Family Solicitor

Our client is seeking an experienced Family Solicitor with 3+ years' PQE to join its established Family team in Romford, Essex.

The successful candidate will manage a varied caseload of privately funded family matters, including work for high-net-worth individuals, while contributing to the development of the department and supporting junior staff.

The Role

• Manage a caseload of approximately 20-25 private family matters

• Advise on divorce, separation and financial matters

• Handle children matters and cohabitation disputes

• Deal with TOLATA matters and domestic violence injunctions

• Advise on pre- and post-nuptial agreements

• Manage complex matters independently from instruction through to conclusion

• Build and maintain strong client and referral relationships

• Support and train paralegals, trainees and junior solicitors

• Contribute to the supervision and management of the Family department

Requirements

• Minimum 3 years' PQE in private Family Law

• Broad experience across private family matters

• Strong privately funded caseload experience; legal aid experience is not required

• Ability to manage complex matters autonomously

• Previous experience supervising or training junior staff

• Strong leadership and decision-making skills

• Excellent communication and organisational abilities

• Commercially minded with a focus on client care and business development

• Ambitious and motivated to progress into a supervisory position

What's on Offer

• 4 or 5 day working week

• Junior staff, paralegal and secretarial support

• Very generous profit-related bonus scheme

• Pension contributions

• Parking

• Reasonable billing targets

• Clear career progression

• Additional discretionary Christmas/New Year leave

• Additional day off for your birthday

• Staff social events

• Hybrid working

Should you have any questions or wish to apply please do not hesitate to contact Clear IT Recruitment Limited.

Please Note: Due to the number of applications we receive we may be unable to respond to every application directly. If you have not heard from us within 3 working days please assume your application has been unsuccessful.