Public Law Associate Solicitor – Family Department

My client is seeking an experienced and ambitious Public Law Associate Solicitor to join their busy and well-established Family Department in their Bolton Office.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage your own caseload of care and public law matters from instruction through to conclusion.

• Undertake advocacy where appropriate.

• Work independently while maintaining exceptional standards of client care.

• Supervise and support members of the public law team.

• Provide training and mentoring to colleagues where required.

• Support the Head of Department in managing the wider public law team.

• Contribute to the continued growth and development of the department.

About You

• A minimum of 5 years' PQE in public law.

• Children Panel Accreditation.

• Significant experience managing care and public law cases.

• Strong advocacy skills.

• Excellent organisational and time management abilities.

• Exceptional attention to detail.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Good IT skills and experience using case management systems.

• Previous experience supervising or managing a team.

• A professional, approachable and client-focused attitude.

• Access to a car for business travel.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary.

• Pension scheme.

• Attendance bonus.

• 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, with additional annual leave accrued after two years' service.

• Birthday leave.

• Life insurance (2–3 times annual salary).

• Long service awards.

• Paid car parking.

Should you have any questions or wish to apply please do not hesitate to contact Clear Legal and Financial Recruitment.

Please Note: Due to the number of applications we receive we may be unable to respond to every application directly. If you have not heard from us within 3 working days, please assume your application has been unsuccessful