Family Solicitor & Accredited Mediator

Careers Family Solicitor & Accredited Mediator – Luton Vacancies

Regulated by the Solicitor’s Regulation Authority, Duncan Lewis Solicitors was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in the City of London (Fenchurch Street EC3M), with offices nationwide. We are recognised by the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners UK independent legal directories as a top-tier law firm in all of our key practice areas – “a diligent and professional team that is prepared to go the extra mile for its clients”.

A paperless law firm with over 500 personnel that embraces hybrid-working, we service both corporate entities and private individuals in over 25 areas of law across 60 languages. We give people a voice - that is our ethos.

Recognised among The Times 200 Best Law Firms, we have been awarded Law Firm of the Year at the 2024 Lexis Nexis Awards and 2023 Modern Law Awards, reflecting our dedication to legal expertise and client service. We hold Investors in People Gold Standard accreditation for over 15 years, showcasing our commitment to professional development. Duncan Lewis is also Law Society Lexcel, Cyber Essentials Plus, and ISO 27001 certified, ensuring excellence in practice management and data security.

We are committed to recruiting dedicated and talented professionals and welcome applications from exceptional candidates. At Duncan Lewis, we value training and diversity, and we take pride in our inclusive workforce.

The Legal 500 independent legal directory applauds our Family legal team has “superbly reliable”, “professional, personable, and very efficient”. The department is ranked and recommended by The Legal 500 UK and Chambers & Partners UK for family and matrimonial work, providing confidential advice with effective representation. Our family team includes solicitors who have achieved the Law Society’s Children Law and Family Law Advanced accreditations providing advocacy in all court proceedings, ensuring our clients receive a consistent and professional service as well as a high degree of continuity.

The Family department is experienced in assisting high net worth individuals in divorce matters with specialist divorce solicitors with expertise in domestic abuse, adoption, child abduction, prohibitive steps orders, specific issues orders, injunctions, spousal and child maintenance, properties, pensions and freezing injunctions.

We are seeking a talented and ambitious Family Law Solicitor & Mediator (or a Solicitor with a strong, active interest in qualifying as a mediator) to support the continued growth of our family and children law services.

This role offers the opportunity to manage a varied caseload of child care and family law matters while actively contributing to the expansion of the firm's family mediation practice. You will join a highly regarded team known for providing exceptional client service and achieving positive outcomes for children and families.

• Experience: Minimum of 2 years’ Post-Qualified Experience (PQE) in family law.
• Credentials: Accredited Family Mediator status (FMCA) is highly desirable, or a genuine, demonstrable commitment to developing a mediation practice alongside legal work.
• Skills: Strong networking skills to build professional relationships, expand our mediation services, and help shape the future direction of the team.

• Report directly to Department Director
• Responsible for all aspects of Family law work including providing technical expertise and guidance to other team members
• Ability to manage and supervise Solicitors, Trainee Solicitors and Caseworkers to manage appropriate caseload types and complexities
• Assisting with delivery of appropriate training and development in the…