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1. Join a highly ranked Legal 500 family team
2. Handle complex childcare cases with real autonomy
3. Fantastic benefits including 30 days’ holiday + bank holidays
This is a brilliant opportunity for a Newly Qualified Care Solicitor to join one of the largest family teams in the country.
You’ll work closely with colleagues across Sheffield and Rotherham, managing a mixed caseload of public law children matters and supporting the wider family department.
You’ll benefit from a collaborative, team-driven culture where colleagues step in to assist with hearings, share workloads, and support each other’s progression. With excellent reviews and staff retention, this is a firm where people stay because they’re valued, supported, and given space to thrive.
Who we’re looking for
4. Solicitor with experience or exposure to public law childcare cases
5. Ability to manage your own caseload, or ready to step up with training
6. Advocacy skills
7. Children Law Accreditation
8. Down-to-earth, collaborative and client-focused
9. Open to NQ upwards, though salary brackets suit up to senior solicitor level
What you’ll be doing
10. Managing a caseload of care and pre-proceedings work, plus some private children cases
11. Advising on child protection, fostering, adoption, and special guardianship
12. Conducting advocacy and attending PLO meetings where required
13. Working autonomously while being part of a supportive 11-strong care team
14. Contributing ideas for BD and client service improvements
Salary & Benefits
15. Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience (up to c.£55k)
16. Holiday: 30 days + bank holidays (Christmas shutdown not taken out of entitlement)
17. Flexible working: 2 days from home available, with core hours 10–12 and 2–4
18. Progression: Clear pathway from NQ to Senior Solicitor, Head of Department and Shareholder Director
19. Culture: Friendly, collaborative, inclusive – with supportive directors and strong ethos
20. Extras: Clock-in flexibility, above-market holidays, regular socials, and a genuinely caring team
📩 Contact Lucy Wickham
Call 03300 245 606 or email lucy.wickham@realmrecruit.com to find out more or apply confidentially.