Family Private Law Team (Solicitor and Assistant) – Family Dept.

Vacancy Description: Family Private Law Team (Solicitor and Assistant) – Family Dept.

Location: Chester Office

Hours: 9.00 am to 5.00 pm - Monday to Friday (1 Hour Lunch)

Salary: Negotiable depending upon experience.

The Firm’s successful Family Department is rapidly expanding, with an increase in work levels. This has demanded an increase in staffing levels in our Chester Office.

We have a vacancy for an experienced dynamic Private Law Solicitor, together with a Legal Assistant (secretary/paralegal) to work as a team.

SOLICITOR

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 2 years PQE but with a desire to manage and who is ambitious and looking for the opportunity to progress. The candidate should have a strong background in finances, private law children and advocacy. Panel accreditation would be an advantage but not essential as this can be obtained upon employment.

The position will involve travel to courts and other offices therefore candidate must have a car available for work use.

Ongoing training, guidance and support from the team is provided.

Job role

Working Within a Busy Office With a Friendly Team Of People, You Will Be Expected To Carry Out The Following Duties:

• Run own private law family caseload and work independently
• Capability of undertaking Private Family work in all areas
• Providing support/training to the team as required
• Supervision of junior team members
• Networking and business development

LEGAL ASSISTANT

The ideal candidate will have experience working within a Family Law department.

Ongoing training, guidance and support from the team is provided.

Job role

Working Within a Busy Office With a Friendly Team Of People, You Will Be Expected To Carry Out The Following Duties:

• Providing full secretarial assistance to a solicitor
• Some audio typing but ability to work under instruction an advantage
• Arranging appointments and meetings
• Telephone contact with clients and outside agencies
• Diary management
• Database work

Firm Details

The traditions and values, which first established Russell & Russell as an early pioneer of legal services continues to serve us well today. We still provide friendly, professional advice in the manner a traditional high street law firm would, but this is now blended with a 21st Century approach.

The practice has grown organically to incorporate eight offices stretching across the North West; two in Bolton and one in Atherton, Bury, Chester, Farnworth, Horwich and Middleton. Although we pride ourselves on being a regional firm, a number of our departments service clients throughout England and Wales.

The firm holds a number of industry related accreditations across all its service areas, in particular the Lexcel Practice Management Standard.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary
• Pension scheme
• Attendance bonus
• Workplace nursery scheme
• 25 days a year plus bank holidays and an accrual system after 2 years
• Birthday Holiday
• Northern Rail discount scheme
• Cycle2Work scheme
• Referral schemes (PI, Conveyancing, Family & Wills/Probate)
• Discounted Services (Conveyancing, Family & Wills)
• Staff Introductory Scheme (Refer a successful applicant and get £500)
• Monthly Raffle Draw – 1st, 2nd & 3rd prizes
• Dress down once a month (linked to a chosen charity)
• Annual Christmas Party & Events
• Charity fundraisers

Training & Development

• Training and development opportunities
• Internal workshops
• Compliance webinars

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