How your CV stacks up
Upload your CV to see how well it fits this job role
?%
Solicitor 5 - 8 years PQE
Family, Winchester
Paris Smith LLP is one of the South’s largest regional law firms. We have deep roots in our region and have celebrated over 200 years in business. We are committed to ensuring that our clients have a positive experience with the firm, and to inspiring and developing our people, so they reach their full potential. We are based in offices in Southampton, Winchester and Bournemouth, with a view to further expansion on an independent and organic basis.
The Family team at Paris Smith, which has unparalleled quality of work and reputation across the South and beyond, are now looking to recruit a 5 to 8 year PQE Solicitor in each of our three locations to join in and continue that success. The firm offers excellent opportunities for long term career advancement, autonomy and independence.
The Role
This role presents a fantastic opportunity to work independently and as part of a larger team. Some cases will be Partner led. Others will be led by you, and you will be supported by more junior members of the team. In all our locations, we are led by Partners with established reputations for dealing with all aspects of family law; including high net worth matrimonial finance and complex private law children matters.
Reasons to use Rodeo
Start with a chat, not a search bar
Grad scheme, placement, apprenticeship? Not sure what you want yet — that's fine. Your agent talks it through with you and turns "I have no idea" into a shortlist.
It searches the market for you
Every day your agent scans the market matching roles against what actually matters to you, not just keywords on a CV.
Only hits
No noise. No "maybe this fits." Just roles with a clear explanation of why they're right — and where to focus when applying.
You will be based primarily in Winchester, but you will also enjoy the opportunity to work across the offices, by choice or by client demand.
The quality of our work and clientele requires exceptional levels of client care, case management and creativity, together with mastery of detail and the bigger picture. This is a challenging role, and one which offers the chance to work on quality cases with the best in their field.
Principal Duties & Responsibilities
- Building your own varied caseload
- Coaching, developing and supporting more junior members of the team
- Supporting the supervising Partner with their caseload
- Taking responsibility for managing your own time and work, prioritising and being proactive where appropriate
- Keeping up to date with changes in the law
- Strong communication with team members and other services in the firm
- Recognition and commitment to the importance of meeting time and financial requirements
- Actively engaging with marketing and business development activity
- Working and behaving in a professional manner and to the highest standards of the profession
The Candidate
You must have specialised post qualification experience in family law that will include:
- Divorce and separation
- the sharing of high value or complex financial resources following divorce or separation, including trusts, business assets, foreign assets and pensions
- cohabitation
- pre and post nuptial agreements
- children (private law)
Get help with your application
Your very own career expert that helps elevate your application to the next level.
The role will also require the candidate to assist the Partner in their business development activities and experience in this field is desirable.
Accordingly, the ideal candidate will possess the following attributes:
- strong technical ability
- exceptional client care skills
- the ability to communicate complex law, scenarios and solutions in simple and clear way verbally and in writing
- a solid grasp of technology tools enabling digital working and efficiency
- creativity
- a team ethic
- excellent organisation and time management
- the ability to think strategically and focus on outcome rather than just process
- the ability to take responsibility and use initiative
- a commercial mindset and experience in business development
In return we offer a competitive salary, commensurate with skills and experience, together with a comprehensive range of benefits. We operate two discretionary additional remuneration schemes based on performance. The working environment in all locations is excellent: premises, people and technology.
“It took my CV and asked me questions relevant to understanding what kind of jobs to suggest for me. Suggestions were almost perfect. Jobs were exactly what I’ve been looking for.”
Jessica, London
Skills