Family Solicitor 4 years PQE + Various London / Kent TBC

GT Stewart Ltd; City of London; Hybrid; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A legal firm in London seeks an experienced Family Solicitor with a minimum of 4 years PQE to focus on private law cases, including divorce and childcare. The ideal candidate will work independently and collaboratively within a hybrid environment, enjoy competitive salaries with bonuses, and benefit from ongoing training and support. Annual leave includes 25 days plus bank holidays, with potential for increases based on service.

Benefits

Birthday leave

Profit sharing through bonuses

Pension Scheme with employer contribution

Administrative support

Firm laptop and mobile phone

Cycle to Work Scheme

Ongoing training and development

Qualifications

• Experience in private law children, divorce and financial matters.
• Willingness to work towards panel accreditation.
• Ability to generate private paying work.

Responsibilities

• Specialise in private law children, divorce and financial matters.
• Undertake advocacy work.
• Network to create new business opportunities.

Skills

Family law expertise

Childcare law

Advocacy skills

Networking abilities

Education

Qualified solicitor with 4+ years PQE

Job description

Family Solicitor 4 years PQE + Various London / Kent TBC

We are seeking an experienced family solicitor with at least 4 years PQE to specialise in private law children, divorce / financial matters, unmarried couples, and domestic abuse matters, with a bias on legal aid work.

Your Profile:

You must have experience in the following areas of family and childcare law:-

• Divorce and finances
• Private Law Children
• Domestic Abuse, Non Molestation / Occupation Orders

We would like the ideal candidate to:

• Be at least 4+ years PQE.
• Be able to work independently and as part of a team.
• Be competent and willing to undertake your own advocacy.
• Have a following or ability to generate work.
• Be willing to work towards a panel accreditation.
• Be prepared to network and create new business.

What we are seeking: –

• Someone who will hit the ground running.
• Understand legal aid.
• Undertake and generate private paying work.

Working with us: –

We will offer ongoing training and support to develop your career as part of a strong and growing multi-office team.

Our offices are friendly, working entirely paperless with recent significant investment in modern IT to enable you to work proficiently. Our team work on a hybrid basis with a split of office working and remote working on the basis we trust that everyone works to meet their targets and deadlines.

We offer a great package of annual leave to ensure you get enough time away from work. Our annual leave for this role provides 25 days (plus bank holidays / Christmas and New Year). We review annual leave and increase with service.

We offer competitive salaries and bonus structures enabling our team to share in the profits of their successes.

Employee benefits with GTS:

• Birthday leave in addition to annual leave
• Profit sharing through bonuses, based on billing and meeting targets.
• Pension Scheme with employer contribution.
• Administrative support.
• Firm laptop and mobile phone
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Ongoing training and development.
• Hybrid working arrangements.
• Support from colleagues for case cover.
• Supportive supervision from mentors.
• Annual appraisals and salary reviews.
• Bi-annual parties for Summer and Christmas.
• Additional perks and benefits.
• Competitive training packages.

Our lawyers focus on their fee – earning and billing / credit control is undertaken independently by other teams in-house. We have a dedicated in-bound telephony team to take calls and messages for our fee earners. Lawyers also have the benefit of dictation and support staff to assist in easing the pressure and enabling efficient working.

We are a multi-office, multi-service Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners firm recognised for excellence in a variety of legal fields.