Family Solicitor

eNL Legal; Northampton; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Pension

Benefits package

Job summary

eNL Legal is recruiting a Family Solicitor for their Northamptonshire team. The role involves managing a varied caseload of family matters, handling divorce, children issues, and prenuptial agreements, with a focus on delivering high-quality client service.

The candidate will work under the head of department, contribute to business development, and help strengthen the firm’s standing in the local market. 5+ years PQE preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience in privately funded family matters including divorce, children, and settlements.
• Demonstrated ability to handle sensitive family issues with discretion and professionalism.
• Willingness to develop business and promote the firm in the Northamptonshire market.

Responsibilities

• Manage a diverse caseload of family law matters.
• Work closely with the head of department to grow the team’s market presence.
• Advise clients on divorce, prenuptial agreements, children matters and civil partnerships.

Skills

Family law

Education

5+ PQE

Job description

Family Solicitor, 5+, Northamptonshire – This leading national law firm is looking to appoint an experienced Family Solicitor into their successful and growing team.

JOB TITLE: Family Solicitor

PQE: 5+ PQE

LOCATION: Northamptonshire

SALARY: £DOE

THE ROLE

As a passionate and ambitious Family Lawyer, you will become an integral part of a growing family team, handling a diverse caseload of family matters. Dealing with a varied caseload of family related matters, you will be gaining exposure to quality matters and working closely with the head of department in further developing the profile of the team within the local market. The widely recognised family team covers the broad remit of privately funded matters including divorce, pre-nuptial agreements, children matters, separation agreements and civil partnership agreements. You will gain excellent exposure to a varied caseload and possess a sensitive approach in handling these matters. The role requires a passion for business development, taking a confident lead in promoting and strengthening the firm’s standing and capabilities within the Northamptonshire market.

THE CANDIDATE

You will be a self-motivated and passionate Family Lawyer with a motivation to excel within a well-established and forward-thinking firm. Displaying technical strength, tenacity, and a keenness to progress your career to the next level, you will ultimately be passionate about this area of law. You will have a demonstrated flair for the handling of sensitive family matters, gained through experience with another reputable practice. This is a genuine chance to take your career to the next level within a well-established firm who offer a modern and lovely working environment along with great opportunities for career development. Ideal Family Solicitors or Legal Executives will have at least 5 years PQE in handling their own caseload of privately funded family law matters and be looking for a great opportunity where you can put to use your strong technical expertise and self-motivation.

THE FIRM

Our client is a highly regarded leading Legal 500 practice with an excellent and historic local reputation, reputed throughout the region for their provision of accessible and practical solutions to a wide range of legal issues. This firm is fully committed to providing dedicated career pathways for talented Solicitors in a fully supportive and collegiate environment. Currently undergoing a period of growth, our client is looking to recruit a highly skilled Family Solicitor to strengthen the firm’s already impressive standing within the regional market.

THE PACKAGE

This firm is offering a competitive salary plus bonus, pension and an excellent benefits package. A rare opportunity to secure and build your future career!

At eNL we value diversity and inclusion. We want to attract people at all levels and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates whatever your ethnicity, religion, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or any characteristics protected by law in the jurisdictions in which we operate.