Children Solicitor - PQE

Family Law Group is a leading firm of family law Solicitors with a diverse workforce over 12 offices, specialising in all areas of family law including divorce & separation, child arrangements, care proceedings, matrimonial finance & property, cohabitation disputes, mediation, collaborative law, forced marriage and domestic abuse injunctions.

The firm is looking for a self-motivated and ambitious Solicitor to be based in Nottingham, but to work across the wider firm’s Childcare Team alongside some of our most experienced senior Solicitors. The successful candidate will have family law experience and the drive to help our team grow even further, alongside a genuine commitment to access to justice.

In return you will be joining an exceptional team and a firm that has clear values and principles in place to enable its lawyers to achieve the best possible outcomes for their clients. As well as gaining invaluable experience within a professional legal firm, you will benefit from the opportunities provided within a busy team working on a varied caseload.

We offer all our lawyers the opportunity to develop and progress within the firm and provide these opportunities through training, support, and bespoke legal events. You will be joining a team that is headed up by some of the leading lawyers in this specialist area of law.

We are a dynamic national law firm who specialise in all areas of family law and provide the very best advice to both private and legally aided clients. We believe that every client should be treated as if they are our only client, by listening to their concerns, understanding their needs, always being approachable and supporting them through difficult times.

We are an established legal practice with a diverse workforce spread out over 10 offices, specialising in all areas of family law including divorce & separation, child arrangements & social services, care proceedings, matrimonial finance & property, mediation, collaborative law, forced marriage and domestic abuse injunctions.

The ideal candidate will be self-motivated, ambitious, able to learn quickly and work diligently and professionally in pursuit of our clients’ instructions. You should be capable of prioritising work in such a way as to ensure that the firm’s caseload is progressed efficiently and so, excellent clerical, communication and administration skills will be required. The role involves other necessary tasks to aid in the progression and management of client cases.

In return you will be joining an exceptional team and a firm that has clear values and principles in place to enable its lawyers to achieve the best possible outcomes for their clients.

We offer all our employees the opportunity to develop and progress within the firm and provide these opportunities through training, support, and bespoke legal events. You will be joining a team that is headed up by some of the leading lawyers in this specialist area of law.

• 0-2 Years PQE
• Excellent and evidenced client care skills
• Self-sufficient and able to build own caseload
• Creative thinker and not afraid of a challenge
• The desire to help the team to grow and develop
• To build strong relationships with clients and your colleagues

• The chance to work at an Investors in People Gold Standard Accredited Law Firm
• Ongoing training and professional development, with access to extensive family law training material via MBL, Lexis Nexis and our in-house training site
• One to one mentoring to empower all of our staff to achieve their full potential
• 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Purchase up to 5 extra days holiday at the start of each year
• Contributory pension scheme
• Membership of Employee Ownership Trust and bonus scheme after qualifying period
• Great company events, including an annual weekend conference where all offices get together and firmwide Charity Fundraising Events
• Paid Study Leave when progressing through the SQE route or gaining a Training Contract through the firm
• Advanced Employee Assistance Programme with advice and counselling available 24/7/365 via the telephone or via the My Healthy Advantage App
• Medicash Healthcare Cover…