Senior Family Solicitor
The Role
Are you a Family Solicitor with at least 8+ years PQE? Do you want to work for a law firm who is committed to investing in your training and rewards and recognises your achievements? Then please read on.
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Family Solicitor to join our Family department on a permanent basis. This role has the flexibility to be partially remote, however, you will need to be available to travel to our office at least twice a week to see clients and liaise with your team.
Department: Family
Salary: (Competitive relative to experience)
Job type: Permanent
Key Responsibilities
- To take instruction from clients.
- To deal with clients' cases from initial instruction to completion (managing a paralegal and secretary).
- Liaise with client both in person or remote meetings and in telephone discussions.
- Time recording all work undertaken.
- Attending on outside appointments to include court hearings, client visits etc as required.
- Reporting to the Equity Member with overall responsibility for this division.
- Supporting the Firm with brand awareness activities, including networking, events and content for the website and social media channels.
Required Skills and Experience:
- 8 Years + PQE.
- Experience in advising high net worth clients.
- Experience in trust disputes under TOLATA, child arrangements and maintenance issues.
- Excellent communication skills are essential.
- Ability to work and manage a division, caseload and immediate team, working within tight deadlines, able to show flexibility and prioritise workloads in a calm and consistent manner.
- Adherence to quality and work management systems.
- Achievement of targets.
- The candidate must be able to work in an open plan, friendly but fast paced and professional environment.
- Effective cross-selling of services
What you get in return
- Salary competitive and commensurate with experience (including a discretionary bonus scheme),
- 25 days holiday per annum plus bank holidays and Christmas closure,
- Hybrid working pattern is available for this role
- Additional day's leave for your birthday
- 4 x Death in Service,
- 24 hour employee assistance programme
- Contribution to parking
- After completing 3 months with the Firm you will also be eligible to join the Firm's pension plan
If you are interested please submit your CV to Tanya Browns Recruitment Group as directed.