Childcare solicitor - locum

IMMEDIATE START!

Childcare Solicitor (Locum) | Blackpool | £60-£70 per hour | Initial 12-Week Contract | Hybrid

We are currently supporting a local authority in the North West with the appointment of an experienced Childcare Solicitor on an initial 12-week locum assignment, working 37 hours per week.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a busy legal team and manage a varied caseload of public and private childcare matters. The successful candidate will provide legal advice and representation, draft complex legal documentation, undertake advocacy, and advise clients on a broad range of childcare law issues.

Key requirements:

• Qualified Solicitor, Barrister or FCILEx.
• Substantial experience handling childcare law matters.
• Experience of advocacy and managing your own caseload.
• Previous local government childcare law experience is essential.
• Ability to provide practical, commercially focused legal advice to internal clients.
• Availability to attend the office or court at least one day per week, therefore candidates based within reasonable travelling distance of the North West are preferred.

Contract details:

• Initial 12-week contract.
• 37 hours per week.
• £60-£70 per hour.
• Hybrid working arrangement.
• Immediate start preferred.

Please note that successful candidates will be required to provide two years' references, have any employment gaps verified, and evidence relevant qualifications.

If you are an experienced Childcare Solicitor with local authority experience and are interested in hearing more, please get in touch with Sharzad Michaels in the Legal and Governance Team at Allen Lane.