In-House Advocate - Child Protection

We are looking for Barristers or Solicitor/CILEX Advocates to cover all aspects of child protection law.

Main duties and responsibilities:

• To provide representation in all types of proceedings, including complex matters on behalf of the client;

• To carry out advocacy in the Family Court in respect of (but not limited to) the following types of hearing:

a. Case Management

b. Contested Interim Care Order

c. Fact Finding

d. Issues Resolution

e. Final

f. Applications for an Emergency Protection Order

g. Applications for a Placement Order or Applications under Section 25 Children

Act 1989 (Secure Accommodation);

h. Deprivation of Liberty

i. Adoption

• To provide legal advice that is informed by appropriate legal and factual analysis and identifies the consequences of the different options;

• To advocate robustly in Court on behalf of the client to achieve the best outcome in the case;

• To identify evidential strengths and weaknesses in a case and advise the clients accordingly;

• To advise the client in respect of emergency or urgent applications and to provide representation at Court in respect of those cases, including out of hours cover where necessary;

• General drafting to include (but not limited to) case summaries, position statements, skeleton arguments, threshold and draft case management orders as required;

• To represent the client local authority in the most complex of cases, including (but not limited to), non-accidental injury cases, cases with a foreign element and fabricated and induced illness;

We would like to attract talent from all corners of the legal world for this role. Our commitment is to an equitable recruitment process so feel free to apply in any way that suits you, via WhatsApp, video message, CV, the more creative the better.