Lawyer / Senior Lawyer (Childcare)
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About the role
26 September 2025 | Category Latest Vacancies
Location – Working on a hybrid-remote basis from our Huntingdon office.
Contract Type – Permanent – Full Time (37 hours)
Salary for Lawyer position – £44,290.00 – £50,240.00 DOE
Salary for Senior Lawyer position (requires 10 years pqe) – £50,790.00 – £58,168.75
Who are we? We are a large team, made up of around 50 lawyers and paralegals of all types and length of qualification. We have team members who have been with us for over 25 years and newly qualified lawyers who have just joined us. We are passionate and dedicated, always ready to help each other out and discuss cases to find a solution. We love working together and developing each other’s knowledge and abilities. We are committed to staff development, training and career progression opportunities. Our supportive team is our strength and we’re ready to welcome you into it.
What do we do? The Childcare team deals with all types of child protection work for its shareholder local authorities and other clients, including:
- Care Proceedings, including representation in Court
- Pre-proceedings (PLO) work
- Advice in relation to Deprivation of Liberties
- Advice in relation to contact
- Adoption proceedings
- Advice on Local Authorities’ duties and responsibilities
- Advice to Local Authorities in relation to private law proceedings
- Advice in relation to children becoming looked after, ceasing to become looked after and any issues arising
The Childcare team also advise clients on process and improvements that can be made and provide duty advice to the client on a rota basis. Members of the team sit on Local Family Justice Boards, advise Safeguarding Children Local Partnerships, Adoption and Fostering Panels and Agency Decision Makers. We also provide training for clients and for the team.
The work is exciting, varied and interesting. Recently, the team has been involved in a number of reported cases and has represented the Local Authority on cases which have been considered by the Court of Appeal. No two days are ever the same!
For a copy of the Full Job Description. please click here.
Pathfinder Legal Benefits
- Local Government Pensions Scheme – considered to be one of the best employer contribution rates.
- Flexible working arrangements – we offer flexible hours and hybrid working which allows for remote working but we also require regular office attendance with the aim to give everyone a balanced work/life ratio.
- Family Friendly policies including excellent Maternity, Paternity and Adoption entitlements.
- An exceptional Employee Assistance Program which helps supports employees with workplace changes as well as other work, family and personal issues.
- Cycle To Work scheme.
- A generous minimum annual leave entitlement of 25 days, rising on 5 and 10 years service, plus public holidays. With the option to purchase more annual leave.
To apply for this position please send your CV and a covering letter explaining how you meet the Person Specification to recruitment@pathfinderlegal.co.uk . When applying, please quote reference ‘CHI-100’. News Categories
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Pathfinder Legal Services Ltd is one of the first Alternative Business Structure law firms owned by public bodies established in the UK. Originally called LGSS Law Ltd, established in 2015, the firm has developed and grown before being rebranded in September 2021 as Pathfinder Legal Services Ltd.
Perhaps, because we are quite unlike ordinary commercial law firms, we have attracted a rich diversity of talent. Our team is motivated, proactive and ready to serve our clients. We don’t have ‘Partners’ and are owned by our clients so we truly are wholly unique.
Pathfinder Legal Services began trading as a private law firm in April 2015 and was known as LGSS Law Ltd. The firm sprung from the shared working arrangement between Cambridgeshire County Council and Northamptonshire County Council. In April 2016, Central Bedfordshire Council joined as the third shareholder, cementing the foundations of the firm that we see today. In April 2021, following a local government reorganisation in Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire County Council was abolished and the two new authorities, North Northamptonshire Council and West Northamptonshire Council was created. The two new authorities each took over as shareholders of the firm and Pathfinder Legal Services Limited was created.
Currently owned by Cambridgeshire County Council and Central Bedfordshire Council, a significant proportion of our work remains within the local authority sector. However, over the years our client base has grown and widened to include more than one hundred organisations across the public and not-for-profit sectors including Local Authorities, Children’s Trusts, Integrated Care Boards, Foundation Trusts, Charities and Police and Fire Services.
Lawyer / Senior Lawyer (Childcare)
Top Benefits
About the role
26 September 2025 | Category Latest Vacancies
Location – Working on a hybrid-remote basis from our Huntingdon office.
Contract Type – Permanent – Full Time (37 hours)
Salary for Lawyer position – £44,290.00 – £50,240.00 DOE
Salary for Senior Lawyer position (requires 10 years pqe) – £50,790.00 – £58,168.75
Who are we? We are a large team, made up of around 50 lawyers and paralegals of all types and length of qualification. We have team members who have been with us for over 25 years and newly qualified lawyers who have just joined us. We are passionate and dedicated, always ready to help each other out and discuss cases to find a solution. We love working together and developing each other’s knowledge and abilities. We are committed to staff development, training and career progression opportunities. Our supportive team is our strength and we’re ready to welcome you into it.
What do we do? The Childcare team deals with all types of child protection work for its shareholder local authorities and other clients, including:
- Care Proceedings, including representation in Court
- Pre-proceedings (PLO) work
- Advice in relation to Deprivation of Liberties
- Advice in relation to contact
- Adoption proceedings
- Advice on Local Authorities’ duties and responsibilities
- Advice to Local Authorities in relation to private law proceedings
- Advice in relation to children becoming looked after, ceasing to become looked after and any issues arising
The Childcare team also advise clients on process and improvements that can be made and provide duty advice to the client on a rota basis. Members of the team sit on Local Family Justice Boards, advise Safeguarding Children Local Partnerships, Adoption and Fostering Panels and Agency Decision Makers. We also provide training for clients and for the team.
The work is exciting, varied and interesting. Recently, the team has been involved in a number of reported cases and has represented the Local Authority on cases which have been considered by the Court of Appeal. No two days are ever the same!
For a copy of the Full Job Description. please click here.
Pathfinder Legal Benefits
- Local Government Pensions Scheme – considered to be one of the best employer contribution rates.
- Flexible working arrangements – we offer flexible hours and hybrid working which allows for remote working but we also require regular office attendance with the aim to give everyone a balanced work/life ratio.
- Family Friendly policies including excellent Maternity, Paternity and Adoption entitlements.
- An exceptional Employee Assistance Program which helps supports employees with workplace changes as well as other work, family and personal issues.
- Cycle To Work scheme.
- A generous minimum annual leave entitlement of 25 days, rising on 5 and 10 years service, plus public holidays. With the option to purchase more annual leave.
To apply for this position please send your CV and a covering letter explaining how you meet the Person Specification to recruitment@pathfinderlegal.co.uk . When applying, please quote reference ‘CHI-100’. News Categories
- Community Care
- General
- Latest News
- Latest Vacancies
- Litigation
- Planning & Highways
News Archives
Select Month September 2025 August 2025 July 2025 June 2025 April 2025 March 2025 January 2025 November 2024 October 2024 September 2024 August 2024 July 2024 June 2024 May 2024 April 2024 March 2024 February 2024 January 2024 December 2023 October 2023 September 2023 August 2023 July 2023 June 2023 May 2023 April 2023 March 2023 February 2023 December 2022 September 2022 August 2022 February 2022 January 2022 November 2021 October 2021
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About Pathfinder Legal Services Ltd
Pathfinder Legal Services Ltd is one of the first Alternative Business Structure law firms owned by public bodies established in the UK. Originally called LGSS Law Ltd, established in 2015, the firm has developed and grown before being rebranded in September 2021 as Pathfinder Legal Services Ltd.
Perhaps, because we are quite unlike ordinary commercial law firms, we have attracted a rich diversity of talent. Our team is motivated, proactive and ready to serve our clients. We don’t have ‘Partners’ and are owned by our clients so we truly are wholly unique.
Pathfinder Legal Services began trading as a private law firm in April 2015 and was known as LGSS Law Ltd. The firm sprung from the shared working arrangement between Cambridgeshire County Council and Northamptonshire County Council. In April 2016, Central Bedfordshire Council joined as the third shareholder, cementing the foundations of the firm that we see today. In April 2021, following a local government reorganisation in Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire County Council was abolished and the two new authorities, North Northamptonshire Council and West Northamptonshire Council was created. The two new authorities each took over as shareholders of the firm and Pathfinder Legal Services Limited was created.
Currently owned by Cambridgeshire County Council and Central Bedfordshire Council, a significant proportion of our work remains within the local authority sector. However, over the years our client base has grown and widened to include more than one hundred organisations across the public and not-for-profit sectors including Local Authorities, Children’s Trusts, Integrated Care Boards, Foundation Trusts, Charities and Police and Fire Services.