Newly Qualified Care Solicitor
- Join one of the largest family teams in the region, with Legal 500-ranked care work
- 30 days’ holiday, flexible working and a genuinely supportive team culture
- Run meaningful public children work with strong supervision and no “sink or swim” feel
This Rotherham-based Care Solicitor role offers the chance to join a large, collaborative family team where people genuinely support each other across offices.
You’ll be handling complex child law matters, including care proceedings, pre-proceedings, child protection, special guardianship, fostering and adoption. There may also be some private children work.
The team is well-established, supportive and used to sharing workloads, covering hearings and helping each other when needed. You’ll be trusted to build your caseload at a sensible pace, with an initial lead-in target rather than full targets from day one.
Who we’re looking for
- Solid understanding of childcare law
- Experience managing or assisting on public law children matters
- Ability to run files from start to finish, or readiness to build towards this
- Collaborative and team-focused approach
- Full-time or part-time from 3 days considered
- Advocacy experience (Desired)
- Children Law Accreditation (Desired)
- Friendly, caring and client-focused personality (Desired)
What you’ll be doing
- Managing a caseload of care and child protection matters
- Handling pre-proceedings and PLO meetings
- Advising on special guardianship, fostering and adoption matters
- Conducting your own advocacy where appropriate
- Delivering strong client care throughout
- Supporting colleagues across Rotherham and Sheffield
Salary & Benefits
- 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
- Christmas closure not taken from holiday entitlement
- Flexible working, including potential for 2 days from home
- Flexitime with core hours
- Clear progression route from NQ through to senior roles
- Supportive directors and approachable leadership
- Strong family-feel culture
- Legal 500-ranked team
- Excellent long-term stability and progression
Contact Lucy Wickham
📩 lucy.wickham@realmrecruit.com
📞 03300 245 606
Key details
Salary
£30,000 - £40,000
Location
- South Yorkshire
- Yorkshire
Role type
- Hybrid working
Contract type
- Permanent
Practice area
Family
Job ref
V-49940-5
Specialist for family and care lawyers in Yorkshire.
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