Solicitor / Senior Solicitor

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Location: Coram Childrens Legal Centre, Leeds OfficeSalary: £31,000 to £42,000 per annum (Dependent on experience)Closing Date: 31/10/2023Job Title: Solicitor / Senior Solicitor (Education Law Team)Contract: PermanentHours: 35 hours per week (but part-time minimum 21 hours per week will be considered)Salary:Dependent on experience - our salary ranges for Solicitors start from £31,000 for 1-year PQE. Our salary ranges for Senior Solicitors start from £36,000 for 7 years PQE, and from £42,000 for 12 years PQE.The post holder will also benefit from eligibility for our bonus scheme.Salary negotiable depending on experience and ability to provide supervision to junior members of the team.About CoramCoram is committed to improving the lives of the UK’s most vulnerable children and young people.We support children and young people from birth to independence, creating a change that lasts a lifetime.Coram is the UK’s oldest children’s charity founded by Thomas Coram in London helping vulnerable children and young people since 1739. Today, the Coram group helps more than one million children, young people, families and professionals every year by providingaccess to the skills and opportunities they need to thrive.Coram Children’s Legal Centre (CCLC) is the UK’s specialist centre for children’s rights championing access to justice through information and advice, legal practice and representation, policy and strategic litigation. Our Legal Practice Unit provides adviceand representation in child and family law, education law, community care law and asylum and immigration law.Part of Coram’s growing Children’s Rights Centre, CCLC is co-located with Coram Voice, the specialist provider of advocacy services for young people in and leaving the care system, in the new Queen Elizabeth II Centre at the heart of our historic campusin Bloomsbury. However, CCLC has an established practice operating in Colchester and we are in the process of developing out Leeds base. This role is an excellent opportunity for the right candidate to play a key role in helping us grow practices in LeedsAbout the roleWe have an exciting new opportunity for a Solicitor specialising in education law to work within the CCLC team. In this role you will provide legal advice, assistance and representation through education and discrimination law casework. You will be passionateabout delivering high quality advice and client care and be committed to children’s human rights and supporting CCLC’s aims.Applicants for the role need to be a qualified solicitor with experience of education law casework and/or related public law practice.We are committed to the wellbeing of our staff.We will consider requests for part-time working.To apply for this role, please click on the apply now button below to complete the application.Closing date: Tuesday 31st Octoberat 23:59 (We reserve the right to close this recruitment early,applications will be assessed on receipt and interviews arranged if shortlisted. )Interview date: TBCCoram Childrens Legal Centre is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We actively encourage applicants from Asian, African, Caribbean and other minority ethnic backgrounds to join our teams. Whilstwe have a diverse team we recognise we are a predominantly white workforce and are genuinely committed to encouraging candidates from diverse communities in order to improve the services to the children and families we help.We are committed to the safeguarding of children and where appropriate will require the successful applicant to undertake a check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. #J-18808-Ljbffr