Head of Team, Family Solicitor. Hedges - Employee Owned

Hedges Law; Crowmarsh Gifford; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 90,000; Part time

Job summary

A progressive legal firm in Crowmarsh Gifford is seeking a Head of Family Team. This role offers competitive salary of £85,000 - £90,000 along with bonuses and extensive benefits. Candidates should be qualified solicitors with substantial experience in family law. This role emphasizes work-life balance and an empowering work culture, suited for those who wish to take control of their career and thrive in a supportive environment.

Benefits

25/28 days annual leave

Life Insurance

Flu Vouchers

Company pension

Profit sharing

Coaching and Personal Development

Qualifications

• Significant experience in family law, including high net worth financial remedy claims.
• A solid billing history & clean claims record.
• Extremely organized with great time management skills.

Responsibilities

• Advise on family matters including divorce, separation, and children disputes.
• Deliver legal services to high net worth clients.
• Contribute to marketing and business growth.

Skills

Best-in-class Family-Law advice

Outstanding client care

Time management

Warm & personable

Positive attitude

Education

Qualified Solicitor

Tools

Actionstep

Job description

Overview

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.

Part-time / Flexible / 4 Day Week Supported

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Life in many law firms can mean long hours, undue pressure, and little balance, but not at Hedges. As an employee-owned firm, we put people first, creating a supportive culture where wellbeing and collaboration sit alongside excellence. Join us as Head of Family Team, and you’ll find your expertise valued, your growth encouraged, and your career thriving without sacrificing what matters most.

We know the challenges that face most Solicitors in-practice which is why we transformed the outdated model of legal services by putting ownership in the hands of those who deliver them.

AtHedges Law, every case, every client and every decision is powered by people who are personally invested in long-term success.

As one of the first legal firms in the UK to become employee owned, you will be part of this exclusive club and literally own this success. No having to wait around for the ‘Financial Freedom Day’, that may never come.

The Role at a Glance

• Head of Team, Family Solicitor
• Wallingford/Oxford/Chipping Norton/ hybrid
• £85,000 - £90,000 Base Salary
• Plus Bonus, Company Profit Share & Extensive Benefits
• Reporting to: Directors

Your Skills

Best-in-class Family-Law advice. Professional support to the team members and delivering legal services to our high net worth clients. 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.

About You

• 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

Loved by other ‘Hedgeholders’

• People-focused culture that empowers you to LOVE work
• A supportive team
• Best-in-class tech (Actionstep) to make your life easier
• Career growth without barriers
• An incredible eclectic mix of Interesting, creative, affluent and uber-successful HNW clients
• Hand-built invested team who win and succeed together
• City-quality legal work set against the backdrop of Oxfordshire & the Cotswolds

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
• Culture: Inspiring working environment with people-focused culture
• High Pedigree Team

At Hedges, this isn’t just another role - it’s your opportunity to lead, to shape, and to truly own your future. We’ve reimagined what a career in law can look like: where excellence is matched with balance, where ambition meets genuine reward, and where your voice carries real weight. If you’re ready to escape the limits of traditional firms and step into a culture that champions innovation, ownership, and people-first values, then your next chapter starts here.

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