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Family Lawyer [Solicitor or Legal Executive] 3 years PQE
Posted 1 day ago by GT Stewart Solicitors
£45,000 Per year
Undetermined
Hybrid
Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The role of Family Lawyer at the Leeds office involves assisting in the development of an expanding team, focusing on family and childcare law. Candidates should have a minimum of 3 years PQE and be capable of working independently while also contributing to team efforts. The position requires advocacy skills and a proactive approach to networking and generating business. The firm offers a supportive environment with hybrid working arrangements and competitive benefits.
Key Responsibilities:
- Handle care proceedings and PLO matters.
- Manage private law children cases.
- Address domestic abuse issues, including non-molestation and occupation orders.
- Assist with general family matters, including cohabitation disputes.
- Work independently and as part of a team.
- Undertake own advocacy.
- Network and create new business opportunities.
- Generate private paying work.
Key Skills:
- 3+ years PQE in family and childcare law.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
- Competence in advocacy.
- Understanding of legal aid.
- Willingness to work towards panel accreditation.
- Strong networking skills.
Salary (Rate): £45,000.00 yearly
City: Leeds
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Legal
We are seeking a Family Lawyer for our Leeds office to join and assist with developing our expanding team. Please ensure you read the below overview and requirements for this employment opportunity completely.
Your Profile
You will have experience in the following areas of family and childcare law:-
- Care Proceedings and PLO matters
- Private Law Children
- Domestic Abuse, Non Molestation / Occupation Orders
- General family matters, unmarried couples, cohabitation disputes.
We Would Like The Ideal Candidate To Be
- 3+ years PQE.
- Be able to work independently and as part of a team.
- Be competent and willing to undertake your own advocacy.
- Have a following preferred.
- Be willing to work towards panel accreditation.
- Be prepared to network and create new business.
What We Are Seeking
Someone who will hit the ground running. Understand legal aid. Undertake and generate private paying work.
Working With Us
We will offer ongoing training and support to develop your career as part of a strong and growing multi-office team. Our offices are friendly, working entirely paperless with recent significant investment in modern IT to enable you to work proficiently. Our team work on a hybrid basis with a split of office working and remote working on the basis we trust that everyone works to meet their targets and deadlines. We offer a great package of annual leave to ensure you get enough time away from work. Our annual leave for this role provides 25 days (plus bank holidays / Christmas and New Year). We review annual leave and increase with service. We offer competitive salaries and bonus structures enabling our team to share in the profits of their successes.
Employee Benefits With GTS
- Competitive base salary.
- Profit sharing through bonuses, based on billing and meeting targets.
- Pension Scheme with employer contribution.
- Benenden Health Care
- Administrative support.
- Firm laptop and mobile phone
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Ongoing training and development.
- Hybrid working arrangements.
- Support from colleagues for case cover.
- Supportive supervision from mentors.
- Annual appraisals and salary reviews.
- Bi-annual parties for Summer and Christmas.
- Additional perks and benefits.
- Competitive training packages.
Our lawyers focus on their fee – earning and billing / credit control is undertaken independently by other teams in-house. We have a dedicated in-bound telephony team to take calls and messages for our fee earners. xlqdzyr Lawyers also have the benefit of dictation and support staff to assist in easing the pressure and enabling efficient working. We are a multi-office, multi-service Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners firm recognised for excellence in a variety of legal fields