Family Solicitor - Local Practice - Partnership Opportunity
- Employer
- QED Legal
- Location
- England, Greater Manchester, Wigan
- Salary
- £45000 - £55000 per annum + Benefits
- Closing date
- 1 Sep 2019
- Reference
- BBBH25283
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- Practice area
- Family
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- PQE
- Not applicable
- Position
- Solicitor
- Sector
- Private practice
Job Details
This traditional full service high street practice based in Wigan are seeking an experienced Family Solicitor to manage a small department. You will need to have prior management experience and be comfortable dealing with business development, supervision & fee earning.
As this is a traditional environment you will have your own office and Legal Secretary. You will be expected to supervise an NQ Solicitor whilst dealing with your own caseload that will consist of both private & public funded matters. The majority of the client base will be from the local area and need regular contact to ensure the departments good reputation is upheld.
Ideally you will be a Family Panel Member and be comfortable being a Supervisor for the purposes of the Legal Aid Contract. As you will be the Senior Solicitor within the department there is the possibility for Partnership and you will be able to shape the team as you want, with full control & autonomy.
Salary will be based on experience however this firm will consider salaries in the £50,000 bracket, which is a fantastic remuneration package for the area. Other benefits are also on offer. For further information on this role please contact Nick Skelly at QED Legal.
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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