Social Care Lawyer
| Posting date: | 07 November 2025 |
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| Salary: | £179.38 per day |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 December 2025 |
| Location: | Ilford, London, IG8 0AG |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | ESSENTIAL EMPLOYMENT LTD |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | MP215896CT1757-OR16257-07112025 |
Summary
Social Care Lawyer needed in Ilford, £179.38 per day PAYE - Reference: OR16257
1. To provide a comprehensive and professional legal service in all aspects of child care law.
2. To serve as a key source of expertise and knowledge on in the relevant legal discipline
3. To provide legal advice and assistance at meetings of relevant committees.
- Conducting a full range of children’s service cases, including those raising complex or major issues and to undertaking advocacy in the Courts and Tribunals, where rights of audience permit this.
- This includes advising on evidence and procedure and the conduct of any trials and undertaking the preparation of cases (including the checking of documentation), evaluating evidence and draft court applications/documentation as required.
- To handle child protection cases as required expeditiously by evaluating evidence, formulating reports and drafting proceedings.
This is a Full time role on a temporary contract basis.
If you are interested in the role please apply on our website with your CV, alternatively you can email your CV to katie@essentialemploy.co.uk quoting the reference number.
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