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Family Solicitor or Legal Executive (FILEx)

Employer
Clayton Legal
Location
England, Kent, Herne Bay
Salary
£21000 - £35000 per annum
Closing date
16 Aug 2017
Reference
CMS028907'2002

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Practice area
Family
Contract type
Permanent
Hours
Part time
PQE
2 years, 3 years, 4 years
Position
Solicitor
Sector
Private practice

Job Details

Family Solicitor or Legal Executive (FILEx)

2 - 3 years PQE in Herne Bay, Kent

A leading law practice in Kent is seeking a Family Solicitor OR Legal Executive (FILEx) with 2-3 years PQE to join their growing department in Herne Bay, Kent.

The main purpose of your role will be to support the Family Partner with their files and to manage your own caseload. You will be competent and able to work unsupervised, with the ability to cover for the Partner in their absence.

Ideally, your main place of residence will be in/near Herne Bay. You will be required to attend the other offices in Canterbury and Ashford, in order to attend client and departmental meetings as well as provide cover for family solicitors when on holiday/unforeseen circumstances.

KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES/DUTIES:

  • Responsible for providing range of family legal services, including pre-marital advice, cohabitation, divorce/separation, financial settlement including Schedule 1 Children Act claims, private children and injunctive proceedings
  • Conduct of client matters, including own advocacy
  • Compliance with the firm's routine time recording, accounts and administrative disciplines including compliance with Lexcel requirements and orderly file management
  • Be a member of Resolution, preferably a mediator, be collaboratively trained and/or have specialist family accreditation(s)
  • Play an active role in sustaining and developing the family department by networking and participating in marketing events
  • Continual updating of legal knowledge by regularly reading professional publications, contributing family articles and producing topical contributions for use in the firm's social media
  • Attend the Firm's other offices in order to attend client and departmental meetings and provide cover for other Family solicitors when on holiday or during unforeseen absences.

Salary: £21,000 - £35,000 per annum (FTE) plus excellent benefits

Work hours: ideally 21 hours - 3x full days per week (flexible regards days) or 5 part days

If you feel you have the required experience and would like to be shortlisted for this amazing opportunity, please apply by submitting your CV to r.pindoria@clayton-legal.co.uk.

Clayton Legal recruits for law firms and In House departments across the UK. Based in the North West, our pedigree and service levels give those looking to move in the legal market, and law firms looking to recruit a refreshingly different recruitment experience. You will work with experienced professionals, dedicated to your success. Take a look at our web site www.clayton-legal.co.uk for our latest blogs and legal news and to keep up to date with current vacancies.

Company

With long-established, and trusted relationships across a client base that includes Legal 500, Top 200, Regional and Boutique law firms, our team are passionate about driving service excellence across the business and impacting the careers, and lives, of legal talent across the country.

What we specialise in

We cover the length and breadth of the UK from Lancashire to London, Hampshire to Hull, and we recruit at all levels including; Partners, Solicitors, Paralegals, Legal Support Staff including Legal Cashiers, Legal IT, Marketing and Business Development and general administration.

We place legal professionals across the full spectrum of practice areas and specialisms, including:

  • Property – Residential, Commercial, Real Estate
  • Litigation, Civil and Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution
  • Corporate & Commercial
  • Employment
  • Personal Injury Including all areas of Negligence
  • Private Client including Trusts, Wills & Probate
  • Family
  • Compliance and Regulatory
  • Banking
  • Cost Lawyers
  • Practice Management/Legal Cashiers

Our regional teams ensure that firms are guaranteed local and regional focus whilst having access to a national talent pool of opportunities. Our teams are focused in:-

  • The North West
  • Yorkshire /Humberside and Scotland
  • The West and East Midlands 
  • London and the Home Counties
  • The South West

Why Clayton Legal?

  • We’re genuinely experts in our field servicing the length and breadth of the UK, our knowledge of the local, regional and national legal market is unparalleled.
  • We give the personal touch – our Consultants are personable, yet committed – you can rest assured you’re dealing with a person throughout the process and not just a name at the end of a line.
  • We are often instructed on unique opportunities in the market that you won’t find on job boards.
  • We add value where we know it’s needed – with general career advice, top tips and resources through every step of the journey.
  • Expert career advice guiding you through every step of the journey to secure your next career move including expert advice on salary, interview capability, offer management through our regular contact.
  • We provide regular market information including salary data and bespoke reports.

We take our role in the placing of legal professionals into their dream jobs extremely seriously, understanding implicitly the importance of listening to requirements, working in their best interest at all times, and giving them the tools and resources, they need at every step of the journey – for a successful outcome for all parties.

So, if you’re an ambitious candidate looking to make your next move, we’re here to help. Visit our website www.clayton-legal.co.uk or email us at enquiries@clayton-legal.co.uk

 

 

 

 

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