Family Lawyer (1+PQE)

Family, solicitor, lawyer, associate

This top 50 firm's Family team covers the whole of the UK, with personnel in London, Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds and Glasgow. The Family Team has been recognised in the Legal 500, and Chambers with a number of Partners being designated as "Leading Individuals" and experts in their field, reflecting their enviable reputation for advising clients on all their family legal needs. They have a diverse range of clients acting for mid to high net worth clients in both Financial Remedy cases as well as considerable expertise in Children cases. As a Family Solicitor you will be required to help support the Partners in London and develop and expand your own case load.

Main duties and responsibilities

• Manage own caseload of private family work, including high value/complex family law cases for high net worth individuals with a particular focus on advising the firms owner managed business clients.
• Assist other case handlers in the team and wider department with their cases as may be required
• Supervise and develop the skills of other team members including trainees and paralegals
• Advise and take instructions from clients in relation to their financial affairs
• Travel to Court and attend upon clients
• Prepare and file various correspondence, notes and documentation
• Assist with marketing the services of the team and wider department
• Achieve financial and chargeable targets to meet key performance indicators.

About You

• 1 YRS + PQE
• Have Keen interest and wide experience in all aspects of family Law, including Children and Financial cases. Experience of high value/complex cases for high net worth individuals would be desirable
• Ideally to have court experience
• Have business development skills and experience

Benefits

• 28 days' annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rated for part time)
• Agile / working from home including provision of home office equipment*
• Healthcare cover/ Medicash
• Pension plan
• Life Insurance 4 x salary
• Interest free travel loan scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme including counselling, legal and consumer advice service
• Discounted gym membership
• Discounted dental scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Offers & discounts
• Great reward and recognition scheme

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