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Providing legal advice on family law, civil law and criminal defence in South Yorkshire
We are searching for an experienced children law / childcare solicitor. The successful candidate will join our busy children team based at our Rotherham office.
We are searching for an experienced children law / childcare solicitor. The successful candidate will join our busy children team based at our Rotherham office.
Children Law Solicitor Vacancy
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work within our busy and successful children law team. Ideally you will have a good knowledge of childcare law and have previous experience of conducting your own childcare caseload and advocacy.Children law accreditation is desirable but not essential. The role will be a combination of office, Court and remote working.
The Howells family law department is one of the largest in the north of England and has a strong reputation in the region. The team is ranked in the Legal 500, and based on their excellent client feedback the department ranks number 2 in Sheffield and number 1 in Rotherham and Barnsley on Review Solicitors.
Children Law Solicitor Responsibilities
As part of your role, you will be responsible for:
– Managing a diverse caseload of often complex child law work.
– Provide written advice to the client, where necessary, managing the client’s expectations.
– Holding a caseload of care and pre proceedings cases; possibility of some private law children cases.
– Advising clients on child protection, care proceedings, special guardianship, private law proceedings, fostering and adoption.
– Attend court
– Attend PLO meetings.
– Meet the commercial requirements of the company through effective and efficient case management and excellent client care.
About Howells Solicitors
Howells Solicitors is a well-respected law firm located in Sheffield, Rotherham, and Barnsley, providing expert legal services for individuals, families, and businesses. Our focus is on providing personal legal services and offer a wide range of services including family law, wills and probate, criminal defence, civil liberties, civil litigation and housing.We remain strongly committed to legal aid work.
Howells offer a wide range of benefits including:
– Generous holiday entitlement (30 days fee earners/managers and 23 days increasing by 1 day each year up to 28 days support staff)
– 3 discretionary days Christmas to New Year
– 8 bank holidays
– Flexi time scheme, with the ability to take up to 4 flex days each year
– Contributory pension scheme
– Group Life Assurance (death in service) – after 2 years
– STAR (Special Thanks and Recognition) award
– Training and development opportunities
– Social fund
– Contractual Sick Pay Entitlement
– Contractual Maternity Pay Entitlement
– Recruitment Bonus Payments
– Voluntary benefits e.g. Westfield Health scheme, cycle to work scheme, staff savings scheme
If you have any questions regarding this vacancy please contact Claire Bond, HR Manager on0114 249 6763or emailHR@howells.law
Please send all completed applications toHR@howells.lawwith the position applied for in the subject line
Please note, individual feedback will not be given due to the number of applicants we received.
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