Negotiation Divorce Specialist

amicable; City Of London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the divorce mediation sector seeks a Negotiation Divorce Specialist to facilitate amicable divorces and support clients throughout the process. The ideal candidate will possess a law degree and experience in family law, with strong skills in mediation and conflict resolution. This role offers a competitive salary along with benefits including private health insurance, pension schemes, and generous holiday allowance, fostering an inclusive workplace culture.

Benefits

Private Health Insurance

Group Life Assurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Pension scheme (after 3 months of employment)

28 days holiday plus bank holidays

Cycle to work scheme

Company laptop

Qualifications

• Experience in family law, particularly divorce and financial remedy in England and Wales.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Attention to detail and self-motivation.

Responsibilities

• Help customers settle their divorce amicably without court proceedings.
• Support customers emotionally and facilitate negotiations.
• Complete amicable documentation accurately for filing.

Skills

Counselling

Coaching

Mediation

Negotiation

Conflict Resolution

Education

Law degree

Job description

About Us

Our mission is to transform the way people end relationships in a kinder and better way, and to help couples avoid the emotional and financial turmoil of traditional solicitor approaches. As pioneers of working with couples, we’ve shaped the landscape of no-fault divorce and helped thousands untie the knot, amicably.

We are growing, our innovative tech-enabled and digital approach to divorce, separation and co-parenting means we do, and continue to help thousands of couples to separate in a better, more positive way, freeing people to focus on the emotional challenges and reducing the cost to themselves and society.

amicable promotes a collaborative culture and is rapidly growing to meet demand and legislation change.

Our values bring our purpose to life and makes what we do and how we do it unique: we are Kind to everyone we encounter, we embrace Trust & Professionalism, with a quest for Customer Focus that drives us to be more Pioneering.

We are proud to be part of the Octopus Group.

About the Role

We are looking for individuals with a background in counselling, coaching, mediation, divorce law, negotiation or conflict resolution to mediate and establish a solution to our customers’ divorce issues they might find hard to solve amicably.

You will be trained to specifically handle the psychological, legal and process aspects of our customers’ divorce. You may give legal or financial information, advice on children arrangements or emotional support to make the divorce process as kind as possible. You will follow the amicable divorce process and keep the couple in collaborative discourse, avoiding court proceedings and ensuring the divorce, financial and children agreements are made within the time and meeting schedule.

Key Responsibilities

As a Negotiation Divorce Specialist, you will:

• Help customers settle their divorce using the amicable process and without court proceedings,
• Establish an atmosphere of honesty and cooperation, communicate with amicable’s tone of voice (simple, concise, layman’s terms, warmth and ‘can-do’),
• Identify and respect both people’s goals where applicable,
• Be available and responsive to customers and establish clear boundaries about your availability and communication methods,
• Complete amicable documentation accurately to ensure accurate information is collected for filing court documents,
• Support customers to negotiate with each other, provide emotional guidance and support,
• Have a pipeline of sales calls and proactively work on booking sales calls and closing sales,
• Liaise with amicable’s service providers to ensure a seamless service to our customers.

You will join a supportive and progressive team focused on outputs rather than hours spent at a desk.

About You

Requirements:

• Law degree,
• Experience of working in family law and particularly in divorce and financial remedy in England and Wales.
• Background in counselling, coaching, mediation, divorce law, negotiation or conflict resolution,
• Ability to inspire confidence, mediate and lead the divorce process,
• Emotional resilience and the ability for self-care,
• Facilitation skills to run effective meeting,
• Confidence to confront difficult subjects and disruptive or resistant behaviour,
• Organisational skills to project manage the divorce process,
• Sufficient IT competence to be an effective digital communicator,
• Good verbal and written communication skills,
• Attention to detail,
• Self-motivation, ability to plan, manage and take accountability for your own workload,
• Right to work in the UK.
  

️ Compensation, Perks & Benefits

• Salary: Full time: £50,000 - £60,000 per annum depending on skills and experience,
• Private Health Insurance,
• Group Life Assurance,
• Employee Assistance Programme,
• Pension scheme (after 3 months of employment),

• 28 days holiday plus bank holidays per annum,
• Cycle to work scheme,
• Company laptop.

We respect and value people’s differences and believe that our teams are at their bestwhen their members feel safe to bring their whole self to work. We are committed to creating an inclusive experience as well as equal opportunities for growth and development for all.