Family Solicitor - Legal Aid & Advocacy - Lancashire
- Employer
- QED Legal
- Location
- England, Lancashire, Blackburn
- Salary
- £26000 - £32000 per annum + Benefits
- Closing date
- 14 Nov 2017
- Reference
- BBBH15334
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- Practice area
- Family
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- PQE
- Newly qualified, 1 year, 2 years
- Position
- Solicitor
- Sector
- Private practice
Job Details
Opportunity to join this Legal 500 listed Lancashire based practice and work with industry recognised Lawyers whilst progressing within one of the regions strongest departments. Ideally you will be based in Lancashire and be able to commute to Preston, Blackburn and Burnley.
You will ideally be 0 - 2 Years' PQE and have a background of dealing with legal aid family law matters. You will be working on a predominantly public funded caseload and dealing with matters such as domestic abuse, child care and legal aid funded work. You will have the chance to work closely with a recognised Partner and develop your own skills until you are able to manage a full caseload unsupervised.
You will be dealing with all issues on the file from start to finish, including dealing with all your own advocacy, so advocacy experience is essential!
Salary for this role is based on PQE level however will be circa £30k with a great benefits package in place, as well as having a tremendous work/life balance and fantastic progression opportunities.
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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