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Locum Childcare Solicitor

Employer
Venn Group - Birmingham
Location
East Anglia
Salary
£220 - £259 Per Day
Closing date
20 Jun 2017
Reference
EFB/65493202/2

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Practice area
Children law
Contract type
Locum/Contract
Hours
Full time
PQE
4 years, 5 years, 6 years, 7 years+
Position
Solicitor
Sector
Public sector/Charities

Job Details

Venn Group's specialist legal team are now recruiting for a full time Locum Childcare Lawyer to join a large local authority based in Cambridgeshire.

Our client provides an innovative legal service. They are seeking to add an experienced Solicitor who can provide a pro-active and comprehensive service to clients on their duties towards children and young people. The role offers a wide variety of work, ranging from supporting child care lawyers in conducting care proceedings, adoption and pre-proceedings PLO cases to judicial review applications and human rights law. Applicants need to be confident liaising with a range of professionals, including expert witnesses, social workers, schools, court staff and other lawyers. Child Social Care is going through a period of considerable change and becoming increasingly intensive, therefore candidates need to be resilient and ambitious.
Duties will include:

  • Managing a caseload of care proceedings and PLO cases, including complex cases, non-accidental injury cases and cases with an international dimension
  • Providing client care and undertaking case management of the issued proceedings and PLO matters
  • Providing legal advice to the client department at all levels
  • Preparing s. 31 cases ready for issuing with the Court
  • Liaising with other parties including solicitors and experts to progress cases
  • Undertaking advocacy in the Magistrates and County Court
  • Carrying out advocacy at CMC, directions, interim hearings and at advocates meetings
  • Conducting hearings to include Contested and Final Contested
  • Attending Legal Planning Meeting Panels and PLO meetings to provide advice on specific matters
  • Drafting applications, orders, threshold documents, position statements, case summaries, statements of facts and instructions to counsel meetings
  • Advising client social workers in safeguarding children matters including in private law and s37 matters


In return our client is able to offer a stable, long term assignment in a progressive and modern council. A competitive rate of £37 per hour is offered for this position.

For further information, please contact Emily Bulman or Philippa Turner on 0121 616 0660 or alternatively send your CV to midlandslegal@venngroup.com We look forward to your application.


Venn Group aim to deliver the highest standards, so you can be assured your application will be handled with professionalism and care.
At Venn Group, 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 all applications individually. If you have not heard from us within a 48 hour timeframe your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.


Venn Group acts as an employment agency and an employment business.

Company

Venn Group is an acknowledged leader in professional interim recruitment, dedicated to helping our clients fill critical skills gaps with experienced contractors, locums and temporary staffing solutions. 

By engaging with Venn Group you are selecting a recruitment consultancy that is set up to meet the demands of the contract and interim job market. Our infrastructure, training and service are all intricately designed to provide you with a reliable and effective response.

Our recruitment consultants will take the time to get to know the opportunities you seek in your next assignment and will guide you through the recruitment process with the attention to detail we are known for.

Having dedicated ourselves to providing contract and interim staff over two decades, we have forged long-standing relationships with many regular hirers for contract or project resources.

Company info
Website
Telephone
0121 616 0660
Location
Waterloo House
20 Waterloo Street
Birmingham
B2 5TB
GB

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