We are Thrings; a successful full-service law firm with sector expertise in Agriculture, Banking & Finance, Development of Land, Private Client and Business Growth across a number of practice areas, managing high quality work. We are proud to be ranked in many areas by the Legal 500 and Chambers, due to our client-centric approach.
Our welcoming and inclusive culture provides an attractive place to work, including the valuable benefit of hybrid working.
About The Role
We’re seeking an NQ Solicitor or Assistant Solicitor to join our ‘top tier’ Family team in Hampshire. This Hampshire based Family team has a strong reputation in the region and acts for clients across Hampshire, Dorset, the Home Counties, London as well as other national and international clients.
We’re regionally recognised as one of leading Family law firms with a reputation for providing clients with a first-class service and providing a supportive environment for family clients who are going through a family breakdown. The ability to recognise the needs of our client’s and to have strong interpersonal skills is integral to the role.
The Family team are recognised in Chambers and Legal 500, with active members of Resolution on a regional and National basis and have a strong presence across Hampshire and beyond.
The work is wide ranging, including finances on divorce, children matters and co habitation disputes. The team also specialises in pre and post nuptial agreements. We have a wide range of clients often with complex financial matters to address on separation.
We’re renowned for our significant agriculture practice and many of the family teams clients are landowners and farmers or work in the rural sector.
The role is based at our Hampshire office in a converted barn in Romsey which is a unique and special environment highly regarded by our clients and employees.
The team has a strong culture for giving individuals responsibility to progress their careers and encouraging individuals to carve out their own futures, in a supportive and friendly environment.
Day to day, you’ll have a varied caseload, including:
* Providing a first-class service to clients in providing constructive and thorough legal advice with support from senior team members and developing a clear understanding of approach and strategy to meeting our clients’ needs
* With support, planning and engaging in targeted business development activities to obtain new clients for the Family team, and wider firm
* Using initiative and thinking creatively to reach sensible and pragmatic solutions for clients
* Being organised in file management with the ability to recognise when to seek supervision and support
Whilst this role is based in our Romsey office there will be the opportunity for you to work with other fee earners based at our other offices.
About You
We’re extremely proud of the relationship we’ve built with our clients and referrers, being recognised as their trusted legal partner. It’s important to us that you have the right blend of skills to service their needs and develop new relationships.
* A newly qualified (NQ) Solicitor, with relevant seats in Family or an Assistant Solicitor with up to 4 years PQE working in a Family team
* Strong organisation skills, with the ability to prioritise your workload
* Excellent communication skills, with a client centred approach and the ability to translate complex legal information into commercial advice
* Strong business development skills and open to engaging in marketing and business development opportunities to widen network
* A team player, whose personal ambition is expressed through team achievement
* An open and honest approach including not being afraid to admit uncertainty or mistake
* Proactively seeks personal achievement, improvement and development
What’s On Offer
By joining Thrings you’ll become part of a supportive, inclusive firm offering a relaxed and trusting environment allowing balance between being in the office and working from home. We also offer a great working environment and plenty of social/networking events to get involved with!
In return for your hard work, you can expect to receive a variety of flexible benefits which can be tailored to your personal and family needs including Private Medical Insurance, Life Insurance, Health cash plan and much more.
If this sounds like an exciting opportunity and you have the experience to join our team, we’d love to hear from you.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.
No agencies please
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