Qualified Lawyer - Child Care Proceedings - Any PQE considered.

Location: Bristol / Hybrid. 

Department: Public Law – Child Care Proceedings

Working hours: Open to Full-time/Part-time

Simpson Millar is a leading firm in Public Law work with offices throughout the country. Our public law department covers a number of areas of work including matters relating to children, education, health, human rights, and Court of Protection proceedings.

The firm and public law practice areas are ranked in the Chambers & Partners and Legal 500 publications.

We are inviting qualified lawyers to join our Bristol team to work with our Child Care Proceedings department, specialising in public law children matters. You will have an opportunity to be involved in both fee earning and business development. The opportunity allows for both home and office working.

We are looking for a candidate with a caring and enthusiastic personality, a warm client care manner and the ability and willingness to actively promote the profile of our team.

Ideally, you will have a background in advocacy, will work well in a team and in supporting other junior colleagues.

As a Child Care Solicitor, you will develop and run a caseload of Children Act matters.

Role to include:

• Knowledge of Children and Family Law Acts and family court procedure
• Good advocacy skills
• Developing local ties to secure referrals
• Participation in the development, marketing and success of the department
• Working with the firm’s case management system and other office IT systems;
• Compliance with the firm’s Money Laundering Procedures;
• Compliance with GDPR

Person Specification:

• Strong interpersonal and client care skills
• Interest in becoming Children Panel accredited/re-accredited
• Experience and interest in court advocacy
• Knowledge of legal aid guidelines and application procedures
• Good business development skills and interest in developing links with potential referral organisations   
• Good IT, time-management and organisational skills
• A commitment to equal opportunities and diversity

So why should joining Simpson Millar be of interest to you? You’ll work with industry experts who work on high-profile cases and can help to shape and develop your career, giving you the coaching and mentoring that will allow you to flourish and progress, and your caseload will be interesting and importantly, manageable. 

Salary: A competitive salary plus an on target bonus

Benefits: 27 days holiday plus bank holidays, the option to buy and sell holidays, hybrid working, company pension, sick pay, life assurance, employee assist program

At Simpson Millar our culture is key for us, it drives us and makes us who we are. We’re lawyers who exist to help people with their legal needs today and to improve the way the law works for people in the future. We provide trusted expert legal advice, quickly and clearly, every time.  

There is change going on within the legal industry and in our firm too, so we need people who are adaptable to this, who embrace change and see the opportunity. The future of our business is one that is technology and data driven, so we need people who have the mindset and technological expertise to grow with us. But most of all we need team players who will be willing to work with others, but are accountable for their own work, and who want to achieve great results for both our firm and especially our clients. 

If this sounds like you, then we’d be keen to hear from you. Please send us a copy of your CV and our recruitment team will be in touch. 

Diversity and Inclusion: At Simpson Millar we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your previous experience doesn’t align perfectly with every element in the advert, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or for other roles in our firm.