Family & Children Law Solicitor

GEMINI RECRUITMENT SERVICES LTD; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm is hiring a Family & Children Law Solicitor for a permanent position in Birmingham. The role entails managing cases, supervising team members, and providing expert guidance, with opportunities for promotion and hybrid working arrangements. Ideal candidates are committed, experienced, and exhibit strong client care and management skills.

Qualifications

• Must have a clean, valid Practicing Certificate at the time of applying.
• Strong management skills and excellent client care.
• Pro-active approach and excellent networking skills.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for all aspects of Family & Children Law work.
• Manage and supervise Solicitors and Caseworkers.
• Provide technical expertise and guidance to team members.

Skills

Management skills

Client care skills

Networking

Communication

Business Development

Education

Valid Practicing Certificate

Job description

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Role: Family & Children Law Solicitor

Leading law firm looking to recruit dedicated and experienced Family & Children Solicitor for highly sought permanent position.

Role: Family & Children Law Solicitor

Leading law firm looking to recruit dedicated and experienced Family & Children Solicitor for highly sought permanent position.

Gemini Recruitment are currently partnering with a large and established law firm. Our client serves corporate entities and private individuals in over 25 practice areas from offices throughout London and across England and Wales. Our client’s accomplishments are acknowledged and recommended in The Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners, as a top tier firm.

Our client holds the Investors in People Gold Accreditation Quality Standard Mark and is LEXCEL, Cyber Essentials Plus and ISO 27001-2013 accredited and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.

Family & Children Department Background

Our client’s family department is ranked and recognized by The Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners for family and matrimonial work, providing confidential advice with effective representation. The family team includes practitioners who have achieved the Law Society’s Children Law and Family Law Advanced accreditations providing advocacy in all court proceedings, ensuring their clients receive a consistent and professional service as well as a high degree of continuity.

In addition, our client’s Family department is experienced in assisting high net worth individuals in divorce matters with specialist divorce solicitors with expertise in domestic abuse, adoption, child abduction, prohibitive steps orders, specific issues orders, injunctions, spousal and child maintenance, properties, pensions and freezing injunctions.

Main Duties And Responsibilities

• Report directly to Department Director
• Responsible for all aspects of Family & Children Law work including providing technical expertise and guidance to other team members
• Ability to manage and supervise Solicitors, Trainee Solicitors and Caseworkers to manage appropriate caseload types and complexities
• Assisting with delivery of appropriate training and development in the department
• Variety of duties including dealing with a range of Family & Children work including divorce, financial disputes and remedies, international elements of child abduction/ adoption, injunctions/ non molestation order and providing technical expertise and guidance to other team members
• You will have a professional pro-active approach, strong client care skills and be interested in Business Development and Marketing to supplement the substantial work volumes brought in by the
  
  

Key Skills Required

• Must have a clean, valid Practicing Certificate at the time of applying
• Be committed and highly driven to provide an excellent standard of service to our clients
• Strong management skills
• Committed team player with ability to approach team concerns fairly, foster culture of positive change and encourage cross referrals
• Professional with a pro-active approach; excellent client care skills and ability to deal with vulnerable client matters in a sensitive manner and resolve complicated practicalities involved in Family & Children Law issues
• Excellent networking and communication skills with the ability to successfully market the Company and generate new business
  
  

This list is not exhaustive and there may be other duties as reasonably required.

On offer is an attractive salary package, a supportive team environment and real prospects for promotion. The Company will allow hybrid-working in accordance with the company policy.

About Gemini Recruitment

Gemini Recruitment is a leading recruitment agency specialising in legal recruitment. We provide a highly focused service specialising in placements for Solicitors, Legal Executives, Trainee Solicitors, Paralegals and Legal Support Staff. We have intimate knowledge of specific opportunities in the legal market across the UK.

The company is committed to Equal Opportunities and embraces diversity and inclusivity of its staff and strives to ensure that their workforce reflects the diversity of the communities they serve.

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Seniority level

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  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

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  Legal

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