Job Description

Family Solicitor

NQ + - experienced hires

Waterlooville, Hampshire

Competitive salary dependent on experience

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an ambitious Family Solicitor, Legal Executive or Fee Earner to join a reputable legal practice with a great presence in Hampshire and across the nation. They are a full-service firm with a number of accreditations to their name.

They are seeking a Solicitor, Legal Executive or experienced Fee Earner with a good understanding of the market to join their expanding Family Team in Hampshire. You will advise on a variety of matters to include divorce and separation, children and care matters and financial agreements / disputes. The caseload will be predominantly privately funded, with some publicly funded matters too.

Areas of focus will include:

• Divorce and relationship breakdown
• Childcare and financial issues following divorce or separation
• International family law
• Adoption
• Special guardianship
• Childcare Proceedings
• Cohabitation
• Civil partnerships
• Pre-marital agreements
• Domestic abuse

Duties will include:

• Managing own caseload
• Advising on a variety of privately funded family matters
• Develop existing caseload in divorce, finance, children and care matters
• Drafting legal documentation to include Cohabitation Agreements and Prenuptial Agreements
• Drafting various Court Applications
• Be actively involved in marketing and business development activities

The successful candidate will:

• Have good academics – Degree/LPC/Training Contract or have achieved FCILEx status
• Have at least a couple of years’ experiences within a family department
• Offer sound legal advice to a diverse client base
• Maintain your continuing professional development requirements
• Be self-motivated with a drive to develop the team
• Work in a collaborative manner within the team and wider firm
• Have a positive approach and strong work ethic