Overview
Head of Team, Family Solicitor. Hedges - Employee Owned. Location: Chipping Norton / hybrid (Oxfordshire).
We are seeking a Senior Family Solicitor to lead our Family Team at Hedges Law, an employee-owned firm that prioritizes wellbeing, collaboration, and high-quality work for high-net-worth clients.
Responsibilities
* Provide best-in-class family-law advice and professional support to the team, delivering legal services to high-net-worth clients.
* Advise 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, surrogacy, and adoption.
* Lead and develop the Family Team, ensuring high-quality work, appropriate pace, and strong client care.
* Contribute to business growth and marketing efforts; support the firm’s people-first, employee-owned culture.
Qualifications
* Qualified Solicitor with significant experience in family law; essential experience in high-net-worth financial remedy claims and contested proceedings.
* A solid billing history with a clean claims record.
* Excellent IT skills and a willingness to adopt new working methods.
* Highly organized, with strong time-management skills; professional, warm, and client-focused.
* Ability to work well in a team and contribute to marketing and business growth.
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
* Coaching and personal development; inspiring, people-focused culture
* High-pedigree team; opportunity to lead, shape, and own your future
About Hedges Law
We have a long heritage and have evolved into a 21st-century business, committed to innovation, collaboration, and ownership. As one of the first UK law firms to become employee-owned, partners and staff share in long-term success and decision-making.
From Day One you will:
* Receive a share of the business (with no buy-in)
* Be empowered with a voice
* Be valued and challenged by high-quality work for HNW clients
* Be nurtured, developed, accelerated in career progression, and paid what you are worth
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