Junior Family Lawyer (Doncaster)

The Eventus Recruitment Group; Doncaster; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Birthday day off

Healthcare cash plan

Life insurance

Company pension

Career progression

Discretionary Associate Bonus Scheme

Christmas closure

Job summary

Eventus Legal in Doncaster is recruiting a Junior Family Lawyer to join a growing specialist family law team. This role offers a salary of £35,000-£40,000 depending on experience, with flexible start and finish times and the potential for hybrid working once caseloads are established.

Newly qualified candidates and those still completing qualifications are welcome, with supervision to progress files and gain hands-on private family law experience across divorce, finances and children matters.

Qualifications

• Practical family law experience in a paralegal or trainee role.
• Ability to take client instructions and progress files under supervision.
• Experience in divorce, dissolution and matrimonial finances.
• Clear drafting skills and professional, organised approach.

Responsibilities

• Take instructions from clients and identify issues.
• Progress family law files with supervision.
• Handle divorce and dissolution matters.
• Progress matrimonial finance matters and negotiations.
• Handle private children matters under supervision.
• Draft correspondence, statements and applications.
• Provide practical, client-focused advice.
• Communicate with clients, solicitors and other parties.
• Collaborate with the Family Law team.
• Develop knowledge and case-management skills through supervision.

Skills

Family law experience

Take client instructions

Drafting skills

Communication with clients

File management

Case management systems

Microsoft Office

Education

Paralegal / trainee / newly qualified

Tools

Case management systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

Eventus Legal are seeking a Junior Family Lawyer to join a growing specialist family law firm in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. This is a full-time or part-time, permanent job position offering a salary of £35,000-£40,000 dependent on experience, flexible start and finish times, with the potential for agreed hybrid working once a sufficient caseload has been established. The firm is open to applicants who are still completing their legal qualifications as well as newly qualified lawyers, with practical family law experience and the confidence to take instructions and progress files under appropriate supervision being more important than a particular level of post-qualification experience. Benefits include a paid birthday day off, additional paid Christmas closure, a healthcare cash plan, life insurance cover, company pension scheme and genuine opportunities for career progression.

Role Responsibilities

This Junior Family Lawyer job will provide hands-on experience across a varied private family law caseload, with the level of responsibility and supervision tailored to your current experience and stage of qualification. Key responsibilities will include:

• Taking instructions from new and existing clients and identifying the relevant legal and practical issues
• Managing and progressing family law files with appropriate supervision
• Handling matters involving divorce and dissolution
• Assisting with and progressing matrimonial finance matters, including financial remedy proceedings and negotiations
• Handling private children matters under appropriate supervision
• Drafting clear and accurate correspondence, statements, applications and other case documentation
• Providing practical, proportionate and client-focused advice at a level appropriate to your experience
• Communicating professionally with clients, solicitors and other parties throughout matters
• Working collaboratively with colleagues across the Family Law team and wider firm
• Developing technical knowledge, case-management skills, commercial awareness and confidence through regular supervision and file reviews

Person Specification

The firm is deliberately flexible on qualification level and is interested in applicants with the right practical grounding in family law and the ambition to develop. Applications are welcomed from candidates who can demonstrate the following:

• Practical experience of family law, gained in a paralegal, trainee, newly qualified or comparable legal position
• Sufficient hands-on experience to take client instructions and progress files with appropriate supervision
• Experience of divorce and dissolution, matrimonial finances and private children matters
• Confidence communicating with clients and dealing sensitively with personal and often complex family circumstances
• Clear and accurate drafting skills
• A professional, organised and collaborative approach to managing files and priorities
• Good attention to detail and sound judgement
• Confidence using case-management systems and Microsoft Office
• A willingness to learn, take feedback and continue developing technical and commercial skills
• An interest in building a long-term career within family law

Benefits and Rewards

This Junior Family Lawyer opportunity combines structured development with a broad package designed to support both professional progression and working life. The successful Junior Family Lawyer will also benefit from:

• Competitive remuneration up to £40,000 dependent on experience
• Full-time or part-time working arrangements and flexible start and finish times
• Potential for agreed hybrid working once a sufficient caseload has been established
• Genuine opportunities for progression through the firm's legal career path
• Potential eligibility for a discretionary Associate Bonus Scheme as your career develops
• Your birthday day off in addition to annual leave
• Christmas office closure in addition to annual leave
• The opportunity to accrue additional annual leave through length of service
• Company pension scheme
• Life insurance cover
• Healthcare cash plan, including access to a remote doctor 24 hours a day
• Discretionary rewards recognising individual achievements and performance
• Inclusive staff and family social events
• Free park-and-ride parking approximately five minutes' walk from the office
• Potential consideration of temporary adjustments to working hours during school holidays, subject to client and operational requirements

About the Law Firm

Our client is an award-winning specialist family law firm with a growing presence and a strong focus on practical, client-focused advice. The firm has retained a personal, collaborative and supportive culture as it has expanded, with long staff service, regular supervision and genuine professional development forming an important part of its approach. For a Junior Family Lawyer joining the Doncaster, South Yorkshire team, this creates an environment in which you can build practical experience, develop technical confidence and progress your career with support from experienced colleagues across the wider firm.

As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and circumstances.