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Family NQ Solicitor (Legal Aid)

Employer
Realm Recruit
Location
Manchester
Salary
£26,000
Closing date
8 Dec 2021
Reference
1945

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Practice area
Family
Contract type
Permanent
Hours
Full time
PQE
Newly qualified, 1 year
Position
Solicitor
Sector
Private practice

Job Details

This is an exciting opportunity for a Family NQ Solicitor to join one of Greater Manchester’s most reputable firms. 

In this role, you’ll join a close-knit family team and assist on a caseload of primarily domestic abuse and legal aid matters. 

The firm have a long-standing tradition of promoting from within and offer an excellent package of benefits. While this position is primarily office-based, there may be the option to work from home for part of the week.  

Family NQ Solicitor (Legal Aid) - Greater Manchester 

The company & role 

  • A down-to-earth, friendly firm with a family feel and a deep-rooted history 
  • You will handle a caseload of legal aid and domestic abuse files 
  • The firm are committed to continually training and developing their staff and strongly encourage career progression 
  • They won law firm of the year at the Manchester Legal Awards and have been awarded the Investors in People Gold accreditation  
  • Commutable from Manchester, Stockport, Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside, Oldham, Rochdale, High Peak 

 Added extras and benefits 

  • Excellent salary 
  • 23 days holiday plus the ability to purchase extra days 
  • Contributory pension scheme 
  • Death in service 
  • Paid for car-parking 
  • Performance-related annual bonus 
  • Enhanced sick pay 

The ideal candidate 

  • A Family NQ Solicitor with prior experience of dealing with legal aid and domestic abuse matters 
  • Will be used to handling a small caseload 
  • Will enjoy working collaboratively and have an empathetic and personable nature 
  • Will be a good communicator with excellent client care skills   

How to apply for this Family NQ Solicitor (Legal Aid) role 

If this sounds like the job for you, you can apply via this website by clicking ‘Apply’ above.  

Alternatively, to learn more about this opportunity or to register your interest, contact Paula on 03300 245 606 or email paula.pawlowska@realmrecruit.com

Paula is a Principal Consultant at Realm and a family recruitment specialist. She works with family solicitors at all levels and has connections with family departments across the North West. As a result of her in-depth knowledge of the family law market, she is perfectly placed to help you take your next step. 

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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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