Family Solicitor - PQE Flexible - Doncaster Base

QED Legal LLP; Doncaster; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Discretionary bonus

Flexible hours

Doncaster office

Annual leave + public holidays

Job summary

QED Legal LLP in Doncaster is growing its Family Law team and seeks a Family Lawyer at all PQE levels to handle a varied private family caseload including divorce, financial remedy, private children matters and TOLATA.

The role will be tailored to your experience, with supervision for junior staff and greater autonomy for senior lawyers, and it offers a mix of office and homeworking once caseload is established.

Qualifications

• Practical family law experience
• Strong client-care and drafting skills
• Interest in developing a career in private family law
• Ability to work with supervision or autonomously

Responsibilities

• Handle or assist with a varied private family caseload including divorce, financial remedy and private children matters
• Contribute to business development and growth of the Doncaster Family Law team
• Supervise junior colleagues where appropriate
• Manage caseload with appropriate supervision
• Collaborate with other teams on complex cases

Skills

PQE flexible

Client care

Drafting

Communication

Education

NQ–Senior Solicitor

Job description

A growing specialist family law firm with a strong reputation for practical, commercially aware and client-focused advice is looking for a Family Lawyer to join its Doncaster team.

Importantly, all levels of PQE and experience will be considered. Whether you are a newly qualified solicitor looking to develop your career, an experienced family lawyer seeking greater flexibility, or a senior practitioner looking for the opportunity to help shape and grow a department, feel free to reach out.

The role will be tailored around your experience, with appropriate supervision and support for more junior candidates and greater autonomy and responsibility for experienced lawyers.

You will handle or assist with a varied private family law caseload, which may include:

• Divorce and separation
• Financial remedy proceedings
• Private children matters
• Cohabitation disputes
• TOLATA claims
• Pre- and post-nuptial agreements
• Separation agreements
• Protective injunctions

Depending on your experience, you may also have the opportunity to supervise junior colleagues, contribute to business development and play a role in the continued growth of the Doncaster Family Law team.

Applications are welcomed from:

• NQ Solicitors
• Solicitors at any level of PQE
• CILEX Lawyers/Chartered Legal Executives
• Trainee solicitors
• Very experienced family law paralegals

You will need some practical family law experience, alongside strong client-care, communication and drafting skills and a genuine interest in developing your career within private family law.

Experience in financial remedy and private children work is desirable, while TOLATA experience would be advantageous but is not essential.

The firm recognises that flexibility is important, particularly for those balancing a career with family commitments.

The role can be full-time or part-time, with flexible start and finish times considered where operationally possible.

The position will initially be office-based in Doncaster to allow you to establish yourself within the team, build client relationships and develop your caseload. Once you have established a sufficient caseload, the firm is open to agreeing homeworking days for work such as drafting and file preparation.

The firm also recognises the challenges of childcare during school holidays and, where client needs allow, is willing to consider temporary adjustments to working hours.

You will benefit from:

• Genuine career progression from junior level through to Associate, Senior Associate and Legal Director
• Regular supervision and file reviews
• Strong administrative, compliance and operational support
• A collaborative Family Law team
• Flexible and part-time working options
• Hybrid working discussed once an established caseload has been built
• Potential eligibility for a discretionary Associate Bonus Scheme
• The opportunity, for the right person, to help establish and develop a future new office
• Paid birthday day off
• Christmas office closure
• Additional annual leave with length of service
• Workplace pension and death-in-service cover
• Health cash plan, including 24-hour remote doctor access
• Family-inclusive social events