Conveyancing: Consultant Solicitor & Lawyer Opportunities - £40,000 - £50,000 A Year
Chadwick Nott · Plymouth, England ·
Full time, Permanent, based in our Plymouth office, with opportunities for remote work Following significant growth over the last few years, and with a desire to grow significantly bigger across the firm in the future, we are recruiting for a Solicitor to join our specialist Family Care team.
The Child Care team Our Family Childcare team specialises in representing parents, grandparents, and wider family members in cases involving social services, care proceedings, and special guardianship. We support clients during some of the most distressing and uncertain times of their lives, offering calm, expert advice and strong representation every step of the way.
Our work is grounded in empathy and clarity - helping people understand their rights and options when social services become involved in their family life. Advising and representing parents and children in public law proceedings Providing advice and supporting family members applying for Special Guardianship Orders within public law proceedings Pre-proceedings work and PLO meetings Representing clients at all stages of court proceedings Main responsibilities and duties of the job We’re looking for a solicitor with experience in public law children matters to join our specialist Family Childcare team.
You will be supporting clients throughout the care proceedings process, from early involvement and PLO through to final hearings, as well as advising on Special Guardianship applications and related orders within public law proceedings.
Confidence in managing your own caseload and representing clients at court is essential. You will be working with vulnerable clients, often in emotionally charged situations, so the ability to remain calm, clear, and supportive is vital.
Excellent communication skills – particularly the ability to explain legal processes in plain English – are key to this role. The ideal candidate will be a team player who thrives in a fast‑paced and sensitive area of work, with a genuine commitment to making a difference in people’s lives.
Knowledge of Legal Aid processes and being a member of the Law Society Children’s Panel (or a desire to work towards it) would be an advantage, though not essential. The team and the work Helen Bull, Head of the Family Care team had this to say about the team and the work that they do: The Family Care team at Nash and because of this, weactively seek to build balanced teams.
We welcome the unique contribution that you will bring to our firm and actively encourage applications from all talented people – however your talent is packaged, whatever your background or circumstance and regardless of how you identify.
Our environmental and community commitments We have a range of long-term environmental commitments, particularly with ocean-based charities and organisations - the Ocean Conservation Trust, the National Marine Aquarium, Surfers Against Sewage, and Whale and Dolphin Conservation.
Plymouth is known as Britain’s Ocean City, and we want to do our bit to help look after the seas and rivers that surround us. We’re also running our own rewilding and tree planting scheme in our grounds and the adjacent public park, to encourage wildlife to thrive. You can find out more about our environmental commitments here . Here at Nash