Senior Management Role / Head of Department – Family Law
Location: Leamington Spa (with hybrid working)
Salary: up to £70,000 negotiable, commensurate with experience
We are working in partnership with a well-established, Lexcel accredited, Legal 500-recognised, multi-office law firm who are looking to attract an experienced Private Family Solicitor or Chartered Legal Executive, with around 5+years’ PQE, to head up their busy Family Department based in Leamington Spa town centre.
The role will involve:
* Leading and managing the Family Law Department, providing strong leadership to the team
* Managing Departmental budgets and finances
* Ensuring the development of all staff
* Managing own caseload of financial remedy and private law children matters
* Interviewing and advising clients in all matters relating to family law and identifying solutions
* Drafting correspondence, briefs, court documentation, full attendance notes and statements of evidence
* Continually reviewing cases in the light of new information
* Liaising with experts, enquiry agents, costs draftspersons, counsel and colleagues
* Undertaking advocacy work
* Assisting the management team in tendering for LAA contracts and ensuring compliance in contract requirements
* Ensuring members of the department have clear training and development plans
* Conducting and coordinating regular performance and file reviews for all team members
Suitable candidates will have:
* Around 5 years’ + PQE as a Family Private Solicitor with experience of leading on complex matters
* Excellent people skills and organisational skills
* Experience of case management systems and time recording
* Excellent communication skills and a proven ability to deal sensitively with clients
* Accredited panel member for Legal Aid Supervision (Family Law, Family Law Advanced, Children’s Panel or Resolution Specialist)
* Mediator qualification (desirable, but not essential)
This is a full-time permanent job, working 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday. Hybrid working will be considered one to two days per week following an initial training/bedding-in period.
The role is offered with a wealth of benefits including:
* 3 days’ holiday (increasing to 27), plus 8 days bank holidays, and 2 days’ additional leave between Christmas and New Year (office closure)
* Your birthday off, from your second year of employment
* Holiday buy and sell scheme. Buy or sell up to 5 days holiday per year
* Company Sick Pay (on completion of probation period)
* Company Pension Scheme
* Discounted legal fees (on completion of probation period)
* Healthcare scheme (on completion of probation period)
* Death in service benefits 3 x salary (on completion of probation period)
* Community and fundraising events
* Funeral Planning and support as well as Bereavement and Probate helpline and counselling
* Group Life Employee Assistance Programme
* Annual salary reviews
Note: Salary stated is given as a guideline in line with market rate and will be commensurate with experience. The information given above is correct to the best of our knowledge.
For more information, please contact Tracey at Talentwise Solutions Legal Recruitment
About Talentwise Solutions Legal Recruitment
Talentwise Solutions Legal Recruitment is a family-run, boutique recruitment agency specialising in legal professional and legal support jobs throughout Coventry and Warwickshire, Birmingham and the Midlands.
We offer a tailored service, to find the right role and the right cultural fit for our candidates, and rest assured we will never forward your CV to any firm without first gaining your consent.
About Your Consultant
Tracey is the Owner and Director of Talentwise Solutions Legal Recruitment, where her focus is on offering a prestigious, consultative, open, and honest service – the way she believes recruitment should be!
Tracey’s passion for recruitment in the legal sector goes back over thirty years, and today it’s stronger than ever. Tracey prides herself on her personalised approach to recruiting and will be on hand to guide you through every stage of the process from initial application through to job offer. You know your career is in great hands with Tracey’s experience and expertise.
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