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Senior Family Solicitor

Employer
Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment
Location
England, Devon, Plymouth
Salary
£31000 - £60000 per annum + Good Package
Closing date
8 May 2018
Reference
MJPK9392

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Practice area
Family
Contract type
Permanent
Hours
Full time
PQE
2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years
Position
Solicitor
Sector
Private practice

Job Details

Senior Family Solicitor

Leading law firm

Plymouth

Competitive salary + excellent benefits

Family Law Associate/Panel Member/Family Law Legal Executive/Family Law Lawyer/Family Law Associate/Family Law Solicitor

My client is a leading, full-service practice that has a unique opportunity for an experienced Senior Family Solicitor/ Supervisor to join a busy Family department on a permanent basis at their Plymouth office.

This role would be well suited to an experienced lawyer looking for a new challenge. You will be responsible for managing a caseload of funded family work whilst overseeing a dynamic team of paralegals in relation to casework, ensuring adequate supervision/training is given to the team.

Working within a highly skilled and reputable team, you will lead the family department and will be responsible for drafting, reviewing and updating precedents, developing training programmes and assisting fee earners with technical queries. There will also be the chance to take an active involvement in business development, aligning with the firm's ongoing development plans.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work alongside one of the today's most exciting and ambitious specialist law firms. Although only a guideline, it is anticipated the successful candidate will hold at least 5 years PQE from a leading regional or city firm, have a strong background in publicly family work and ideally; family panel membership. On top of this, the chosen Family Solicitor will be commercially aware, ensuring that files are billed on time and that you strive to achieve department targets.

In return, the firm offers excellent working conditions, a high-quality caseload and the opportunity to help be part of an inventive firms' growth and ongoing success.

To find out more/ apply, please send your updated CV to Jayne@douglas-scott.co.uk

Please contact Jayne Kivlehan to discuss the role in more detail or apply through the vacancy for immediate consideration.

Douglas Scott are THE Legal Recruitment experts and the UKs leading law firms trust us with their legal vacancies. You can therefore apply for our South West and South Wales based legal job with confidence. We are a regulated Recruitment Consultancy and will discuss this role with you and seek approval before submitting your application directly to the decision maker.

Please see our website (www.douglas-scott.co.uk) for more legal jobs in the South West and South Wales.

Company

Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment are multi-award winning legal recruitment experts.

Our business – put simply – is to remove the pain points candidates may otherwise experience on their journeys.
Sure, we act for legal professionals of all levels making lateral moves, taking steps up the ladder or looking for contract legal opportunities.
And yes we can boast a network of connections that spans nationwide private practice, the UK’s in house legal departments and now the Middle East, Asia and the Far East.
But we are the only REC and APSCO affiliated legal recruitment specialist with an ISO9001 accredited quality management system and the Investors In People Gold Standard award.
And by externally validating our day to day activities in the wider business community we have been able to place customer experience at the heart of our business proposition.
Which means people like dealing with our team – a very experienced, settled and happy bunch they epitomise the Douglas Scott brand personality and will demonstrate a genuine interest in you and your career.      

 

 

 

Company info
Website
Telephone
0161 233 6360
Location
Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment
No1 Spinningfields
1 Hardman Square, Spinningfields
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M3 3EB
GB

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