Job Description
Family Solicitor
Stockport and/or Macclesfield
Hybrid Working Available
Salary: £50,000
Full-Time, Permanent
Looking to Take the Next Step in Your Family Law Career?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Family Solicitor with 18 months+ PQE to join the highly regarded Family team in Stockport and/or Macclesfield.
Working primarily from the firm's Stockport office, with travel to Macclesfield as required, you'll work closely alongside experienced Partners on a broad range of privately funded family matters. This is an excellent opportunity for a solicitor looking to build on their existing experience and continue developing their career within a supportive and progressive environment.
The Role
You'll gain exposure to a varied caseload including:
- Divorce and separation
- Financial remedy proceedings
- Private children matters
- Injunctions and emergency applications
- General family law disputes
This role offers the opportunity to work closely with senior lawyers while developing your own caseload and technical expertise.
Key Responsibilities
- Managing a varied caseload of family law matters.
- Providing practical, supportive, and compassionate advice to clients.
- Building and maintaining strong client relationships through exceptional client care.
- Supporting senior colleagues on complex matters where required.
- Generating fee income and maintaining effective control of time recording, billing, and work in progress.
- Participating in networking and business development activities.
- Contributing to the continued growth and success of the Family department.
About You
- Qualified Solicitor with 18 months+ PQE in Family Law.
- Experience handling privately funded family matters.
- Exposure to financial remedy, children, and injunction matters.
- Strong client care and communication skills.
- Highly organised with excellent time management abilities.
- A proactive and approachable team player.
- Ambitious and keen to continue developing their career within Family Law.
Salary & Benefits
£50,000 salary
Hybrid working arrangements
24 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Additional paid office closure days between Christmas and New Year
Birthday day off
Private healthcare
Medical cashback scheme
24-hour GP service
Enhanced sick pay
Life cover (4x salary)
£1,000 recruitment referral scheme
Voucher reward schemes
Dedicated CSR committee
Regular social and charity events
Why Join this firm?
This is a fantastic opportunity for a Family Solicitor at the early stages of their post-qualification career to join a supportive, well-respected team offering high-quality work, excellent mentoring, genuine progression opportunities, and a strong work-life balance.
