Solicitor/Associate - Family (5519)

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We'll value you for who you are and what you bring. We support each other and push boundaries to achieve incredible things and make a real difference to our clients and communities.

We're always looking to support our colleagues to work in a way that works best for them and everyone else, including our clients, the business and the regulators. Please speak to a member of our Recruitment and Onboarding team for more information.

Your Role and What You'll Be Doing

We are currently looking to recruit a Solicitor to join our highly ranked and award-winning National Family team based in Bristol.

You will be working within a specialized and experienced team of Family law professionals representing clients in matrimonial and family law cases, including finance and children matters. The team has particular expertise in dealing with complex issues such as business assets, farming businesses, trusts, pensions, and cases with an international dimension.

This is a superb opportunity to develop your knowledge and expertise as part of a long-established regional team and an award-winning top-tier National Family team at one of the UK's leading law firms.

About You

• Up to 5 years PQE with a sound all-round knowledge of family law and procedure
• Experience and confidence in meeting clients face-to-face and remotely
• Experience in advocacy in family court and/or public speaking environments
• A natural team player with a professional and collegiate approach to working with clients and colleagues
• Strong client service skills with the ability to empathize with clients to resolve sensitive and complex family issues
• Ambition, energy, and enthusiasm for building a successful Family law team at the top of the market, with ability to develop relationships with other professionals and referrers

We're proud of our values, and we're looking for people who share them:

• Pioneering with an imaginative outlook
• Approachable and caring
• Tenacious in pursuing objectives
• Efficient in service delivery
• Working with integrity

Benefits

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, with options to buy additional holiday
• Generous and flexible pension schemes
• Two paid volunteering days annually
• Westfield Health membership and access to Aviva Digital GP services

We offer well-being initiatives to support positive mental health, including our Flexible by Choice programme for hybrid working, and we have been ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing 2024!

Our responsible business programmes focus on diversity, inclusion, social responsibility, community investment, and climate action, reflecting our core values and purpose.

Additional Information

All successful applicants will undergo employment screening, including eligibility to work in the UK, criminal record, and financial checks, in compliance with Data Protection laws.

Irwin Mitchell LLP is an equal opportunity employer.

We look forward to your application.