Family Solicitor £35K-£55K

Our client is a well-established high street practice with a mix of legal aid and private client departments. They are now in the market for a Family Solicitor who is required to provide competent advice, assistance, representation and services in the Family Law and Court of Protection categories of law.

If you think you are the right match for the following opportunity, apply after reading the complete description.

The Role

You will carry out casework and supervise all Family/COP caseworkers in accordance with the LAA and Practice’s requirements.

Responsibilities include:

• Fulfil the contract requirements in the family department
• Conduct file reviews on your family law files once a month and complete the necessary paperwork in relation to these.
• Manage all client work in accordance with detailed procedures and quality standards.
• Ensure that all client work is progressed expeditiously, and that the client is kept regularly informed on progress and on costs.
• Exercise high standards of client care in a professional and pleasant manner at all times.
• Achieve agreed levels of billing and time recording.
• Meet LAA requirements with regards to costs limitations on cases and make extension application where appropriate.
• Ensure fees paid by private clients are used appropriately and in the best interest of the client.
• Maintain clear and precise communications with other personnel in the practice.
• Ensure good working relationships with external institutions and organisations.
• Take responsibility for and attend to your own training needs.
• In conjunction with the practice, comply with the relevant training requirements of the SRA/LAA and assist with in-house training as may be required.
• In liaison with the Principal Solicitor, to be active in promoting the services of the practice and its image and ethos.

Who are you?

• Qualified Family Solicitor
• COP experience
• Supervision experience
• Commitment to high quality private and legal aid work
• Strong analytical skills
• Ability to deal and work with clients from a wide variety of cultural, ethnic, and educational backgrounds including clients with learning disabilities and mental health
• Ability to work in a busy and pressurised environment to tight deadlines

If you would like to learn more about this opportunity contact Alice Neal alice@lrlegal.co.uk or call for a confidential discussion on 0208 464 2524 (office hours) or 07904922615 (out of office hours).

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*We require a lawyer who has gained the necessary experience for the position advertised. The PQE identified on this advertisement is a guide only and does not preclude applications from those with more or less PQE