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