Education Solicitor, Senior Associate - Middlesex

Education Solicitor - Middlesex

A leading law firm is seeking an experienced Education Solicitor for a Senior Associate position within their Uxbridge office in Middlesex. This is an exciting opportunity with a multi-office and full-service law firm that has an excellent reputation.

This opportunity is well suited to an Education Solicitor or Legal Executive with at least 4 years of PQE focusing on Education law. The team assist with school admission appeals, exclusions, complaints, special educational needs, discrimination, academic misconduct, non-academic misconduct, and issues regarding PhDs and Fitness to Practise.

The role:

• Managing own education caseload, providing a high-quality legal service to clients
• Assisting clients with all aspects of education law including work from parents on behalf of children at primary and secondary school.
• Working with young adults at university
• Providing advice to clients on merits, quantum, deadlines and options for legal remedies
• Drafting letters of advice to clients and pre-action protocols
• Submitting complaints to schools, colleges and universities
• Advising clients on litigation, including judicial review
• Negotiating resolutions on behalf of clients
• Preparing papers for internal appeals at schools, colleges, local authorities and universities

Applications are welcome from Education Solicitors or Legal Executives with the following:

• A clean and current practising certificate
• Previous experience in a similar role, offering at least 4 years post-qualification experience.
• Strong organisational and IT skills
• Previous experience of managing and leading people within a team; supporting junior members of the team in developing and widening their own career progression and legal experience.