Ready for the career upgrade thats years away at your current firm?
Ready for empowerment - a say in your law firm?
Ready to take a bigger slice of the profit, youve helped build?
Ready for law, the Hedges way?
If you are looking for a better deal, better work-life balance and no limits, wed love to talk.
Lets keep things relaxed with an informal and completely confidential virtual coffee to see where we can take this.
We look forward to chatting.
Part-time / Flexible / 4 Day Week Supported
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Life in many law firms can mean long hours, undue pressure, and little balance, but not at Hedges. As an employee-owned firm, we put people first, creating a supportive culture where wellbeing and collaboration sit alongside excellence. Join us as Head of Family Team, and youll find your expertise valued, your growth encouraged, and your career thriving without sacrificing what matters most.
We know the challenges that face most Solicitors in-practice which is why we transformed the outdated model of legal services by putting ownership in the hands of those who deliver them.
At Hedges Law, every case, every client and every decision is powered by people who are personally invested in long-term success.
As one of the first legal firms in the UK to become employee owned, you will be part of this exclusive club and literally own this success. No having to wait around for the Financial Freedom Day, that may never come.
From day one you will be:
A share of the business (with NO buy-in)
Empowered (everyone really does have a voice)
Valued
Challenged by high-quality work for HNW clients
Set-off at the right pace
Nurtured and developed
Accelerated (faster career progression)
Paid what you are worth, faster than you can in your current gig
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About Hedges Law:
We may have a 235-year heritage, but that doesn't mean we're a stale, dull and oppressive law firm like so many others. No chance.
Whilst we love and embrace our heritage and history, weve evolved this firm with the times to become a truly 21st century business: making it our job to innovate, excite, and ensure that when future generations look at our pictures lining the wall, not only can they see what a terrific, friendly bunch we are, BUT that we were also the 'dream team', the mavericks, the leaders in the field, the game-changers: those who kept moving Hedges forward and relevant, making it one of the most beautifully different law firms of its time.
The Role at a Glance:
Head of Team, Family Solicitor
Wallingford/Oxford/Chipping Norton/ hybrid
£85,000 - £90,000 Base Salary
Plus Bonus, Company Profit Share & Extensive Benefits
Reporting to: Directors
Your Skills: Best-in-class Family-Law advice. Professional support to the team members and delivering legal services to our high net worth clients. The legal role will involve advising on all family related matters, including divorce and separation, children disputes, financial remedy claims, pre- and post-nuptial settlements, domestic violence, cohabitation matters, ToLATA claims, domestic violence, surrogacy and adoption, etc.
Culture: Inspiring working environment with people-focused culture
Structure: Limited company. Part Employee Owned (1 of only 35 such law firms in the country)
Team Size: 50 awesome Hedgeholders
About You:
Qualified Solicitor with significant legal experience and a high level of proven competency in the family law field. Specifically, experience in the high net worth financial remedy claims and contested proceedings is essential.
A solid billing history & clean claims record
Able to deliver high quality legal services with outstanding client care
Extremely organised and possess great time management skills
Warm & personable
Always seeking continued learning and self-development
Excellent IT skills and have strong desire to learn new ways of working
Positive, optimistic, hardworking and possess a can-do attitude
Able to embrace team working and have a keenness to help colleagues
Professional in appearance
Ability to contribute to marketing and business growth
Loved by other Hedgeholders
People-focused culture that empowers you to LOVE work
A supportive team
Best-in-class tech (Actionstep) to make your life easier
Career growth without barriers
An incredible eclectic mix of Interesting, creative, affluent and uber-successful HNW clients
Hand-built invested team who win and succeed together
City-quality legal work set against the backdrop of Oxfordshire & the Cotswolds
Benefits:
25/28 days annual leave plus statutory holidays dependent on position
Life Insurance
Flu Vouchers
Company pension
Profit sharing (Employee Ownership)
Salary Sacrifice
Paperless Technology: to make your life easier
Coaching and Personal Development
Culture: Inspiring working environment with people-focused culture
High Pedigree Team
At Hedges, this isnt just another role - its your opportunity to lead, to shape, and to truly own your future. Weve reimagined what a career in law can look like: where excellence is matched with balance, where ambition meets genuine reward, and where your voice carries real weight. If youre ready to escape the limits of traditional firms and step into a culture that champions innovation, ownership, and people-first values, then your next chapter starts here.
Application notice... We take your privacy seriously. When you apply, we shall process your details and pass your application to our client for review for this vacancy only. As you might expect you may be contacted by email, text or telephone. Your data is processed on the basis of our legitimate interests in fulfilling the recruitment process. Please refer to our Data Privacy Policy & Notice on our website for further details.
If you have any pre-application questions please contact us first quoting the job title & ref. Good luck, Team RR.
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