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