Job Description:

Senior Lawyer – Child Protection - Inside IR35

12-week+ contract

37 hours per week

Attendance at court is required, office attendance is flexible, ideal is 2–3 times per week

Rate: £55-60 per hour Umbrella

• Manage a Child Protection caseload from legal planning meetings through to final hearings

• Conduct legal planning meetings and Public Law Outline meetings

• Handle Child Protection proceedings

• Attend and undertake advocacy work

• Manage urgent Interim Care Order (ICO) hearings

• Prepare and conduct own advocacy

• Deal with deprivation of liberty matters

• Handle discharge of care order applications

• Manage reduction and discharge applications

• Provide support with duty solicitor/lawyer rota slots

• Undertake general Child Protection casework

Location: Sand Martin House