Family Law Solicitor / Head of Department - Lancashire
- Employer
- QED Legal
- Location
- England, Lancashire
- Salary
- £40000 - £60000 per annum + Benefits
- Closing date
- 10 Dec 2019
- Reference
- BBBH28746
Job Details
An outstanding opportunity has arisen at this traditional Lancashire full service law firm, who have longstanding roots in the area so therefore have a fantastic reputation & client base. There is an opportunity to come in and oversee a small family law team whilst also overseeing the team expansion.
You will need to have gained 5 years PQE and have the ability to run your own unsupervised caseload to include matters such as divorce, financial relief, children law, co-habitation disputes and matrimonial cases. You will also be expected to deal with your own advocacy. The client base in place is purely private, so business development will also be expected of you. There is an existing caseload in place, as well as referrals & repeat clients however this does need to be built on.
Your management duties will consist of supervision, training new staff, ensuring work quality remains high, setting targets, ensuring KPI's are met and recruitment of new staff. As this is a Head of Department role you will be working in conjunction with the Directors & Business Owners and formulating a plan to best grow the team and ensure profits are maintained.
Salary is based on prior experience but will start at a minimum of £40,000 with a bonus & benefits scheme in place. For a confidential chat and 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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