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Childcare Solicitor

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  • NQ+
  • Hybrid working model with up to 2 days from home
  • Top-tier family law team
  • Excellent work-life balance and team culture
  • Wide scope of professional development opportunities

A highly respected law firm is seeking an experienced Childcare Solicitor to join their dynamic team in Lancashire. The company prides itself on having a strong focus on family, leadership development, and fostering a culture that values work-life balance and wellbeing.

The successful candidate can expect a highly competitive salary package, team bonus opportunities, private healthcare, and a substantial amount of investment in their professional growth and development. The firm truly values their employees with long-standing staff members measuring their tenure in decades rather than years.

The role will include predominantly care proceedings representation along with parents and children and some complex private children law cases. The successful candidate will also have the opportunity to work towards a supervisory/managerial position within the firm. The firm offers full admin support, with each solicitor having their own personal paralegal, providing a supportive and collaborative work environment.

You, as our ideal candidate, will have solid experience in family law (exact PQE is open) with excellent people skills and empathy. Your dedication and hard work will be rewarded with a clear path for career progression within this long-standing firm.

If you’re a dedicated professional looking for an exceptional opportunity to grow your career in a reputable law firm with an impressive heritage and a commitment to work-life balance, we encourage you to apply today.

How to apply for this role

If this sounds like the job for you, you can apply via this website by clicking ‘Apply’.

Alternatively, contact Michaela Baddeley at Realm Recruit to learn more about this opportunity or register your interest.

Michaela is an Associate Consultant at Realm and specialises in the recruitment of family lawyers in Merseyside, Lancashire and Cheshire West. Working with family teams across the region, she recruits for family law roles at all levels, from paralegal to partner. If you’re a family solicitor looking to make a move, Michaela can help you take your next step.

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Key details

Salary

£40,000 - £60,000

Location

  • Lancashire

Role type

  • Hybrid working

Contract type

  • Permanent

Practice area

Family

Job ref

V-40093

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Michaela Baddeley

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Specialist for family and care lawyers in Merseyside, Lancashire and West Cheshire.

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