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Family Solicitor (4-6 PQE)

Employer
Realm Recruit
Location
Manchester
Salary
37,000-£43,000
Closing date
12 Dec 2019

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Practice area
Family
Contract type
Permanent
Hours
Full time
PQE
4 years, 5 years, 6 years
Position
Solicitor
Sector
Private practice

Job Details

In this Family Solicitor role you will join a well-respected south Manchester family department that has been recognised for the outstanding level of private family work they deal with, including high net worth and ultra-high net worth cases. You will have the chance to work side-by-side with other family solicitors, running your own caseload and conducting pro bono work whilst growing your personal brand.

Family Solicitor – Stockport

The company & role

  • Legal 500 family department
  • One the leading full-service practice in the south Manchester area.
  • The team is relatively small, but incredibly well-respected. Their focus is almost exclusively on high value divorce and associated ancillary relief and children matters. You will work closely with the teams more experienced lawyers on particularly complex and high stakes files, whilst also independently running your own caseload.
  • Commutable from Manchester, Wilmslow, Macclesfield, Tameside, High Peak

 

The ideal candidate

  • Ideally 4-6 PQE
  • Background in handling a wide range of privately funded matters including divorce, financial matters and private Children Act files
  • Experience of independently running a caseload
  • Exposure to running legal clinics highly desirable
  • Experience of dealing with high-value divorce/ancillary relief matters
  • A genuine commitment to forging a career within family law in south Manchester through networking and business development.

Added extras

  • Additional pension contributions
  • Exceptional culture, with massive emphasis placed on employee well-being and having a healthy work/life balance
  • Genuine career progression prospects; many of the senior lawyers/partners have progressed from junior level within the firm


The next step

To register your interest in this Family Solicitor vacancy, select the ‘APPLY’ option. Alternatively, contact Paula at Realm Recruit.

Know someone else who might be suitable for this role? If so, get in touch – we offer up to £500 in vouchers for successful referrals.

Company

We are Realm - the most specialised legal attraction, retention and recruitment consultancy, helping to develop legal careers and sustainably grow law firms by matching the right lawyers with the right firms through our refreshing approach to legal recruitment.

We know that when this happens, lawyers are happier, more motivated and enjoy better careers, while law firms are more likely to reach their growth aims.

We’re incomparably specialist: Lawyers specialise in one area to become true experts in their field – and our recruiters are no different. With each of our consultants covering just one practice area in a focused region, we know pretty much every lawyer you might want to recruit and every law firm you might want to join. We build close, long-term relationships with our engaged communities of lawyers and are therefore better able to connect the right people to the right firms.

We’re consultative: We’re not just here for lawyers when they are looking to move. We partner with legal professionals throughout their careers and provide advice on everything from salary benchmarking to helping you smash an upcoming appraisal. 

We are brand ambassadors: We are your megaphone in the legal talent market. Whether by representing a lawyer in their search for a new opportunity or utilising our in-house marketing team to help a law firm build their employer brand, we're experts in building a presence and helping the right lawyers and law firms find each other.

Company info
Website
Telephone
+44 (0) 3300 24 56 06
Location
Charter House
Woodlands Road
Altrincham
Cheshire
WA14 1HF
United Kingdom

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