Family Solicitor

LAW Absolute; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

LAW Absolute in Reading seeks a Family Solicitor with 0–5 years’ PQE to join a Legal 500-recognised practice. The firm handles high-value matters for a sophisticated HNW client base and offers a flexible hybrid working arrangement to support career development in a specialist family team.

You will work alongside experienced family lawyers on a varied caseload, with exposure to complex matters such as divorce, financial remedies and private children work, while building your client relationships.

Qualifications

• Qualified Family Solicitor with 0–5 years PQE.
• Experience across divorce, financial remedy, and private children matters.
• Strong technical and client-care skills.
• Able to manage own caseload and build client relationships.
• Must have access to a car.

Responsibilities

• Work on varied, high-value family matters alongside senior family lawyers.
• Develop career within a specialist family practice.
• Contribute to handling complex and high-value cases for an HNW client base.

Skills

0-5 years PQE

Family law experience

Client management

Technical skills

Education

Solicitor qualification (Family)

Job description

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Family Solicitor with 0–5 years’ PQE to join a highly regarded Legal 500 family law firm in Reading.

The firm is very well established and highly regarded across the region, with a strong reputation for handling complex, high-value family matters. The team acts for a sophisticated HNW client base, giving solicitors the opportunity to work on matters of a calibre that is not always available at this level.

This is a particularly strong opportunity for a Family Solicitor looking to develop their career within a specialist practice and gain genuine exposure to high-level, technically complex work. You will work alongside experienced family lawyers on a varied caseload, with the opportunity to build your experience across areas such as divorce, financial remedy and private children matters.

The firm offers a supportive and collaborative environment, whilst still providing the opportunity to take responsibility for your own matters and develop your client relationships. It would suit someone who is ambitious, technically minded and keen to work with a sophisticated client base.

The ideal candidate will:

• Be a qualified Family Solicitor with 0–5 years’ PQE.
• Have experience across a range of family matters.
• Have strong technical and client care skills.
• Be confident dealing with clients and managing their own caseload.
• Be ambitious and keen to progress within a highly regarded specialist family practice.
• Have an interest in handling complex and high-value family work.
• Has to be able to drive and have access to a car

This is an opportunity to join a well-respected Legal 500 practice, work alongside experienced family specialists and gain exposure to genuinely high-level work for HNW clients, whilst benefiting from a flexible hybrid working arrangement.