Childcare Locum Lawyer

Location: Fully Remote
Hours: 30 hours per week over 4 days
Contract: Locum
Start Date: ASAP

We are seeking an experienced Childcare Locum Lawyer to join a supportive and collaborative legal team on a fully remote basis.

This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified solicitor, barrister, or legal executive with previous local government childcare law experience to manage a varied caseload of public law childcare matters.

The Role

Working as part of a small and friendly team, you will be responsible for managing a caseload of:

• Care proceedings
• Pre-proceedings matters
• Public law childcare cases
• Case preparation and progression from instruction through to conclusion
• Providing legal advice and support to social workers and relevant stakeholders

This is a case management-focused position, with no advocacy required.

Requirements

To be considered, candidates must have:

• Previous experience working within a local authority legal team
• Strong knowledge of public law childcare matters
• Experience managing care proceedings and pre-proceedings cases independently
• Excellent organisational and case management skills
• The ability to work effectively in a remote environment and as part of a small team

If you are an experienced Childcare Lawyer with a local government background and are looking for a flexible, fully remote locum opportunity, we would be pleased to hear from you. Please contact Natalie Ferguson in our Manchester office for more information.

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