Children Panel Solicitor

Senior Family Solicitor – Care Team

Salary: £55k - £75k per year

Working hours: Full-Time or Part-Time / Flexible hours available

Location: Exeter, Taunton, Weston‑Super‑Mare (hybrid working available)

The Role

You will manage your own caseload, while being supported by a highly experienced team of senior solicitors, newly qualified solicitors, trainees and paralegals.

Your role will include:

• Representing parents, family members and children in all aspects of public law proceedings across courts predominantly in the Southwest but also further afield
• Being willing to take instructions from competent children
• Private law children work available
• Conducting your own advocacy
• Maintaining professional accreditations
• Supervision of fellow fee earners
• Nurturing trainees
• Travel for meetings and court dates so ability to drive and daily access to a car is essential

About You

• Qualified Solicitor or Chartered Legal Executive with Family Practice Rights (litigation and advocacy) and 10+ years’ PQE in family law
• Accredited member of either the Children Panel, or Resolution Panel
• Strong experience handling Legal Aid Casework in children law
• Excellent client care and communication skills
• Familiarity with case management systems (LEAP preferred but not essential)
• Familiarity with CCMS and the HMCTS portal
• Ability to work in a paperless environment

What’s on Offer?

• Hybrid and flexible working (genuine work‑life balance)
• Supportive, forward‑thinking culture
• Modern systems and processes
• Progression and opportunities for those who wish to move into supervising and team leader roles
• Competitive salary and benefits package
• 25-30 days holiday a year, depending on experience, plus bank holidays

Why Apply?

This role is ideal for a family lawyer looking to join a firm that genuinely supports:

• Family values
• A collaborative approach to family law
• A commitment to access to justice