Role: Family Solicitor (x2)
Leading law firm looking to recruit dedicated and experienced Family Solicitors for highly sought permanent position.
Family & Children Department Background
Our client's family department is ranked and recognized by The Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners for family and matrimonial work, providing confidential advice with effective representation. The family team includes practitioners who have achieved the Law Society's Children Law and Family Law Advanced accreditations providing advocacy in all court proceedings, ensuring their clients receive a consistent and professional service as well as a high degree of continuity.
In addition, our client's Family department is experienced in assisting high net worth individuals in divorce matters with specialist divorce solicitors with expertise in domestic abuse, adoption, child abduction, prohibitive steps orders, specific issues orders, injunctions, spousal and child maintenance, properties, pensions and freezing injunctions.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
* Report directly to Department Director
* Responsible for all aspects of Family Law work including providing technical expertise and guidance to other team members
* Ability to manage and supervise Solicitors, Trainee Solicitors and Caseworkers to manage appropriate caseload types and complexities
* Assisting with delivery of appropriate training and development in the department
* Variety of duties including dealing with a range of Family work including divorce, financial disputes and remedies, international elements of child abduction/adoption, injunctions/non molestation order and providing technical expertise and guidance to other team members
* You will have a professional pro‑active approach, strong client care skills and be interested in Business Development and Marketing to supplement the substantial work volumes brought in by the
Key Skills Required
* Must have a clean, valid Practicing Certificate at the time of applying
* Be committed and highly driven to provide an excellent standard of service to our clients
* Strong management skills
* Committed team player with ability to approach team concerns fairly, foster culture of positive change and encourage cross referrals
* Professional with a pro‑active approach; excellent client care skills and ability to deal with vulnerable client matters in a sensitive manner and resolve complicated practicalities involved in Family Law issues
* Excellent networking and communication skills with the ability to successfully market the Company and generate new business
This list is not exhaustive and there may be other duties as reasonably required.
On offer is an attractive salary package, a supportive team environment and real prospects for promotion. The Company will allow hybrid‑working in accordance with the company policy.
Base Salary and Supervision Bonus
£40,000-£45,000 p.a., based on experience Panel‑Accredited Salary: £50,000-£52,000 p.a. and there is Supervision bonus up to £8k p.a. payable after panel membership has been attained, on supervising paralegals/casworkers.
The company is committed to Equal Opportunities and embraces diversity and inclusivity of its staff and strives to ensure that their workforce reflects the diversity of the communities they serve.
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