Eventus Legal are seeking a Family Lawyer to join a specialist family law practice in Bradford, West Yorkshire, with some attendance at the firm's Keighley office. This is a full-time, permanent job position working Monday to Friday, with flexible working requests considered and hybrid working available. The salary is up to £50,000 and the package includes 24 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing by one day for each year of service up to 30 days after six years, a performance-related bonus, employer pension contributions, private healthcare scheme, ongoing training and development and regular salary reviews. This is an excellent opportunity for a Solicitor or Legal Executive with family and childcare law experience to join a supportive specialist team.
Role Responsibilities
The Family Lawyer will manage a varied family and childcare caseload, working independently while contributing to the wider team. Key responsibilities will include:
- Handling private law children matters
- Advising on domestic abuse cases, including Non-Molestation Orders and Occupation Orders
- Managing financial relief on divorce and general family matters, including disputes involving unmarried couples and cohabitation
- Undertaking Legal Aid work and generating private paying work
- Meeting agreed financial targets
- Building professional relationships and contributing to networking and new business activity
- Working towards relevant panel accreditation
Person Specification
Applications are welcomed from Solicitors or Legal Executives who can take ownership of family matters and contribute positively to the team. You should also be able to demonstrate the following:
- Ideally, a minimum of two years' experience in family and childcare law
- Experience across private law children, domestic abuse, financial relief on divorce and general family matters
- A good understanding of Legal Aid
- The ability to work independently and as part of a team
- The confidence to undertake and generate private paying work
- The ability to work towards financial targets
- A willingness to network, develop professional relationships and contribute to new business activity
Benefits and Rewards
The Family Lawyer will join a specialist practice that invests in its people, systems and professional development. The successful Family Lawyer will also benefit from:
- Salary up to £50,000 (DOE)
- Hybrid and flexible working arrangements
- Performance-related bonuses based on billing and meeting personal targets
- 24 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing by one day for each year of service up to 30 days after six years
- Pension scheme with employer contribution
- Private healthcare scheme
- A laptop and access to a fully paperless working environment supported by modern IT tools
- Secretarial support and colleague support for case cover
- Ongoing training and development to support career progression
- Supportive supervision from Director mentors
- Annual appraisals and salary reviews
- Regular social events, including monthly office breakfasts and a Christmas get-together.
About the Law Firm
Our client is a specialist family law practice providing advice to families and individuals across Bradford, West Yorkshire, and Keighley. The firm handles a broad range of private and publicly funded family matters and its legal services are supported by the Legal Aid Agency Quality Mark. It offers a friendly and mutually supportive working environment, with paperless systems, modern IT, structured supervision and ongoing development forming an important part of the firm's approach.
Next Steps
Apply now to be considered for this career-enhancing job opportunity. Alternatively, for a confidential discussion about this Family Lawyer job, please send your CV to Vanessa Grey at the Eventus Recruitment Group via email at vanessa.grey@eventuslegal.com or phone 0113 418 2494 for a confidential discussion. Due to the high volume of applications, if you have not heard from us within ten days, unfortunately you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.
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