Liverpool, United Kingdom

Regulatory Social Care & Governance

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Permanent

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About your new role

The Regulatory Social Care & Governance Team are a high performing team who provide a Service to Local Authority(s) to assume conduct of Litigation, Pre-Litigation and provide Advice on their behalf.

The type of work conducted by the Team varies from Public Law Child Care proceedings, Adult Services COP proceedings, Mental Health Work and SEN Tribunal Education cases

We are currently recruiting for a Solicitor or Associate up to 10 years PQE to join our Social Care & Governance team in Liverpool to undertake SEN Tribunal Education cases, experience in either Child Care proceedings or Adult Services COP proceedings would be desirable but not essential.

We have In-House ability to conduct the Advocacy, leaving the successful candidate with opportunity to concentrate on the casework, but with the flexibility to conduct their own Advocacy should they wish to do so.

The successful candidate will manage their own caseload of varied SEN Tribunal Education cases, with Paralegal and Legal Admin Support; and be a willing Team Member with an ability to support other colleagues as work demands

Main duties and responsibilities

Manage own caseload of 1^st Tier Tribunal (Health, Education and Social Care) Cases
Education Law Judicial Review Claims
Education Law Advice
Assist other members of the team with Delivery of Training
Conduct legal proceedings before the courts and tribunals, including advocacy should they wish to do so
Attend off-site visits and meetings, such as Court Hearings, clients’ offices etc
Assist the team and wider department with the development of the regulatory practice
Carry out and attend marketing and business development activities and events
Ensure relevant deadlines, quality measures and KPI are adhered to
Comply with relevant policies and procedures
Work in accordance with Weightmans’ values

This list is not intended to be exhaustive and you will be expected to perform other duties and have other responsibilities that fall within the wider remit of the role.

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About You

You will have previous experience and a genuine and demonstrable interest in the above area of work. As the role is varied, we are looking for you to have a flexible approach to the work you do and be able to adapt to different tasks. We also require you to have:

Solicitor or associate, experienced in Education law either in-house or in private practice
Experience of conducting advocacy
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Excellent time management and organisation skills
Ability to multi-task and prioritise
Ability to work to strict deadlines and targets
Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative
Flexible approach

If you meet our criteria and think this is a job where you could bring enthusiasm and an eagerness to learn, then we look forward to receiving your application.

Why work for us

Come and join our award-winning organisation and team. Weightmans has been recognised as a leading employer for the 18th consecutive year at Britain’s Top Employers awards 2025, and ranking 5th in the list, the firm has also secured top positions in Chambers UK.

Embark on this journey with Weightmans towards becoming one of the Top 30 UK Law firms.

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