Family Solicitor

Family Solicitor

Location: Ashford

Permanent Full Time

Salary: £Up to 36,000

Benefits:

• Generous holiday allowance plus Christmas shutdown (plus additional holiday for long-serving employees)
• Discretional Bonus Scheme (10% bonus was paid to staff in 2023/2024)
• Pension Scheme (Contributory)
• Life Cover - 3x Salary
• Firm Sponsored Professional Training
• Reduced Rate Legal Fees
• Annual Eye tests/ Annual Flu Vaccines
• Paid sick leave
• Membership to Benenden Healthcare
• Mental Health Support
• A wellness payment of £20 per month
• Staff social events - All firm Christmas, Summer Parties and office-based events
• Client & Employee Referral Scheme
• Car Sharing & Bike2Work Schemes
• Monthly Superstar Scheme
• Ongoing Training

Do you have experience as a Family Solicitor? Are you seeking a new challenge? Our client is looking for a Family Solicitor to undertake fee-earning work and provide a profitable contribution to the work of the Firm. You will ensure the successful development of the Firm in line with the business plan.

Essentials:

• Qualified Solicitor, Legal Executive or equivalent
• A Family Solicitor who has expertise in all aspects of family law
• 2 years PQE upwards (although this level is a guide only).
• Ability to manage own case load with or without support staff
• Utilise the firm’s practice and case management system
• Ability to assist with the marketing of the department
• Strong IT skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• You will need to be dependable and flexible to business needs, as overtime will be required occasionally to include working weekends

Key Responsibilities:

• Family Law, including separation, divorce and finances upon divorce
• Children Matters
• Domestic abuse and domestic violence injunctions, divorce and children law
• TOLATA claims
• Drafting legal documentation to include Cohabitation Agreements and Prenuptial Agreements
• Financial control with particular regard to cash flow control through collection of monies on account and billing procedures
• Providing assistance to other fee earners within the office/Firm as required particularly during periods of sick leave or holiday absence
• To minimise risk in dealing with all work and ensure that all files are managed in accordance with the Firm’s risk and file management procedures
• Carry out all work in accordance with procedures and systems documented in the Office Manual, and the Firm’s training seminars.
• Supervision of fee-earning work undertaken by colleagues
• To bill clients in accordance with notified charging rates in accordance with time spent on the client file and to achieve financial targets for income

Closing date for applications: April 3, 2025