Head of Family Solicitor - £120K Employee Shares

linkup; Marston; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading legal firm in the UK is seeking a Head of Team, Family Solicitor. This role focuses on family-related matters like divorce and financial remedy claims while offering a hybrid work model. Candidates must be qualified solicitors with significant family law experience and strong client care skills. The position includes a competitive salary of £120,000 plus bonuses and profit sharing.

Benefits

Share of the business

25/28 days annual leave

Life Insurance

Company pension

Profit sharing

Coaching and Personal Development

Qualifications

• Significant legal experience in family law, especially in high net worth financial remedy claims.
• Solid billing history and clean claims record.
• Excellent client care and ability to deliver high-quality legal services.

Responsibilities

• Advise clients on family-related matters including divorce and separation.
• Handle financial remedy claims, pre- and post-nuptial settlements, and adoption.
• Provide support in cohabitation and domestic violence issues.

Skills

Family law expertise

Client care

Time management

Team collaboration

Business development

Education

Qualified Solicitor

Tools

IT skills

Job description

Ready for the career upgrade that's years away at your current firm? Ready for empowerment - a say in your law firm? Ready to take a bigger slice of the profit, you've helped build? Ready for law, the Hedges way? If you are looking for a better deal, better work-life balance and no limits, we'd love to talk. Let's keep things relaxed with an informal and completely confidential virtual coffee to see where we can take this. We look forward to chatting.

Key Perks

• A share of the business (no buy-in)
• Empowered (everyone really does have a voice)
• Valued
• Challenged by high-quality work for HNW clients
• Set-off at the right pace
• Nurtured and developed
• Accelerated (faster career progression)
• Paid what you are worth, faster than you can in your current gig

About Hedges Law

We may have a 235-year heritage, but that doesn't mean we're a stale, dull and oppressive law firm like so many others. No chance. Whilst we love and embrace our heritage and history, we've evolved this firm with the times to become a truly 21st century business: making it our job to innovate, excite, and ensure that when future generations look at our pictures lining the wall, not only can they see what a terrific, friendly bunch we are, but that we were also the 'dream team', the mavericks, the leaders in the field, the game-changers: those who kept moving Hedges forward and relevant, making it one of the most beautifully different law firms of its time.

Role at a Glance

Head of Team, Family Solicitor | Wallingford / Oxford / Chipping Norton | hybrid | £120,000 Plus Bonus, Company Profit Share & Extensive Benefits

Reporting to: Directors

Responsibilities

• The legal role will involve advising on all family related matters, including divorce and separation, children disputes, financial remedy claims, pre- and post-nuptial settlements, domestic violence, cohabitation matters, ToLATA claims, domestic violence, surrogacy and adoption, etc.

Qualifications

• Qualified Solicitor with significant legal experience and a high level of proven competency in the family law field. Specifically, experience in the high net worth financial remedy claims and contested proceedings is essential.
• A solid billing history & clean claims record
• Able to deliver high quality legal services with outstanding client care
• Extremely organised and possess great time management skills
• Warm & personable
• Always seeking continued learning and self-development
• Excellent IT skills and have strong desire to learn new ways of working
• Positive, optimistic, hardworking and possess a can-do attitude
• Able to embrace team working and have a keenness to help colleagues
• Professional in appearance
• Ability to contribute to marketing and business growth

Benefits

• 25 / 28 days annual leave plus statutory holidays dependent on position
• Life Insurance
• Flu Vouchers
• Company pension
• Profit sharing (Employee Ownership)
• Salary Sacrifice
• Paperless Technology: to make your life easier
• Coaching and Personal Development