Senior Family Solicitor
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Bristol
Salary up to £75,000 DOE
Yolk Recruitment is supporting a highly regarded specialist family law practice with the recruitment of a Senior Family Solicitor to join its established South West team.
This is an excellent opportunity for a senior family lawyer with extensive Legal Aid and children law experience who wants greater flexibility, high-quality work and the opportunity to play an important role within a supportive and growing team.
The firm specialises exclusively in family law and is recognised for its commitment to access to justice and supporting vulnerable clients. With opportunities available across the South West, the role also offers genuine hybrid and flexible working arrangements.
This is what you will be doing
As a Senior Family Solicitor, you will manage your own varied caseload while working alongside an experienced team of solicitors, trainees and paralegals. Your responsibilities will include:
- Managing public law children matters and representing parents, family members and children in care proceedings.
- Representing children in Rule 16.4 proceedings and taking instructions from competent children where appropriate.
- Conducting your own advocacy and attending court hearings predominantly across the South West.
- Handling Legal Aid children law matters alongside opportunities to undertake private children work.
- Supervising and supporting fellow fee earners, trainees and junior members of the family law team.
The experience you will bring to the team
You will bring the following experience to the Family team:
- 10+ years' PQE as a Family Solicitor or be a Chartered Legal Executive with Family Practice Rights in litigation and advocacy.
- Significant experience handling Legal Aid children law and public law care proceedings.
- Accreditation through the Children Panel or Resolution.
- Strong advocacy, client care and communication skills, particularly when supporting vulnerable clients. xgikmsk
- Experience using CCMS and the HMCTS portal, with confidence working within a modern, paperless legal environment.
This is what you will get in return
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