinely flexible approach to working, with options including:

  • Flexible working hours
  • Working your hours across a four-day week
  • TOIL
  • Hybrid working

There's also a strong bonus structure, with the opportunity to earn a bonus when hitting the relevant performance threshold.

Holiday starts at 23 days and increases with service up to 33 days, plus the firm closes over Christmas without employees having to use their annual leave for the closure period.

And there's a Celebration Day too - essentially an additional day off to celebrate your birthday or another important day.

 

If you're a Children Panel accredited Child Care Solicitor and the idea of building something of your own - with an established firm behind you - sounds exciting, I'd love to hear from you.

Want to know more? Speak directly to Leanne Byrne, our Senior Consultant at Clayton Legal.
020 3965 9786 | ✉️ l.byrne@clayton-legal.co.uk

 

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