Family Law Opportunity | Top 100 | Hybrid (Taunton) | High Calibre Caseload | Career Progression

QED Legal LLP; Taunton; Hybrid; GBP 53,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in Taunton offers an exciting opportunity for a Family Solicitor to manage complex and rewarding family law cases within a nationally recognised team. This role combines autonomy with strong mentorship and career progression in a supportive environment, promoting work-life balance and hybrid working options.

Benefits

Great benefits package

Access to learning and development programmes

Flexible working arrangement

Supportive work culture

Qualifications

• Solid experience across private family law and financial remedies.
• Strong technical skills and client-facing capability.
• Familiarity with agricultural or rural issues is ideal.

Responsibilities

• Manage high-calibre, privately funded family cases.
• Provide mentorship and support to junior staff.
• Engage in business development opportunities.

Skills

Private family law

Financial remedies

Children matters

Cohabitation disputes

Client-facing capability

Technical skills

Job description

Family Law Opportunity | Top 100 | Hybrid (Taunton) | High Calibre Caseload | Career Progression

If you're a Family Solicitor seeking a role that combines complex, rewarding cases with genuine career progression in a supportive, nationally recognised team, this opportunity could be for you.

This well established firm (ranked among the top 70 UK law firms by revenue) has more than 650 staff across seven offices, including over 110 partners, and revenues of approximately £61 million in the 24/25 financial year.Its Private Client division alone comprises over 100 professionals, covering estates, trusts, agriculture, and its highly regarded Family and Divorce teams.

The Family team operates out Taunton. It handles an exceptional caseload from private children disputes and cohabitation claims, to high-value financial remedy proceedings, frequently advising professionals, HNWclients, sports figures, business owners, and agricultural families.

In this role, you'll be managing high-calibre, privately funded cases with autonomy, backed by mentorship from senior legal staff. Whether you're an emerging Associate ready to take greater responsibility or a Senior Associate seeking a dynamic environment, the firm offers outstanding support, including internal progression and business development opportunities.

While based in Taunton, you'll benefit from a flexible approach supported by a firm-wide commitment to hybrid working and work-life balance .

You'll need solid experience across private family law, financial remedies, children matters, and cohabitation disputes, plus strong technical skills and client-facing capability. Familiarity with agricultural or rural issues will be ideal.

In return, you'll receive a salary DoE (£53k - £60k), greatbenefits package, access to firm-wide learning and development programmes, and a culture that values inclusion, flexibility, and genuine work-life balance.

For further details or a confidential conversation, please contact [e-mail] or call 07300?236070.