Family Care Solicitor

Children Panel Solicitor, 3-5 Years’ PQE, Bedford / Hybrid Working, Salary DOE. Join a highly regarded Bedford-based law firm with a well-established Family Law team, offering high-quality childcare work, flexible hybrid working and genuine opportunities for career progression within a supportive environment. To apply or to register your interest, please contact Kaye on or email with your CV. Job ref: 4413 OVERVIEW: The successful candidate will manage a varied caseload of both public and private Children Law matters from initial instruction through to conclusion with minimal supervision, including Care Proceedings, Interim Care Orders, Emergency Protection Orders, Special Guardianship Orders, Adoption matters and Private Children Law cases. You will represent clients at every stage of proceedings, providing expert legal advice, strong advocacy and exceptional levels of client care. Applications are welcomed from Children Panel Solicitors with between three and five years' PQE who hold current Children Panel Accreditation and possess significant experience across both public and private children matters, together with excellent communication, advocacy and client relationship skills. Joining a supportive and experienced team, you will benefit from a strong commitment to professional development, hybrid and flexible working arrangements, a competitive salary, an annual bonus linked to fee income and an innovative monthly holiday bonus scheme. The firm also offers ongoing training, genuine career progression and a friendly, supportive culture that promotes an excellent work-life balance. HOW TO APPLY: Contact Kaye Thumpston on or email with your CV or simply call for a confidential discussion. eNL will never share your CV with a third party without your express permission. As part of our candidate care process, we aim to respond to all applications within 7 days. If you have not been contacted within this timescale, your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note our advertisements use PQE/salary levels purely as a guide. At eNL we value diversity and inclusion. We want to attract people at all levels and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates, whatever your ethnicity, religion, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or any characteristics protected by law in the jurisdictions in which we operate.