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Principal Childcare Lawyer
CR/006522_1777393877
Posted: 28/04/2026
- £60 - £70 per hour
- East Midlands
- Locum
- Legal, Local Government & Public Sector
Principal Childcare Lawyer
Locum
East Midlands
£60 - £70 per Hour
Hybrid Working - May consider ad hoc attendance
A Principal Childcare Lawyer is required to join a local authority in the East Midlands on a locum basis. This is an exciting opportunity to join a large organisation as a principal lawyer managing a team of lawyers and paralegals.
As a principal childcare lawyer your duties will include;
- To provide high quality, innovative, well researched and comprehensive specialist legal advice to clients.
- To lead, direct, develop and improve the service to client organisations.
- To manage the activities of the team to include performance, caseloads and productivity, motivation and development, recruitment and selection and appraisals.
The role will be a hybrid working arrangement in Northampton up to once a fortnight, possibly once a month.
We would be interested to hear from candidates with public sector experience.
We encourage interested applicants to apply immediately to be considered for shortlisting. Alternatively, should you require further information or wish to discuss your suitability before applying, please contact Jennifer McPhail in our Manchester office for a confidential discussion.
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Jennifer McPhail
Senior Consultant