Senior Family Solicitor

The Role

Are you a Family Solicitor with at least 8+ years PQE? Do you want to work for a law firm who is committed to investing in your training and rewards and recognises your achievements? Then please read on.

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Family Solicitor to join our Family department on a permanent basis. This role has the flexibility to be partially remote, however, you will need to be available to travel to our central Northampton office at least twice a week to see clients and liaise with your team.

Department:   Family

Salary:              (Competitive relative to experience)

Location:          Flexible (but will need to travel to Northampton at least twice a week).

Job type:          Permanent

Ref No:             ELM/FS

Closing Date: 8th September 2024

About Franklins

Franklins Solicitors LLP is one of the foremost law Firms in the Midlands and is highly quality –assured having achieved accreditation to ISO 9001 and The Law Society quality accreditation, Lexcel. Established in 1982, the Firm has offices in Central Milton Keynes and Northampton and employs over 100 staff offering expertise in: Corporate Services, Commercial Property, Dispute Resolution, Employment Law, Family Law, Intellectual Property, Residential Property, Wills, Trusts and Probate.

We set our own standards above and beyond what is expected in the legal profession and believe that excellence is not an exception, but routine in dealing with every client and their individual needs. This mentality runs through to our core values of passion, excellence, trust and united, which relate to our key strengths and differentiator in the marketplace, our people. We are committed to recognising and developing talented individuals to provide a first-class client service that sets us apart from the vast majority of other law firms and legal service providers.

The LLP would be interested in hearing from applicants who have worked in a Family Law department at a senior level and have upwards of 8 years PQE experience. The successful candidate should be competent in advising clients on matrimonial finances, child arrangements and maintenance issues as well as trusts of land disputes between unmarried couples.

You will be confident in managing a team and able to demonstrate your organisational skills and prioritisation of work. You will be able to meet deadlines and work well under pressure in a team environment, being flexible, proactive, and using your initiative at all times.

Key Responsibilities

• To take instruction from clients.
• To deal with clients’ cases from initial instruction to completion (managing a paralegal and secretary).
• Liaise with client both in person or remote meetings and in telephone discussions.
• Time recording all work undertaken.
• Attending on outside appointments to include court hearings, client visits etc as required.
• Reporting to the Equity Member with overall responsibility for this division.
• Supporting the Firm with brand awareness activities, including networking, events and content for the website and social media channels.

Required Skills and Experience:

• 8 Years + PQE.
• Experience in advising high net worth clients.
• Experience in trust disputes under TOLATA, child arrangements and maintenance issues.
• Excellent communication skills are essential.
• Ability to work and manage a division, caseload and immediate team, working within tight deadlines, able to show flexibility and prioritise workloads in a calm and consistent manner.
• Adherence to quality and work management systems.
• Achievement of targets.
• The candidate must be able to work in an open plan, friendly but fast paced and professional environment.
• Effective cross-selling of services

What you get in return

Upon joining Franklins you will receive:

• Salary competitive and commensurate with experience (including a discretionary bonus scheme),
• 25 days holiday per annum plus bank holidays and Christmas closure,
• Hybrid working pattern is available for this role
• Additional day’s leave for your birthday
• 4 x Death in Service,
• 24 hour employee assistance programme
• Contribution to parking
• After completing 3 months with the Firm you will also be eligible to join the Firm’s pension plan

 

How to apply

Please send a copy of your CV and a covering letter, detailing how your skills and experience meet the requirements of the role, to Simon Long or Emma McNally, Partner and Practice Manager at recruitment@franklins-sols.co.uk. Please ensure you quote the vacancy reference number ELM/FS

Closing date for applications: 8th September 2024

Please note: Whilst we appreciate the applications received from each and every individual in respect of advertised vacancies, due to the high number of responses received it is not always possible to answer each applicant individually. Therefore, if you have not had a response within two weeks of the closing date for applications it means that on this occasion your application has not been successful.