Family Solicitor 3-5 years PQE

Primary Responsibilities Include:

• Running and managing your own caseload within the family team under the supervision of the director
• Providing advice to individuals and families including but not limited to the following areas: Private Law Children Matters Divorce Financial Settlements Separation Domestic Violence Pre and Post Nuptial Agreements Cohabitee disputes
• Dealing with complex and timesensitive matters
• Taking new instructions
• Legal Research
• Advocacy
• Assisting the Director on occasions
• Dealing with new enquiries and converting to Instruction
• Networking and Business Development

About the Person:

To be a successful candidate for this role you must also have the following attributes skills and experience:

• Ideally be a fully qualified senior solicitor (35 PQE desirable) although other qualifications (i.e. CILEX and CLC) will also be considered
• Confident in running own caseload
• Be commercially astute understanding the importance of business targets and their impact to the practice.
• Have excellent levels of communication both written and verbal
• Have a good academic record; training with a leading national or regional firm is an advantage.
• Have strong IT skills
• Have a firm and functional knowledge within family law
• Have experience managing your own caseload of privately funded work
• Demonstrate initiative and the drive to produce a high standard of service to our clients
• Possess high levels of speed and accuracy
• Be highly organized methodical and adaptable
• Commercially driven
• Have a proven ability to bring in work and be confident in business development

About Rewards and Benefits:

In return for your hard work you will receive the below company benefits:

• Pension Scheme
• Health cash plan for workplace wellbeing
• Employee referral bonus
• Up to 33 days paid leave per year
• Christmas Shutdown