Family Law Solicitor x2 - Birmingham

Duncan Lewis Solicitors; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in the UK seeking two Family Law Solicitors for its Birmingham office. The role involves managing family law cases, supervising junior solicitors, and providing expert guidance. Ideal candidates should possess a valid Practising Certificate and a commitment to legal service excellence.

Benefits

Supportive team environment

Strong career progression

Attractive salary package with supervision bonus

Qualifications

• Must hold a clean, valid Practising Certificate.
• Registered with the Law Society.
• Extensive experience in Family / Child Care work.

Responsibilities

• Manage all aspects of Family law work.
• Supervise Solicitors and Caseworkers.
• Deliver training and development in the department.

Skills

Client Care

Networking

Communication

Education

Practising Certificate

Law Society Registration

Tools

Microsoft Office

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Family Law Solicitor x2 - Birmingham, Birmingham

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Client:

Duncan Lewis Solicitors

Location:

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

07.07.2025

Expiry Date:

21.08.2025

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Job Description:

Job Description:

Duncan Lewis Solicitors (Ltd):

Regulated by the Solicitor’s Regulation Authority, Duncan Lewis Solicitors was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in the City of London (Fenchurch Street EC3M), with offices nationwide. We are recognised by the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners UK independent legal directories as a top-tier law firm in all of our key practice areas – “a diligent and professional team that is prepared to go the extra mile for its clients”. A paperless law firm with over 500 personnel that embraces hybrid-working, we service both corporate entities and private individuals in over 25 areas of law across 60 languages. We give people a voice - that is our ethos.

Choosing a career with Duncan Lewis is choosing a law firm that is the largest provider of publicly funded (legal aid) legal services in the country and has a growing private client practice. We have been Investors in People Gold Standard accredited for over 15 years and are continuously applauded nationally for the work that we do.

Having demonstrated unparalleled legal expertise and a commitment to justice, we were awarded Law Firm of the Year at both the 2024 Lexis Nexis Awards and 2023 Modern Law Awards. We are named as one of the Times 200 Best Law Firms. In 2021 we were celebrated by the Chambers Europe Award as an ‘outstanding firm’ for diversity and inclusion. In previous years we have been awarded a number of awards, including the Law Society Excellence Award for Large Law Firm of the Year in 2020, Access to Justice at the UK Legal Diversity Awards in 2019 and the Family Law Firm of the Year at the 2015 Family Law Awards, to name just a few. Duncan Lewis is Law Society Lexcel, Cyber Essentials Plus and ISO 27001 Information Management accredited.

We look to recruit dedicated and talented employees in both legal and non-legal capacities, and we are always interested to receive applications from quality candidates. Training and diversity are at the heart of Duncan Lewis, and we remain proud of our diverse and inclusive workforce.

Department Background:

The Legal 500 independent legal directory applauds our Family legal team has “superbly reliable”, “professional, personable, and very efficient”. The department is ranked and recommended by The Legal 500 UK and Chambers & Partners UK for family and matrimonial work, providing confidential advice with effective representation. Our family team includes solicitors who have achieved the Law Society’s Children Law and Family Law Advanced accreditations providing advocacy in all court proceedings, ensuring our clients receive a consistent and professional service as well as a high degree of continuity.

The 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 Responsibilities of the Role

• Report directly to Department Director
• Responsible for all aspects of Family 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 public and private Family / children cases including child abduction, child protection issues, special guardianship and adoption matters as well as undertaking your own advocacy
• 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 company

Key Skills Required:

• Must have a clean, valid Practising Certificate at the time of applying
• Registered with the Law Society
• Committed team player with ability to approach team concerns fairly, foster culture of positive change and encourage cross referrals
• Previous proven supervisory experience and working to key performance indicators
• Professional with a pro-active approach; excellent client care skills and ability to deal with vulnerable clients and resolve complicated practicalities involved in child care issues
• Excellent networking and communication skills with the ability to successfully market the Company and generate new business
• Working knowledge of the publicly funded Family / Child Care work and have the ability to service privately funded cases
• Have extensive experience in dealing with all Family / Child-Care work-related work and some expertise on adoption matters
• Experience in own advocacy is an advantage
• Excellent IT Skills -familiar with Microsoft Office applications and document management skills

What we offer

• A fantastic supportive team
• Strong career progression with support for legal awards and professional recognition
• Attractive salary package with supervision bonus

SALARY STRUCTURE - FAMILY LAW

SALARY

(London)

(Outside London)

NQ + Supervision Bonus * £42,500 £40,000

1 Year PQE + Supervision Bonus * £44,000 £42,000

2 Years PQE + Supervision Bonus * £45,500 £43,500

Supervision Bonus up to * + up to £8,000 up to £7,400

* Terms and Conditions apply. Supervisor Bonus Per Annum:-

Total £8,000 £7,400

Law Society Family Accreditation/Resolution:

The Company will support your career progression if you decide to pursue Family or Family Advanced Panel accreditation with the Law Society or Resolution. We will cover the cost of:

• Attending the mandatory training course £1100 (Children Law Accreditation)
• Children Law Reaccreditation every 3 years (approx. £618)
• Family Law Reaccreditation every 5 years (approx. £556)

The total cost of progressing is approximately £1700.

Family Law Accreditation Salary:-

Moving forward we are looking to offer all new, Family, Family Advanced and Resolution Panel members a base salary of:

• £52k per annum in London and within the M25.
• £50k per annum outside London.

This salary will apply from the date you are registered as a panel member/accredited with the Law Society. Advancement of the above fees will be subject to our terms and conditions in the contract of employment/accreditation agreement.