Children and Young Peoples Lawyer - (3 years PQE)

We are seeking an enthusiastic and committed Children and Young People's Rights Lawyer to join our team and strengthen Clan's work at the forefront of using the law to change children's lives in Scotland. Clan Childlaw was established to empower children and young people to have their own lawyers, specially trained to work with them in a child centred way. We are experts in empowering children and young people in Scotland to use their rights to improve their lives. If you are looking for an opportunity to become a child- centred lawyer and are motivated by working differently and using your legal knowledge, problem solving and communication skills to represent the interests and rights of children and young people, then we want to hear from you. You will provide legal advice and representation to children and young people in areas including children's hearings, child law, public family law, and youth homelessness. You will play a vital role in delivering our Children's Rights Helpline
giving practical information about children and young people's rights to children and young people and those that support them. You will provide training to partner agencies and external stakeholders on children's rights.

This role would suit a highly effective, adaptable and resilient solicitor with excellent communication and relationship-building skills. You will be motivated by the opportunity to do things differently as a lawyer delivering professional legal advice and representation that makes a direct difference to the lives of individual children and young people. You will welcome the opportunity to take innovative casework that contributes to systemic change, and make contributions from practice to influence the law, policy and practice. You will be comfortable managing competing priorities in a fast-paced environment, while maintaining high professional standards and contributing positively to a collaborative team culture., Disability Confident
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Clan wants a Scotland where all children and young people's rights are respected, protected, and fulfilled. For that to happen, Scotland has to be a place where all children and young people can stand up for their rights. That means we work to ensure children and young people have:

Lawyers that are experts in working with children
People around them who can enable them to use their rights and amplify their voices
Respect as rights-holders, who are entitled to hold duty-bearers to account if their rights are not fulfilled.

What We Do
To find out more about what we do you can visit our website: About Clan Childlaw - Clan Childlaw

Our Values
Our values are the principles we uphold in all our work, no matter what. They are the foundation of our workplace culture. Everyone who works at Clan shows our values in all they do and say.

We are supportive: We listen and respond, we provide encouragement and emotional help to children and young people, to others who support young people, and to each other.
We are bold: We are confident and courageous in amplifying the voices of children and young people. We are prepared to take risks when we need to, to defend children and young people's rights.

We are dynamic: We are always active, always progressing. We are positive, full of energy and new ideas. We ask for change where it is needed.

"I love my job at Clan. It's busy and varied and no two days are ever the same. We have a great team here and everyone is really supportive." - A member of the Clan Childlaw team

What we can offer you

Clan Childlaw's mission is very important to us, but our people are important too. We recognise the importance of a good work-life balance and a friendly supportive work environment. We offer:

33 days annual leave (inclusive of public holidays) increasing to 35 after 2 years' service
Auto-enrolment into our pension scheme after 3 months service
Flexibility around your working day, with the opportunity to work your hours between 7am and 7pm and, the option to work from home for part of the working week. Flexibility arrangements will vary depending on the role and business needs, with some positions requiring closer alignment to core working hours to support service delivery.
Access to our employee counselling service.

Learning and development is important to us and our team. We hope it's important to you too. You will be encouraged to engage in learning and continued professional development.

"I have never worked in such a lovely organisation before! I feel valued, seen and heard as an individual here." - A member of the Clan Childlaw team

"I love my job at Clan. It's busy and varied and no two days are ever the same. We have a great team here and everyone is really supportive." - A member of the Clan Childlaw team