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Family Solicitor – 4 PQE
Location: South East
Salary: Competitive DOE
Benefits:
- Competitive salary
- Genuine career progression
- Flexible working
- Professional development
- Opportunity to work within a highly regarded specialist Family Law practice
About the Company
K J Smith Solicitors is a specialist Family Law firm recognised by the Legal 500 as a Leading Firm, with a strong reputation for providing expert, personalised, and pragmatic advice to individuals and families. The firm focuses exclusively on family law, allowing its lawyers to develop deep expertise across a broad range of complex matters.
With offices across the South East and a growing team of specialist family lawyers, the firm combines technical expertise with a genuinely human approach to client care. Its lawyers are also members of Resolution, reflecting the firm's commitment to constructive and resolution-focused family law.
Role Summary
An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Family Solicitor at around 4 PQE to join a highly regarded specialist Family Law team. You will manage your own caseload of privately funded matters, advising clients through often complex and sensitive family circumstances. The role offers exposure to a broad range of family work, excellent client contact, and the opportunity to develop your career within a firm where Family Law is the core focus.
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Key Responsibilities
- Manage a varied caseload of privately funded Family Law matters.
- Advise clients on divorce, separation, and financial matters.
- Handle private children matters, including child arrangements and parental responsibility.
- Advise on cohabitation disputes and agreements.
- Draft and advise on pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements.
- Support clients experiencing domestic abuse and advise on appropriate protective measures.
- Assist with mediation, collaborative law, and other constructive forms of dispute resolution.
- Work on complex and high-value matters where appropriate, including international family and high-net-worth divorce cases.
- Build trusted client relationships through clear, compassionate, and commercially sensible advice.
- Contribute to business development and the continued growth of the team.
Requirements
- Qualified Solicitor with approximately 4 years PQE in Family Law.
- Strong experience handling privately funded family matters.
- Good technical knowledge across divorce, finances, and/or private children work.
- Excellent communication, drafting, and client care skills.
- Strong organisation and the ability to manage your own caseload effectively.
- A pragmatic and empathetic approach to client relationships.
- Commercially aware and keen to develop your career within a specialist Family Law practice.
- Resolution membership or experience working within a resolution-focused environment would be advantageous.
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Why Apply?
This is an opportunity to join a firm where Family Law is the sole specialist focus, giving you the chance to work alongside experienced lawyers and develop your expertise across a broad range of private family matters.
With Legal 500 recognition, a strong regional presence, and a reputation built around personalised client care, the firm offers an excellent environment for an ambitious Family Solicitor looking to progress their career within a specialist practice.
If this role isn't quite right, it's still worth speaking to one of our specialist team – we may be working on something that hasn't hit the market yet.
Related Job Titles:
- Family Solicitor
- Family Lawyer
- Family Associate
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- Private Family Solicitor
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