Family Solicitor
- Employer
- JMC Legal Recruitment
- Location
- England, Oxfordshire
- Salary
- £38000 - £51000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
- Closing date
- 4 Feb 2021
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- Vacancy Type
- Solicitors, Private Practice
- Experience Level
- Mid Level
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Practice Areas
- Private Client, Family
- PQE
- 1-3 Years, 4-6 Years
Job Details
The firm is entrepreneurial in spirit, dynamic in nature and innovative in approach. This opportunity will offer a level of career investment which is rarely found at firms; in addition, you will have a springboard for career progression.
The Firm
This firm deal with a quality of work commonly only associated with City practices. You will find an immensely diverse client base that continues to evolve constantly. The firm has performed exceptionally well over recent years and has grown year on year; they have strategic growth planned over the next 12 months in Oxford which will allow them to continue to obtain more market share.
You will find a strong leadership team that promotes an open-door culture where Partners are very accessible; everyone has a voice in throughout the organisation. It is a commonplace to find trainees and paralegals sitting side by side with Partners; it is this approach to training, mentoring and development which has given the firm an excellent reputation for homegrown partner talent.
It is commonplace for even trainees to participate in marketing and business development activities actively. By getting lawyers involved even at the most junior level, it has provided them with a very commercially savvy team.
Despite the firm's size (over 900 staff), they have unusually managed to keep a family feel running throughout the practice and network of the office. They arae a Top 200 law firm with a conscience. There have an excellent social element that is promoted with an active roster of events throughout the year.
The role
This top-ranking and award-winning firm are seeking a Family Solicitor to join their Oxford office.
The family department deals with an extremely high quality of work.
The family team deals with a high-quality of work that includes servicing the needs of HNW individuals, you will deal solely with a privately funded caseload. The family department is the one of the largest department firm wide. You will join a high talented team that has excellent reputation and level of expertise.
The caseload will include but not be limited to; Divorce, pre-nuptial agreements, ancillary relief and some private children work. The firm are open minded regarding your specialisms and are open minded regarded your family background, as they can build the role round the candidate.
- This role has great prospects to progress attached to it
- You will be eligible for a performance-related bonus, which is lucrative
Requirements
- You will be a Family Solicitor with at least 4 years PQE (there is no upper limit regarding the amount of experience)
- You will be meticulous when it comes to detail
- You should have first-class communication skills
- The ability to build credible client relationships is essential
- Salary is competitive and negotiable depending on your level of experience (you will also receive an industry-leading benefits package)
This is a stand-out Family Solicitor role based in Oxford. Apply now for immediate consideration or feel free to give me a call for a confidential conversation.
Company
JMC Legal Recruitment was founded by highly experienced Legal Recruitment Consultant, Jason Connolly. His motivation to establish JMC was to create a refreshingly friendly agency with a truly consultative approach and who are always a pleasure to deal with.
We're a dynamic business with our sights set high and a growing client base spanning the country. We believe that in any business the most valuable assets are the people – and it’s true of JMC, too. Whether dealing with candidates or firms, our consultants’ passion for legal recruitment and excellent market knowledge always shines through. Our state of the art software means our consultants are more accessible to you and we keep ahead of the curve in the changing legal landscape to ensure you are always given up to date advice.
What can you expect from us? We will always manage your expectations and come back to you with updates as soon as they become available. We pride ourselves on the highest level of integrity, as we understand that when looking for a new role or member of staff it is often highly confidential. You will find that we always take the time to really listen and understand before we advise. We will get to know you, taking into account not just technical ability, but personality and cultural fit. We’re also easy to get hold of; we appreciate that when looking for a new role it can be difficult to talk during the working day, so we will make ourselves available and find a time that works for you. Give us a call and talk to one of our friendly team today. We’re waiting to help you.
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