Family Lawyer

Williscroft & Co; Bradford; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working arrangements

Pension scheme

Firm laptop

Ongoing training and development

Annual leave 24 days +

Job summary

Williscroft & Co is a niche solicitors practice with offices in Bradford and Keighley, seeking a Family Lawyer (Solicitor or Legal Executive) to join the team. The role covers private law children, domestic abuse, and financial relief on divorce, among other family matters.

Hybrid working is offered, with some attendance at the Keighley office. The ideal candidate will have at least 2 years’ experience in the listed family law areas, a willingness to network for new business, and the ability to

Qualifications

• Private Law Children
• Domestic Abuse, Non Molestation / Occupation Orders
• Financial relief on divorce
• General family matters, unmarried couples, cohabitation disputes.

Responsibilities

• Be able to work independently and as part of a team.
• Able to meet financial targets
• Be willing to work towards panel accreditation.
• Be prepared to network and create new business.

Job description

Family Lawyer Vacancy (Solicitor or Legal Executive)- Bradford (with some attendance required at our Keighley office with hybrid working.)

Full time Monday to Friday – flexible working requests considered

Salary: competitive

We have an opportunity for a Family Lawyer to join our team.About Williscroft & Co We are a niche solicitors practice with offices in Bradford and Keighley.We provide expert legal advice to families and individuals.We cover a range of family services including child abduction, cohabitation/prenups, divorce and financial settlements, domestic violence, children’s issues, forced marriages and social services.

You

You will ideally have a minimum of 2 years’ experience in the following areas of family and childcare law:-

• Private Law Children
• Domestic Abuse, Non Molestation / Occupation Orders
• Financial relief on divorce
• General family matters, unmarried couples, cohabitation disputes.

What We Are Seeking

• Someone who will hit the ground running.
• Understand legal aid.
• Undertake and generate private paying work.

Our Opportunity

Key Responsibilities

• Be able to work independently and as part of a team.
• Able to meet financial targets
• Be willing to work towards panel accreditation.
• Be prepared to network and create new business.

What you need to know

We will offer ongoing training and support to develop your career as part of our specialist family team.Our offices are friendly, working entirely paperless with recent significant investment in modern IT to enable you to work efficiently. Our fee earning team work on a hybrid basis with a split of office working and remote working.

We offer a great package of annual leave to ensure you get enough time away from work. Our annual leave for this role provides 24 days (plus bank holidays). Our holiday entitlement increases to 30 days after 6 years’ service (1 extra day per year of service).

We offer competitive salaries and bonus structures enabling our team to share in the profits of their successes.

We value our staff welfare ensuring that appropriate supervision and training is given. We encourage a positive and mutually supportive working environment.E

mployee Benefits

• Competitive base salary.
• Bonuses, based on billing and meeting targets.
• Pension Scheme with employer contribution.
• Sovereign Health Care paid Level 1
• Administrative support.
• Firm laptop
• Ongoing training and development.
• Hybrid working arrangements.
• Support from colleagues for case cover.
• Supportive supervision from Director mentors
• Annual appraisals and salary reviews.
• Regular social events: monthly office breakfast, Christmas get together.