Family Lawyer

Stowe Family Law LLP; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Wellbeing culture

26 days holiday

Flexible working

Mental wellbeing days

Counselling sessions

Pension

Life Assurance

Training grants

Paid leave for fertility treatment

Job summary

Stowe Family Law LLP in Birmingham is recruiting a qualified family lawyer to manage finance and children caseloads with the backing of a dedicated support team.

You’ll join a leading national family law firm with flexible working options, wellbeing initiatives and structured progression through biannual promotions.

If you’re ambitious, empathetic, and keen to develop your career in a supportive environment, this role could be a strong fit.

Qualifications

• Chartered Legal Executive, Associate or Solicitor within family law.
• You’ll be comfortable leading your own caseload of finance and children cases with support from the team.
• Ambitious with a desire to progress your career and develop.
• Empathy and sensitivity for clients going through a difficult period.

Responsibilities

• Lead your own caseload of finance and children cases with team support.
• Contribute to client advocacy and case strategy within family law.
• Collaborate with secretaries, legal assistants, and other teams to deliver client results.

Skills

Caseload management

Empathy

Client-focused

Education

Chartered Legal Executive

Job description

Working at Stowe, you’ll enjoy the advantages of being part of a leading national family law firm while benefiting from the close-knit support of a local team. Although we're the largest family law team nationwide, we have smaller offices so you feel part of a close-knit team.

Here’s what makes us stand out:

• Flexibility that actually works
  Work from home, from the office, or a mix of both, whatever helps you do your best work. -Learn more about life at Stowe

• Real progression
  If you’re ready to grow, we’ll help you make it happen. We have biannual promotion windows, development programmes and clear development paths, so progression isn’t something you have to chase; it’s part of how we work. -See how we help our people grow

• Dedicated support around you
  You’ll have secretaries, legal assistants, billing, and new business enquiry teamsbehind you, so you can focus on your clients and the rewarding parts of family law.

• Well-being that means something
  We know how emotionally demanding this area of law can be. From wellness leave to our partnership with Lifeworks and a network of mental health champions, your well-being is a priority, not an afterthought.

• Always improving
  Our tailored case management system and brilliant marketing team are here to make your day-to-day run more smoothly.

Requirements;

• You’re likely a Chartered Legal Executive, Associateor Solicitor within family law who’s frustrated because of a lack of progression opportunities, flexibility or challenge

• You’ll be comfortable leading your own caseload of finance and children cases with support from the team

• You’re ambitious, you want to progress your career, and you want to develop

• You understand the need for empathy and sensitivity for clients going through an incredibly difficult period

Benefits;

Read about our full benefits package here - https://careers.stowefamilylaw.co.uk/employee-bene...

• Salary £42,000-57,000

• Bonus

• A wellbeing culture, including Mental Wellbeing days, and access to counselling sessions

• Volunteering leave

• Diversity public holidays

• 26 days holiday

• Enhanced adoption, maternity and paternity pay

• Paid leave for fertility treatment

• Emergency dependants leave

• Bereavement leave

• Medicash health insurance - 24/7 GP’s, dental, counselling, gym discounts

• Training grants

• Life Assurance

• Contributory pension

• Flexible working