Family Solicitor/Legal Executive 4-5Yrs Pqe

TSR Legal are excited to be working with leading law firm who invest heavily in their employees and pride themselves on offering a supportive, encouraging working environment. This client is looking for a Family Solicitor/Legal Executive to join their dynamic and dedicated team in one of their offices across the South West.

This firm looks to provide a quality service to private clients. The role would provide the opportunity to have direct client contact with a manageable caseload. The caseload will consist of a mixture of divorce, private children act proceedings, financial and cohabitation matters.

The successful candidate will be an excellent communicator with good IT skills.

The role will also include assisting the Partners with the development and continued growth of the Family Department across the offices.

Opportunities for career progression will be available and developed from an early stage.

Salary will be competitive, commensurate with experience, for the right candidate.

The ideal candidate will:

• be able to demonstrate excellent client care skills;
• be able to work harmoniously with the wider team;
• be able to manage a varied family law caseload;
• be enthusiastic and willing to engage in the business development of the department and potentially the opportunity to establish a department of their own; and
• be able to demonstrate consistent fee earning with limited supervision.

In return, this law firm can offer the following:

Training

They encourage their staff to develop in their roles and to fulfil their potential. They are proactive in enabling employees to expand their roles, and gain further qualifications where appropriate. Training opportunities are provided throughout the year, and funding, paid study leave and paid membership fees for staff wishing to gain further professional qualifications.

They provide support for all the multiple routes to qualification and are always happy to discuss and facilitate career progression.

Benefits

Among the benefits of working at this firm are:

• Excellent, user-friendly IT and phone systems, allowing flexible working and ease of communication
• Flexible working arrangements, depending on role
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and discretionary Christmas closure
• Weekly firmwide update to communicate news
• Annual staff Christmas party, paid for by the firm
• Annual summer BBQ, paid for by the firm
• Ad hoc social events throughout the year, subsidised by the firm
• Discretionary annual bonus scheme
• Discounted legal fees
• Support and funding for professional training
• Long service awards
• Flexible benefits including pension, cycle to work and medical cover where eligible
• Gifts and celebrations upon marriage, civil partnership, new parents

If you’d like to have a confidential conversation about this exciting opportunity, please contact Ella Watts at TSR Legal directly or apply below.