LR Legal Recruitment
Family Solicitor
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Family Solicitor (5-8 years PQE) | Market rate, Surrey offering excellent progression
Are you an ambitious Family Solicitor looking to join a growing specialist practice where you can play a key role in its future success?
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a highly regarded niche family law firm with an excellent reputation and exciting growth plans. Working closely with two experienced Partners, you will support them on a busy and varied caseload while also developing and managing your own practice, making this an ideal move for someone seeking genuine career progression and the opportunity to make a lasting impact within a growing firm.
The Opportunity
As part of a close-knit and collaborative team, you will assist the Partners with a broad range of family law matters while taking responsibility for your own caseload from the outset.
The work will include:
- Divorce and civil partnership dissolution
- Financial remedy matters, including High Net Worth cases
- Pre and post-nuptial agreements
- Cohabitation disputes and TOLATA matters
- Private children matters
- Non-Court Dispute Resolution (NCDR)
This role offers genuine autonomy and the chance to become an integral part of the firm's continued growth. There is a clear expectation that you will build relationships, develop connections within the local market, and gradually expand your own caseload.
Why Join?
This is far more than a fee-earning role. It is an opportunity to invest in a growing and ambitious business where your contribution will be recognised and valued.
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Highlights include:
- Excellent long-term progression prospects
- Opportunity to work directly alongside two highly experienced Partners
- Exposure to high-quality and complex family law matters
- Genuine opportunity to build your personal profile and practice
- Supportive and entrepreneurial environment
- Opportunity to influence the future direction of a growing firm
Business Development & Profile Building
The firm has developed a strong presence both locally and online and is looking for someone who is enthusiastic about helping to further strengthen its brand and reputation.
The successful candidate will be keen to engage in:
- Networking and relationship building
- Business development initiatives
- Marketing activities
- Social media engagement
- Blog and article writing
- Profile-raising opportunities within the family law community
This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys business development and wants to be part of a firm where these efforts genuinely make a difference.
Working Environment
The firm is based within a beautiful Grade II listed building, providing an attractive and professional working environment that reflects the quality of service offered to clients.
Initially, the successful candidate will be office-based to allow for a thorough settling-in period and close collaboration with the Partners. Following this, the firm is happy to offer hybrid working with 1-2 days per week working remotely.
About You
- Qualified Solicitor with 5-8 years' PQE
- Strong family law experience across divorce, finance and children matters
- Experience of High-Net-Worth financial work
- Knowledge of cohabitation and TOLATA disputes
- Enthusiasm for Non-Court Dispute Resolution
- Exceptional organisational skills and attention to detail
- Excellent client care and communication skills
- Commercial mindset with a genuine interest in business development
- Ambition to build and grow your own caseload
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively
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The Ideal Move
This role would suit a Family Solicitor who is looking to step away from being "just another fee earner" and instead become part of a growing specialist practice where they can work closely with respected Partners, develop their own following, and enjoy real opportunities for progression as the firm continues to expand.
If you think this role would be a good fit and you have the required skills/experience and would like to learn more about this opportunity, or other opportunities in the market, please contact Alison Banks on alison@lrlegal.co.uk or call for a confidential discussion on 0208 464 2506/0797 9952201.
LR Legal is a specialist legal recruitment agency with a reputation based on trust and integrity. We will always ask your permission before sending your CV to any of our clients.
LR Legal Recruitment is operating as an Employment Agency in respect of this vacancy.
- The PQE identified on this advertisement is a guide only and does not preclude applications from those with more or less PQE.
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