Lawson West is an ambitious and well-established law firm committed to providing a very high quality service across a wide range of practice areas.
We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Family Lawyer to join our highly regarded Family Law Department. This is an excellent opportunity for a Solicitor or FCILEx with 2–5 years PQE who is passionate about providing high-quality legal advice and representation, and who is eager to develop their career within a supportive and forward-thinking firm.
The successful candidate will have experience in a broad range of family matters, including divorce and separation, financial remedies, cohabitation disputes, and private children law. You will be confident in managing your own caseload, advising clients, drafting key legal documents, and attending court where necessary. Strong client care, excellent organisation, and the ability to work collaboratively as part of a busy team are essential to ensure we continue to deliver exceptional service.
In return, you will be part of a welcoming and supportive Family team committed to achieving the best outcomes for clients. You will also benefit from being part of a firm that values loyalty and hard work, while promoting work–life balance, flexibility, and opportunities for professional growth and progression.
To view the full job description for this role and to apply please click on the link to our applicant tracking system
OUR CORE VALUES
Our core values are more than just words on a page. We live and breathe them in our interactions with our clients and with our colleagues, they are the backbone of our culture here at Lawson-West and it is vitally important to us that our new recruits also hold these values to be important to them:
* Welcoming
* Confident
* Supportive
* Knowledgeable
* Dependable
REWARDS
In addition to getting to be part of a friendly, supportive and ambitious firm that rewards hard work, loyalty and recognises the need for work life balance and flexibility, we also offer the following benefits:
· Salary at or above market rate reviewed annually
· 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, Christmas closure days and loyalty holidays
· Buy and Sell Salary Sacrifice Holiday Scheme
· Electric Car Leasing Salary Sacrifice Scheme (subject to eligibility)
· Cycle to Work Scheme
· Day off for your Birthday
· Long Service Awards – additional Annual Leave and 10 Year Club Membership
· Life Assurance
· Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoptive Leave
· Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme
· Flexible Working / Hybrid Working
· Employee Assistance Programme with access to virtual doctors' appointments
· Company Sick Pay
· Complimentary Will
· CSR – annual paid day's leave to volunteer for a charity
· Employee discounts on our legal services
· Employee Introduction Bonus scheme
· Funding of professional subscriptions and training
· Financial Education
· Enhanced Eye Care
HOW TO APPLY
Please click on the link to be taken through our application process:
Recruitment Agencies: Please note Lawson-West has a preferred supplier list in place for recruitment of fee earners only. Support staff are recruited in house. Should Lawson-West Solicitors receive a speculative CV from recruitment agencies to any of its email accounts, where terms of business have not been signed, we will not consider this to form any type of contract Lawson-West Solicitors between and the agency. We reserve the right to contact these candidates directly and consider them for current/future vacancies without any financial obligation to the recruitment agency in question.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Benefits:
* Additional leave
* Bereavement leave
* Casual dress
* Company events
* Company pension
* Cycle to work scheme
* Employee discount
* Enhanced maternity leave
* Enhanced paternity leave
* Free flu jabs
* Free parking
* Life insurance
* On-site parking
* Paid volunteer time
* Referral programme
* Sick pay
* Work from home
Work Location: In person