Family Law Solicitor

Co-op Group; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading legal services provider in the UK is seeking a Family Law Solicitor to manage a diverse caseload. The ideal candidate will have experience in privately funded family law matters and strong negotiation skills. This role offers a competitive salary and benefits, including coaching, training, and a supportive development environment. Join the team and impact clients' lives positively while working in a hybrid model that includes remote and office days.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Coaching and training

Pension with up to 10% employer contributions

Annual incentive scheme

28 days holiday plus bank holidays

Discounts on Co-op products

Free wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Experience in handling privately funded family law matters.
• Proven experience of working towards and meeting chargeable and billing targets.
• Strong IT skills and experience with case management systems.

Responsibilities

• Manage a mixed caseload of family matters and negotiate best results.
• Ensure accurate recording in the case management system.
• Draft and audit legal documents and correspondence.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Relationship-building

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Resilience

Education

Solicitor or CILEX qualified

Tools

Case management system

Job description

Overview

Family Law Solicitor
£34,000-£59,000 dependant on experience plus excellent benefits (Work Level 6A & Work level 5)
Locations: Manchester City Centre, Bristol, Stratford-Upon-Avon or Sheffield – hybrid working between home and one day a week in the office.

Due to continued growth of our Family law team, we’re looking for solicitors to join us at Co-op Legal Services across a variety of levels, from newly qualified up to Lead level. At Co-op Legal Services we do things differently, and we’re passionate about providing an exceptional client experience. Our Family department has a 4.8/5 Trustpilot rating owing to that client focus. In this role you’ll manage a variety of new and existing family caseloads end to end with a client-focused approach to targets. We’ll use your expertise to provide the best outcomes for your clients and you’ll work collaboratively with your team. We won’t require you to bring a following of clients; we will source these for you. As a fast-growing business, we’re committed to supporting your development and giving you the opportunity to shape our future.

What you’ll do

• Take ownership of a mixed caseload of family matters, undertaking active negotiation to get the best results for your clients; administrative and secretarial support will also be provided.
• Use our case management system to ensure information is recorded accurately.
• Meet individual and team chargeable time & profit cost targets.
• Draft and audit legal documents and correspondence.
• If you’re bought in at the senior or lead level, there’ll be some line management responsibilities where you role model an inclusive leadership style and mentor more junior members of the team.
• If you’re bought in at lead level, you’ll delegate work throughout your team, act as a subject matter expert, and contribute to the strategic positioning, marketing, and promotion of the department.

This role would suit people who have

• Qualified as solicitor or CILEX qualified, with experience in handling privately funded family law matters.
• Proven experience of working towards and meeting chargeable and billing targets.
• Good general IT skills including use of a case management system.
• Strong relationship-building skills, with the ability to work collaboratively with all types of people and provide excellent customer service.
• High level of attention to detail and excellent organisational skills.
• Resilience with the ability to embrace change.

Why Co-op?

Here you’ll do work that matters. We’re a commercial organisation with a purpose beyond profit, and you’ll have an opportunity to help us build a stronger Co-op and stronger communities. The package includes:

• Competitive salary
• Coaching, training, and support to help you develop
• Pension with up to 10% employer contributions
• Annual incentive scheme
• 28 days holiday plus bank holidays (rising to 32 in line with service)
• Discounts on Co-op products and services
• Free support for your mental, physical, and financial wellbeing

Building an inclusive work environment

We’re actively building diverse teams and welcome applications from everyone. We want to build inclusive work environments where colleagues have equal opportunities to reach their full potential. We celebrate our differences and recognise the importance of our teams reflecting the communities they serve.

If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We’re also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we’ll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job.

We’ll ask whether you’d like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply. If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we’ll ask if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.

You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process. You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme and all our commitments to diversity and inclusion at colleagues.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion-and-wellbeing.

If you’re successful in your application, we’ll perform some background checks as part of our pre-employment screening process. These will include an SRA check, credit checks, and a DBS check. Please note Co-op does not offer visa sponsorship for this role.