Family Solicitor or Chartered Legal Executive

Location: Leamington Spa town centre, with home-working available part of the week
Salary: c£45,000 per annum, negotiable, commensurate with experience

About the Firm
Our client is a well-respected, multi-office, Lexcel accredited law firm with a long history of delivering exceptional legal services, offering a supportive and inclusive environment where people can thrive. They are now looking for a highly motivated Family Solicitor to join their dynamic team, handling privately funded work.

The Role
As a Family Solicitor you will manage a diverse caseload of privately funded family law matters. You will work closely with clients, providing expert advice and high-quality legal services. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your career and work with a highly skilled team of professionals.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage a varied caseload of privately funded family law matters
• Provide tailored legal advice to clients in family law matters, including divorce, separation and civil partnership dissolution, financial settlements, children disputes, adoption and surrogacy matters and domestic violence/abuse
• Represent clients in negotiations, mediations, and court hearings
• Build and maintain strong client relationships
• Maintain high levels of client care and ensure the best possible outcomes for your clients

About You
We are looking for a Family Solicitor or Chartered Legal Executive who is:

• Qualified with around 4+ years’ PQE in family law
• Experienced in handling privately funded family law cases
• Excellent in communication and client management
• Self-motivated and able to manage your caseload effectively
• Experienced in conducting advocacy/attending court
• Knowledgeable/experienced in legal aid family work (desirable, not essential)

Why Join This Firm?
Our client offers:

• Exceptional Benefits including:
  • 23 days’ annual leave, rising to 27 days
  • 2 days’ additional paid leave between Christmas and New Year 
  • Your birthday off, from your second year of employment
  • Holiday buy and sell scheme up to 5 days' holiday per year
  • Company Sick Pay 
  • Company Pension Scheme
  • Discounted legal fees 
  • BUPA healthcare scheme 
  • Death in service benefits 3 x salary 
  • Hybrid working (2 days per week working from home) 
  • Group Life Employee Assistance Programme also available to family members
  • Bereavement and Probate helpline and counselling service, also available to family members
  • Hybrid working - enjoy the flexibility of working from home 2 days per week
• Career Progression: Fantastic opportunities for professional growth within the firm
• A Supportive Team Environment: Join a long-established firm with a reputation for fostering talent

This is a full-time permanent job working 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday (35 hours per week). Home working can be accommodated 2 days per week. 

Note: Salary stated is given as a guideline and will be wholly commensurate with experience.  The information given above is correct to the best of our knowledge

For more information, please contact Tracey at Talentwise Solutions

About Talentwise

Talentwise Solutions is a family-run, boutique recruitment agency specialising in legal professional and legal support jobs throughout Coventry and Warwickshire, Birmingham and the Midlands.

We offer a tailored service, to find the right role and the right cultural fit for our candidates, and rest assured we will never forward your CV to any firm without first gaining your consent.

About Your Consultant

Tracey is the Owner and Director of Talentwise Solutions, where her focus is on offering a prestigious, consultative, open, and honest service – the way she believes recruitment should be! Tracey’s passion for recruitment in the legal sector goes back over thirty years, and today it’s stronger than ever. Tracey prides herself on her personalised approach to recruiting and will be on hand to guide you through every stage of the process from initial application through to job offer. You know your career is in great hands with Tracey’s experience and expertise.

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