Family Solicitor

ENL Legal Recruitment; West Yorkshire; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A legal recruitment firm is seeking a Family Solicitor with 3+ years PQE in West Yorkshire. This position offers a salary of up to £70,000 and the potential for career development into a Head of Department role. Responsibilities include managing diverse family law cases, advocating for clients, and the possibility of hybrid working arrangements. Strong candidates will have advocacy skills and a desire for professional growth.

Benefits

Competitive base salary

Flexible home-office split

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Ongoing training and career development

Qualifications

• Experience in managing or generating a caseload is desirable.
• Knowledge of legal aid alongside private work is beneficial.
• Ambition to achieve panel accreditation and future leadership.

Responsibilities

• Manage family and childcare law matters including care proceedings and PLO cases.
• Cover divorce, financial remedies, and family law issues like unmarried couples.
• Represent clients in hearings confidently.

Skills

Strong advocacy skills

Independent work capability

Team collaboration

Education

3+ years PQE in family/childcare law

Job description

Overview

FAMILY SOLICITOR, 3+ PQE, WEST YORKSHIRE, UP TO £70,000. This role offers the potential to progress to Head of Department, with excellent support and career development opportunities. JOB REF: 1382

Responsibilities

• You will manage a broad range of family and childcare law matters, including care proceedings and PLO cases, private law children disputes, and applications for domestic abuse, non-molestation, and occupation orders.
• Your work will also cover divorce and financial remedies, as well as wider family law issues such as disputes involving unmarried couples and cohabitation.
• Applications are open to candidates with 3+ years’ PQE in family/childcare law who are confident working independently or as part of a team, with strong advocacy skills and the ability to represent clients in hearings.
• Experience in managing or generating your own caseload (a following desirable), knowledge of legal aid alongside private work, and ambition to achieve panel accreditation and future leadership are also valued.

What we offer

• Competitive base salary
• Hybrid working with a flexible home-office split
• 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays
• Ongoing training, career development, mentoring, and supervision

How to apply

To apply contact Kaye Thumpston at eNL on 0113 320 0575 or email [e-mail] with your CV or simply call for a confidential discussion.

Note

eNL will never share your CV with a third party without your express permission. As part of our candidate care process, we aim to respond to all applications in 7 days. If you have not been contacted within this timescale, your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note our advertisements use PQE/salary levels purely as a guide.

Diversity and inclusion

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.