In-House Family Lawyer

Overview

In-house Family Lawyer role with a Birmingham-based non-profit charity. You will handle a wide range of complex family and child law matters within a collaborative team. You’ll work toward performance targets and manage a reasonable caseload. The role requires 3+ years’ PQE with a focus on child law, including Children Act and community care knowledge. This is a rare in-house opportunity suitable for solicitors or legal executives seeking meaningful impact in a charitable setting.

Responsibilities

• handle a wide variety of complex family and child law matters
• work within a collegiate, friendly team
• perform the duties of a lawyer within agreed performance targets
• carry a reasonable number of cases

Key requirements

• at least 3PQE, preferably in child law
• experience in family and child law, with knowledge of public law including the Children Act and community care
• open to solicitors and legal executives

• teamwork
• professionalism
• clear communication
• child law
• family law
• public law (Children Act)

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