Family Solicitor

Description:

We are looking for a qualified individual who has Family Law experience, being able to apply their skills and experience to cases. As you will be dealing with sensitive matters under time pressures, it is vital that you have excellent communication, organisation and time keeping skills. We would also expect you to be able to delegate to Trainees/Paralegals and members of our support team where appropriate, ensuring that work is completed in a timely and accurate manner and to an excellent standard.

You would also be expected to hold and attend new client meetings and provide realistic advice, setting expectations, whilst handling negotiations, alongside ensuring that time recording and billing is managed to enable achievement of personal chargeable hours, billing and cash collection targets.

We are looking for a candidate who will engage in development of the business for the Family Team by attendance at networking events to develop their own contacts and who will assist with marketing opportunities to raise the team’s profile.

What We Offer In Return

We have a wide range of core and voluntary benefits:
 

• Hybrid working – 2 days per week working in the office (must live a reasonable distance to commute to the office)
• 35 hours per week – Monday to Friday
• 25 days holiday allowance plus bank holidays
• Buy and sell annual leave up to 5 days
• Employee Referral scheme
• Group Incentive Plan (Annual Bonus Scheme)
• Aviva Digicare+ Workplace App providing you with services including annual health checks, access to Digital GP’s, mental health consultations, 2nd medical opinions and much more
• Employee Assistance Programme where you can access free webinars for stress awareness and counselling sessions
• Group Income Protection which will support you with an income if you are unable to work long term, as a result of a qualifying illness or injury
• Health and Wellbeing Programmes and apps including gym discounts, private medical insurance, cycle to work scheme, meditation sessions and much more
• Life Assurance cover
• Workplace pension
• Benefits Hub providing discounts to over 700 services including cinema tickets, food and drink, travel, and high street stores
• Dental Insurance
• Free legal help and discounted lawyer led legal services