This is a relist as the firm are still looking. A well-established highly-regarded Central London law firm are looking for a children's law locum to assist while they recruit permanently for the role. You will need to be a Legal Aid Supervisor with experience in a wide range of family children law matters for this one. The requirements of this role are:
 
·To be capable of covering all aspects of child work.
·To manage an active caseload dealing with a range of private and public children's cases, as well as supervising other members of the team.
·To have Legal Aid Supervisor status.
·Ideally at least 8 years qualified/equivalent experience.
·Children Law Accreditation Panel Membership is essential.
·Resolution accredited specialist in private and public law children and have the Law Society's Family Law advanced accreditation.
·Experience of cross border child abduction matters - membership of the International child abduction & contact unit (ICACU) desirable.
 
While the firm handle both private and public work, Legal Aid supervisory experience is essential for this role.
 
Full-time hours would be preferred although 4 days per week would also be considered. 50/50 hybrid working is available for this role and the firm are situated a 10-minute walk from Russell Square station.

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Emma Ireland

Emma Ireland LLB AIRP is a failed novelist and accidental poet who writes mostly about politics and social issues. She's either a bloody commie or a bourgeois sell-out depending on whether you listen to her Dad or those who strongly disapprove of Waitrose trifles. After studying law at university she chucked it all in to move to Italy and teach Italian business people how to do their jobs in English. After ten years of wine and sunshine, she returned to the UK and is now a recruitment consultant and freelance writer. At least until that unfinished novel makes her a millionaire.