- Handle high-quality private family matters involving assets from £500,000 to £50 million
- Join a growing Legal 500 firm with an established caseload and a consistent flow of work
- Enjoy hybrid working, excellent wellbeing benefits and genuine opportunities for career progression
Are you a Family Solicitor with 2–5 years' PQE looking for high-quality work, a supportive team and the opportunity to take your career to the next level?
This established Legal 500 law firm is seeking a Family Solicitor to join its growing Harrogate team.
You'll work on a varied caseload of private family matters, including divorce, financial remedy and private children cases, with financial matters involving assets ranging from £500,000 to £50 million.
One of the biggest attractions of this opportunity is the quality and availability of work. You'll join a busy department with an established caseload, initially assisting an experienced Partner on complex matters before taking on greater responsibility for your own cases as your confidence and experience develop.
The firm continues to go from strength to strength, attracting sophisticated family work and offering the opportunity to handle matters comparable to those found at leading Leeds city centre practices.
Its culture is ambitious, friendly and collaborative, with an open-door approach and a team that genuinely supports one another. You'll work closely with experienced Partners, Solicitors and Paralegals, benefiting from shared expertise and opportunities to develop your technical skills.
This is an opportunity to establish yourself within a highly regarded Family team. With a clear focus on professional development and opportunities to progress towards Senior Solicitor and Associate level, you'll be encouraged to build your confidence, strengthen your professional network and develop a rewarding long-term career.
Who we’re looking for
- Qualified Family Solicitor with 2–5 years' PQE (E)
- Experience handling private family matters, including divorce, finances and private children work (E)
- Exposure to financial matters involving assets of £500,000 upwards, including higher-value cases (E)
- Strong technical knowledge of private family law (E)
- Ability to manage competing deadlines and multiple matters effectively (E)
- Excellent client care and communication skills (E)
- Confidence working collaboratively with Solicitors and Paralegals (E)
- Proactive, resilient and willing to take initiative (E)
- Ability to work towards and consistently achieve chargeable and billing targets (E)
- Willingness to contribute to business development and professional networking (E)
- Availability to work at least 4 days per week (E)
- Ideally 3–5 years' PQE (D)
- Previous experience within a Legal 500 firm (D)
- Existing referral relationships or experience generating work (D)
- Interest in Resolution training and further technical development (D)
What you’ll be doing
- Managing and assisting on high-value private family cases
- Advising on divorce, financial settlements and private children matters
- Supporting Partners on complex cases
- Taking ownership of your own caseload as your experience develops
- Working collaboratively with Solicitors and Paralegals
- Building strong relationships with clients
- Contributing to business development and professional networking
- Working towards a target of 5 chargeable hours per day, approximately 1,100 annually
- Maintaining effective billing and credit control
- Developing your technical knowledge through ongoing training
- Supporting junior colleagues where appropriate
Salary & Benefits
- £50,000–£65,000, depending on experience
- Performance-related bonus of approximately £2,000–£10,000, linked to billing and assessed in two six-month periods
- Hybrid working – up to 2 days from home per week for full-time employees, with regular office attendance encouraged
- Part-time working considered from 4 days per week
- 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays and your birthday off
- Christmas and New Year closure without using annual leave
- Annual Christmas bonus
- Income protection
- Critical illness cover
- Access to a therapist every other month, if required
- Out-of-hours GP service
- Mental health first aiders
- Regular one-to-ones focused on support and development
- Laptop and work phone provided
- Workplace pension
- Christmas parties and regular team socials
- Opportunities to progress towards Senior Solicitor and Associate level
- High-quality work and an established caseload from day one
- Friendly, ambitious and collaborative working environment
This is an excellent opportunity for a Family Solicitor seeking exceptional private family work, an established caseload and the chance to develop within a growing Legal 500 practice.
While this advert sets out the criteria applicable to each salary band, the salary guidance given is purely indicative. The precise salary offered within that band will ultimately be determined by the hirer, taking into account the individual candidate’s experience, qualifications and overall suitability for the role.
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