Childcare Advocate Lawyer

LAW Absolute are seeking an experienced Childcare Advocate (Solicitor or Barrister) to join a Local Authority legal team on a locum basis while permanent recruitment is underway. This is a temporary role for three months initially.

This role is ideally suited to a highly capable advocate who enjoys court work and can confidently represent the authority in a range of public law childcare proceedings.

The successful candidate will be required to undertake the following:

• Conduct advocacy at public law childcare hearings.
• Represent the Local Authority at all stages of care proceedings.
• Manage hearing preparation and attendance.
• Work closely with the childcare legal team to ensure effective case progression.
• No caseload responsibility – the primary focus of the role is advocacy.
• Where hearings are not scheduled, providing support with:
• Drafting legal advice
• Legal research
• Training and development initiatives
• Other childcare legal matters as required by the team

Essential Requirements:

• Qualified Solicitor or Barrister with significant Childcare/Public Law experience.
• Strong advocacy skills with the ability to represent a Local Authority effectively in court.
• Previous Local Government childcare experience is highly desirable.
• Ability to work independently and integrate quickly into an established legal team.
• Available to start at short notice.

The role is offering a role of between £60-65 per hour umbrella.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Childcare Advocate looking for a court-focused locum assignment with a well-established local authority. To register your interest in the role, please send an updated CV to zalex@lawabsolute.com

Working through LAW Absolute

As the first recruitment agency to specialise only in placing interim lawyers, LAW Absolute has a long history in supporting lawyers who want to work flexibly and in control of their career.

We are able to offer our contractors a range of challenging opportunities across private practice, corporates, financial services and within the not-for-profit sector. With over 20 years of placing contract lawyers in these markets, we have built excellent networks and many of the lawyers that we work with are contract lawyers that we have successfully placed on multiple assignments, allowing them to work with autonomy and build their career in the way they choose to. For our clients, we have worked closely with legal teams to help them plan and manage delivery of their services in a more efficient way in terms of resources, costs and timescales.

To find out more about how LAW Absolute can assist you, or your team, through flexible working, please contact us or visit www.lawabsolute.com

Please note our advertisements use PQE/salary levels purely as a guide. However we are happy to consider applications from all candidates who are able to demonstrate the skills necessary to fulfil the role.

At LAW Absolute 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 every candidate individually.

If you have not heard from us within a 48 hour timeframe your application has not been successful and your details have not been retained. LAW Absolute acts as an employment business for temporary recruitment and as an employment agency for fixed term contract and permanent recruitment.