Family Lawyer

BWF Legal Recruitment; England; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A progressive family law firm in the UK seeks a dedicated fee earner to manage a diverse caseload, including financial, divorce, and childcare matters. You will collaborate with Partners on complex cases such as asset splitting and custody agreements. The role promotes personal growth and self-awareness, with regular appraisals and support. Benefits include a competitive salary, flexible working hours, a bonus scheme, and extensive annual leave. This is an opportunity for both professional development and a positive work environment.

Benefits

25 days holiday rising with service

Pension scheme

Cash plan for healthcare

Mental health and wellbeing support

Flexible hybrid working

Qualifications

• Experience in private family law and managing caseloads.
• Ability to work collaboratively with Partners and Senior Fee Earners.
• Good understanding of custody agreements and asset splitting.

Responsibilities

• Handle financial, divorce, and childcare matters.
• Work with Partners on complex cases.
• Engage in discussions about family court changes.

Skills

Ability to manage own caseload

Understanding of financial matters

Knowledge of divorce procedures

Childcare matter expertise

Job description

Our client has been awarded many accreditations, are a Legal 500 and a Sunday Times Best Place to Work. You will be joining a team focussed on private family matters and manging you own caseload for financial, divorce and childcare matters.

As a fee earner in private family matters, you will also work with the Partners and Senior Fee Earners on more complex matters, including larger asset splitting, abductions and foreign business interests as well as revisiting custody agreements and grandparents' rights as well as pre and post nuptial agreements.

The firm is highly professional with good processes in place enabling you to take responsibility for your fee income and be involved with monitoring and reviewing your own performance and you will have the opportunity to raise your industry profile and develop ways to develop your own leads from prospective and returning clients.

The firm support legislative reviews and open dialogue across change in family court and you will have the opportunity to discuss your views with the Partners as all voices at this firm are heard which is one of the reasons their staff retention is so good.

Working within this team will give you a varied caseload, autonomy, scope for developing yourself personally and the opportunity to take real pride in your work. The firm promote positivity and you will raise the bar in your own self-awareness though regular reviews and appraisals to give you the full support to grow.

Engaging in their staff mental health and wellbeing, this firm have invested and really champion their modern approach to their staff and the benefits include a salary to attract talent, flexible hybrid working, bonus scheme, 25 days holiday rising with each year of service, pension, EAP, a cash plan for healthcare and much more.

Applications: Please contact Pip Raffael to discuss this role in confidence or send your CV and the contact details are: 01279 464455 / [e-mail]