Solicitor/Associate or Professional Equivalent

Post: Solicitor/Associate or Professional Equivalent - Family Team
Salary: Competitive & commensurate with experience
We are looking to recruit an experienced family lawyer to grow the family team practice.

Key Responsibilities
• Supervision responsibilities for a small team
• A fee earning role dealing with a mixed caseload to include;
o Divorce and civil partnership dissolution
o Financial settlements on relationship breakdown
o Arrangements for children
o Nuptial and cohabitation agreements
o Non-molestation and occupation orders
• Advocacy in the courts, including directions hearings
• Growing and developing a network of clients and referrers, and
• Assisting to evolve the business development strategy for the family team practice.

Knowledge and experience:
• Qualified solicitor or professional equivalent (c.3+PQE)
• Excellent understanding of the law relating to family finances, separation, and
breakdown
• Experience in ADR
• Advocacy experience
• Good billing and financial hygiene
• Experience of building and maintaining professional and client relationships
• Up to date understanding and commitment to risk management and compliance
• Competent with IT applications such as Word, Excel, and Outlook

Key attributes:
• Possess excellent organisational skills and a keen eye for detail
• Have a commercial and creative mindset
• Display a proven ability of working to deadlines
• Ability to identify problems, recommend solutions and work on own initiative
• Have a keen interest in business development and marketing
• Takes responsibility for personal and professional development
• A strong team player who supports colleagues and the work of the team
• Have excellent verbal and written communication skills and displays the ability to
form a good working rapport with clients and third parties

If you are interested please submit your CV to Tanya Browns Recruitment Group as directed.