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Recruiting for family justice

04 September 2019
Issue: 7854 / Categories: Legal News , Family , Profession
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The Family Justice Council is seeking a family private law solicitor with extensive experience as a practising solicitor. 

The council is an advisory body whose members include judges, lawyers, doctors, social workers, academics and civil servants. It monitors the effectiveness of the family justice system, advising on reforms necessary for improvement and promoting an interdisciplinary approach to family justice in England and Wales. It is chaired by the president of the Family Division and meets in London four times a year. For more details, contact Daphna Wilson, executive assistant, Family Justice Council by email: fjc@justice.gsi.gov.uk.

Issue: 7854 / Categories: Legal News , Family , Profession
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