Senior Family Solicitor – Care Team
Salary: £55k - £75k per year
Working hours: Full-Time or Part-Time / Flexible hours available
Location: Exeter, Taunton, Weston‑Super‑Mare (hybrid working available)
The Role
You will manage your own caseload, while being supported by a highly experienced team of senior solicitors, newly qualified solicitors, trainees and paralegals.
Your role will include:
* Representing parents, family members and children in all aspects of public law proceedings across courts predominantly in the Southwest but also further afield
* Being willing to take instructions from competent children
* Private law children work available
* Conducting your own advocacy
* Maintaining professional accreditations
* Supervision of fellow fee earners
* Nurturing trainees
* Travel for meetings and court dates so ability to drive and daily access to a car is essential
About You
* Qualified Solicitor or Chartered Legal Executive with Family Practice Rights (litigation and advocacy) and 10+ years’ PQE in family law
* Accredited member of either the Children Panel, or Resolution Panel
* Strong experience handling Legal Aid Casework in children law
* Excellent client care and communication skills
* Familiarity with case management systems (LEAP preferred but not essential)
* Familiarity with CCMS and the HMCTS portal
* Ability to work in a paperless environment
What’s on Offer?
* Hybrid and flexible working (genuine work‑life balance)
* Supportive, forward‑thinking culture
* Modern systems and processes
* Progression and opportunities for those who wish to move into supervising and team leader roles
* Competitive salary and benefits package
* 25-30 days holiday a year, depending on experience, plus bank holidays
Why Apply?
This role is ideal for a family lawyer looking to join a firm that genuinely supports:
* Family values
* A collaborative approach to family law
* A commitment to access to justice
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