We are expanding our highly regarded Chambers and Legal 500 ranked Children and Education team to include 2 additional SEN Lawyers one 0-3 years PQE and one 3 years+ PQE on a full or part-time basis.
Championing the rights of disabled children and young people, as part of our friendly team you will run your own caseload, co-working with colleagues where appropriate, and with the benefit of excellent admin and paralegal support as well as the ability to draw upon a broad range of cross-departmental specialisms.
Qualifications and Experience
1. Minimum 2 years’ experience in education law
2. Educated to degree level, 2:1 or above (lower contextual applications will be considered)
3. LPC/BVC qualified solicitor or counsel
Key Casework
4. Special educational needs
5. Disability discrimination
6. Admissions
7. Exclusions
8. Disputes with schools
9. Disputes with local authorities
Key Skills
10. Excellent client care
11. Incisive strategic approach to case management
12. Technical excellence
13. Financial acumen and discipline
Key Personal Characteristics
14. Solution focused approach to problem solving
15. Resilience with commitment to self-care and continual learning
Your career development
Russell-Cooke’s lawyers are rounded professional advisers with strong commercial awareness and a commitment to exceeding client expectations. All our lawyers benefit from our cohort-based career development programme. We understand the importance of building an internal network and have developed this excellent cohort programme to allow our lawyers to work together across practice areas and share their knowledge, experiences and networks.
At each stage of your career, and as you move through the cohorts, a bespoke training programme will be provided to support you with your development and progression.
Salary and benefits
We offer competitive salaries and generous benefits.
We have a diverse workforce and aim to attract high calibre applicants that reflect the demography of our geographical location and client base. Individuals will be employed solely on merit and the requirement of the position. No applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of sex, race, gender identity, marital status, disability, age, sexual orientation or religion. Reasonable adjustments will be made to eliminate or reduce disadvantage.