Job Title - Legal Researcher Outbound Permanence
Contract - 6 month Fixed-Term contract, possibility of extension
Hours - 3 hours per week
Salary - £53,324 pro rata for approx. 3 hours per week
Location - Bloomsbury, London with home working available
About Coram
Coram is committed to improving the lives of the UK’s most vulnerable children and young people.
We support children and young people from birth to independence, creating a change that lasts a lifetime.
Coram is the UK’s oldest children’s charity founded by Thomas Coram in London helping vulnerable children and young people since 1739. Today, the Coram group helps more than one million children, young people, families and professionals every year by providing access to the skills and opportunities they need to thrive.
About CoramBAAF
CoramBAAF is the UK’s leading membership organisation for professionals working across adoption, fostering and kinship care. We provide information, best practice guidance, advice, training and resources to support our members and influence policy to improve outcomes for children and young people.
Our corporate members in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland represent 94% of all local authorities as well as regional adoption agencies, health and social care trusts, independent fostering providers and voluntary adoption agencies, and cover 88% of all children and family social workers.
Our 600+ individual and associate members - comprising lawyers, health professionals, educational institutions, therapeutic and family support services, and more - reflect the multidisciplinary nature of our work.
Together, our members make up the largest network of organisations and individuals involved with children in their journey through the care system.
About the Role
This is a specialist role, potentially interesting for a lawyer with some local authority experience of children in care proceedings being placed with overseas relatives on all legal orders.
Working alongside another experienced legal researcher, and two senior social workers to provide written information regarding the legal options and services available to local authorities in the overseas country. Role requires the provision of legal and quasi-legal information but does not involve giving legal advice. Induction and mentoring available.
Experience in placing children overseas on a Convention Adoption Order would be ideal (although not essential) as the service provides online consultations with local authorities primarily on convention adoption cases multiple times through-out the proceedings covering both legal and practice issues.
Must be able to research information about foreign legal systems, immigration and nationality law; and also, basic services and systems (such as health, education, social benefits, cost of living) and relevant agencies in overseas countries. Provide input/delivery on the legal aspects of training delivery in this area.
To apply for this role, please click on the 'apply now' button below to complete the application.
Closing Date: Wednesday 18th November at 23:59
Interview Date: TBC
Coram is an equal opportunities employer and we believe a diverse workforce enables us to improve the services to the children and families we help. We are genuinely committed to encouraging candidates from all sections of the community we seek to support. This includes those from global majority ethnic backgrounds, those that identify as LGBQT+, those with disabilities, those with lived experience of care, those with neuro-diversity, and those from other groups who are underrepresented at Coram.
If applicants feel comfortable, we would encourage them to draw on lived experience as well as professional experience in their personal statement as part of their application.
We are committed to the safeguarding of children and where appropriate will require the successful applicant to undertake a check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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Legal Researcher Outbound Permanence employer: Coram
Coram Children's Legal Centre (CCLC) and Coram International Adoption Centre (IAC) offer a unique opportunity for finance professionals to contribute to the welfare of children and families. With a strong commitment to values and mission, employees benefit from a collaborative work culture, opportunities for professional growth, and the chance to make a significant impact in the community. Located at the Coram campus, the role provides a fulfilling environment where your financial expertise can help shape strategic decisions and ensure sustainable governance.
