Solicitor
Posted Today by GT Stewart Solicitors
£45,000 Per year
Undetermined
Hybrid
London, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The role of Family Lawyer at the Woolwich office involves providing legal expertise in family and childcare law, including care proceedings, divorce, and domestic abuse matters. The ideal candidate will have over three years of post-qualification experience (PQE) and be capable of working independently as well as part of a team. The position offers a hybrid working arrangement and opportunities for professional development within a supportive environment. Competitive salaries and benefits, including profit sharing and ongoing training, are also part of the package.
Key Responsibilities:
- Handle care proceedings and PLO matters.
- Manage divorce and financial cases.
- Address private law children issues.
- Assist with domestic abuse cases, including non-molestation and occupation orders.
- Provide legal advice on general family matters, including cohabitation disputes.
- Work independently and collaboratively within a team.
- Undertake own advocacy and work towards panel accreditation.
- Network and generate new business opportunities.
- Understand legal aid and generate private paying work.
Key Skills:
- 3+ years PQE in family and childcare law.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Competence in advocacy.
- Experience with legal aid processes.
- Strong networking skills.
- Willingness to develop professionally and pursue panel accreditation.
Salary (Rate): £45,000.00 yearly
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Legal
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Woolwich office
We are seeking a Family Lawyer for our Woolwich office to join and assist with developing our expanding team.
Your Profile
You will have experience in the following areas of family and childcare law:-
- Care Proceedings and PLO matters
- Divorce and finances
- 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 starting £40-45k.
- 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