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Family Solicitor
Posted 2 days 14 hours ago by A Team Recruitment EA Limited
We are working on behalf of a respected and growing multi-office law firm to recruit an experienced Family Solicitor to join their Birmingham office as Head of Team / Family Supervising Solicitor. This is an exciting opportunity for a confident and capable Family Supervising Solicitor with leadership skills to join a dynamic family law department, with scope to grow and shape the team further. As their leading Family Supervising Solicitor, you will handling a varied caseload of family matters whilst supporting junior colleagues.
The Role
- Lead and supervise a developing team of family law professionals.
- Handle a varied caseload of care proceedings, PLO matters, private children law, divorce and finances, and domestic abuse injunctions (Non-Molestation / Occupation Orders).
- Undertake your own advocacy where appropriate.
- Support junior colleagues through supervision and mentoring.
- Contribute to business development, networking, and potential panel accreditation.
- Engage with both legal aid and private family work.
The Ideal Candidate
- Must be a qualified Solicitor or Legal Executive with 3+ years' PQE in family law.
- Have solid experience in care, children, and general family law matters.
- Possesses leadership ability and experience supervising or mentoring others.
- Confident in advocacy and case strategy.
- Has a following or is actively developing one (preferred).
- Understands legal aid processes and is keen to also grow private work.
- Motivated, commercially aware, and ready to hit the ground running.
What's on Offer
- Competitive salary with bonus structure based on billing and performance.
- 28 days' annual leave (plus bank holidays), increasing with service.
- Hybrid working model - flexible office and remote split, paperless systems.
- Firm-provided laptop and mobile phone.
- Pension scheme with employer contributions.
- Benenden Health Care and additional wellness benefits.
- Cycle to Work Scheme.
- Ongoing training and career development support.
- Administrative assistance for smoother caseload management.
- Annual appraisals and salary reviews.
- Regular firm-wide social events (Summer and Christmas parties).
- A supportive team environment focused on collaboration and professional growth.
Apply now to be considered for this exciting opportunity to lead and develop a key department at a modern, well-resourced law firm.
