FTC Temp to Perm - Kinship Care Solicitor/Experienced Paralegal
- Employer
- Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment
- Location
- Huddersfield
- Salary
- £25000 - £35000 per annum
- Closing date
- 14 Nov 2019
- Reference
- J55797
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- Practice area
- Children law, Family, Family mediation
- Contract type
- Locum/Contract
- Hours
- Full time
- PQE
- Newly qualified, Not applicable
- Position
- Paralegal, Solicitor
- Sector
- Private practice
Job Details
Kinship Care Solicitor / Experienced Paralegal
NQ Family or Childcare
FTC - Temp to Perm
Location: Huddersfield
My client, a very reputable Legal 500 regional firm in West Yorkshire, are looking to recruit a Family / Childcare Solicitor specialising in kinship matters.
The firm;
A innovative and forward thinking regional firm who have undergone a 20% growth in the past 12 months due to the investment in people and technology within the firm. Over the last few years this firm have been accredited with a number of awards and shortlisted for awards in Private Client, Residential Property and Family Law.
The job;
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate a variety of experience in;
- Eligibilty for Legal Aid and a working knowloedge of CCMS
- Care proceedings representing parents, children and kinship carers.
- Adoption / SGO Breakdown
- Placement orders
- HRA
The Person;
- Demonstrate a high level of knowledge and excellent client care skills
- Proficient in Charging for services or knowledge of the eligibility criteria for public services.
- Good written and verbal communication to deal with a broad range of clients and the willingness to provide the highest standard of client care.
- Outstanding interpersonal and marketing skills with the ability to develop contacts for the firm.
- Ability to work under pressure to meet the deadlines
- Strong decision-making skills
- Self-starter, motivator, meticulous and capable of being innovative
- Law Society Children Panel Accreditation
If you wish to be considered urgently then apply above or contact Riley Hindson on 0161 233 6360
Please contact Riley Hindson, Recruitment Consultant, to discuss the role in more detail or apply through the vacancy for immediate consideration.
Douglas Scott are a legal recruitment expert and the UK's leading law firms trust us with their legal vacancies. We are a regulated recruitment consultancy and will discuss this role and seek your approval before submitting an application directly to the decision maker.Please see our website www.douglas-scott.co.uk for more Legal IT positions.Company
Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment are multi-award winning legal recruitment experts.
Our business – put simply – is to remove the pain points candidates may otherwise experience on their journeys.
Sure, we act for legal professionals of all levels making lateral moves, taking steps up the ladder or looking for contract legal opportunities.
And yes we can boast a network of connections that spans nationwide private practice, the UK’s in house legal departments and now the Middle East, Asia and the Far East.
But we are the only REC and APSCO affiliated legal recruitment specialist with an ISO9001 accredited quality management system and the Investors In People Gold Standard award.
And by externally validating our day to day activities in the wider business community we have been able to place customer experience at the heart of our business proposition.
Which means people like dealing with our team – a very experienced, settled and happy bunch they epitomise the Douglas Scott brand personality and will demonstrate a genuine interest in you and your career.
- Website
- http://www.douglas-scott.co.uk/
- Telephone
- 0161 233 6360
- Location
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Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment
No1 Spinningfields
1 Hardman Square, Spinningfields
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M3 3EB
GB
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