Head of Department (Lead to Partnership) - Family
- Employer
- QED Legal
- Location
- England, Greater Manchester, Manchester
- Salary
- £50000 - £80000 per annum + Benefits
- Closing date
- 6 Sep 2017
- Reference
- BBBH12449
Job Details
Head of Department - Family - Manchester - £50-£80k
We are looking for a senior solicitor who is capable of running a family law team as part of succession planning for a highly regarded law firm in Greater Manchester.
The current incumbent is approaching retirement age and they are keen to find a successor who has the passion, drive and motivation to take up the reigns and drive the department forward.
You will need to have a proven track record of dealing with divorce and ancillary relief work for private paying individuals and ideally have management or at least mentoring experience.
The ideal candidate would be a solicitor with several years of experience within divorce / family law and have a dynamic and outgoing personality and excel at networking. This is seen as a pivotal role within the firm and they are looking for an individual to invigorate and grow the family law team. In an ideal world you would have a following of work and/or be a "name" in the market to be able to attract work. They are not expecting someone to turn up with a book of work from day 1 but they are looking for a dynamic individual who can go out and bring work in which will enable the department to grow.
This a rare opportunity with a well regarded firm to take on an exciting role with great prospects - would lead to partnership for the right candidate. A very supportive and family friendly firm that offers a full private client service for individuals. They are well funded and a long standing name in the market for decades. This is a "proper" traditional law firm that prides itself on being embedded in the local community and providing an honest, quality service based around client care.
Company
QED
An acronym of the latin phrase quod erat demonstrandum which translates as "thus it is demonstrated" or "that which was to be demonstrated". It is most often used as an annotation at the end of a complex mathematical, scientific or philosophical argument to show that the author had proven what he had set out to prove. In recent times it has also been translated as "Quite Easily Done".
As a recruiter you have to network and speak to large amounts of people and lots of law firms to really understand the market and have the connections to match people with opportunity quickly when the time arises. A good recruiter needs to be Quick, Excellent and Dynamic in everything that they do. Allow the team at QED to demonstrate what they can do for your firm or your career.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
• Partner moves – both full equity and fixed share equity
• Team moves
• Firm Mergers / Bolt-on’s
• Succession / retirement planning
• In House Counsel
• Patent / Trademark Attorneys
• Other jurisdictions – placing lawyers into and from other countries
• Professional Support Lawyers
• Associate moves – focusing not just on team and culture fit but also client and work quality and room for future advancement.
• Assistant moves – lawyers cannot afford to make mistakes with their career moves. In the crucial early years exposure to the correct mentor and clients is essential.
• Legal professionals – FILEX, MILEX, ILEX, Licenced Conveyancers, paralegals, legal assistants and fee earners
• Support services - practice managers, COLP / COFA – regulatory and compliance, office managers, IT developers, case management specialists, law costs draftsmen and negotiators, legal secretaries, legal cashiers
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