Family Solicitor

Vasto Legal Recruitment Ltd; England; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

35-hour working week

Hybrid working

25 days’ holiday + birthday off

Paycare health cash plan

Enhanced maternity and sick pay

Staff commission scheme

Discounted legal services

Onsite parking

Job summary

Vasto Legal Recruitment Ltd advertises a Family Solicitor (3-5 PQE) in Hampshire. You will manage a broad family caseload with emphasis on financial matters, including divorces, settlements, and associated agreements. The role includes supporting business development and collaborating with the Head of Department.

The ideal candidate has solid financial remedy experience, is comfortable with privately paying clients, and demonstrates strong client care within a small, close-knit team.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years’ PQE in family law since qualifying.
• Solid financial remedy experience.
• Comfortable with a broad family caseload.
• Experience with privately paying clients.
• Strong client care skills and a pragmatic, constructive approach.

Responsibilities

• Manage own broad caseload with a focus on financial matters.
• Handle divorce and financial settlements including property, pensions and maintenance.
• Draft and negotiate pre- and post-nuptial agreements.
• Manage child arrangements and parental responsibility matters.
• Handle cohabitation agreements and disputes.
• Assist with domestic abuse protective orders and civil partnership dissolution.
• Support Head of Department and contribute to business development.

Skills

Family law experience

Client care

Caseload management

Privately paying clients

Financial remedy

Job description

Family Solicitor (3-5 PQE) - Hampshire

The Firm

Our client is a long-established full-service firm and a member of Resolution. It takes a constructive, client-focused approach to family work, aiming to resolve matters amicably and proportionately while acting robustly when it’s needed. The firm acts only for privately paying clients.

The Family team is small and close-knit: a Head of Department and a legal secretary. You would work directly alongside the Head of Department. The firm has recently launched a career framework with a clear route to progression.

The Role

You will manage your own broad caseload, with a strong focus on financial matters. The work includes:

• Divorce and financial settlements, including property, pensions and maintenance
• Pre- and post-nuptial agreements
• Child arrangements and parental responsibility
• Cohabitation agreements and disputes
• Domestic abuse protective orders
• Civil partnership dissolution
• One Couple, One Lawyer instructions
• Supporting the Head of Department and contributing to business development

Requirements

• 3-5 years’ PQE in family law since qualifying
• Solid financial remedy experience
• Comfortable with a broad family caseload
• Experience with privately paying clients
• Strong client care skills and a pragmatic, constructive approach

Benefits

• 35-hour working week
• Hybrid working
• 25 days’ holiday, rising by one day per year of service, plus your birthday off
• Paycare health cash plan
• Enhanced maternity and sick pay
• Staff commission scheme
• Discounted legal services
• Onsite parking
• Easily commutable from Southampton, Surrey and the surrounding areas