Senior Family Solicitor Vacancy at F Barnes Solicitors

Job description

A new opportunity is open for someone 5 years PQE in Family Law to join our MD & Head of Family, Tiina Juhanson to act for HNW individuals.

• Do you want to benefit from a very generous individual ‘Profit Related Pay Bonus Scheme?
• Are you looking to fast track your career progression?
• Do you need a better work life balance with support from your peers?
• Are you looking to lead and supervise a department with support as you grow?

We are here to discuss this opportunity for the right minded individual. F Barnes staff work as a team and individuals are not restrained by typical corporate layers of management. The directors are driven by making you a successful lawyer, achieving the best you can do whilst happy in your workplace. For us, our clients and our F Barnes family come first.

The Candidate

We require someone with a minimum of 5 years PQE in Family Law along to join our busy and impressive Family team. You will handle a medium caseload (20 – 25 cases) of family matters for a range of clients, including high-net-worth individuals. We are looking for someone who is ready to be or has experience in, being head of department. 

The successful candidate will have experience in handling a varied workload across all areas of private Family Law. We would also prefer a candidate with some general litigation experience.

These areas of work include:

• Divorce and separation
• TOLATA
• HNW finances
• Children matters
• Separation/Cohabitation agreements
• Domestic violence injunctions
• Pre/Post Nuptial agreements
• General Civil Litigation

Who are we looking for

• Good communication skills
• Track of record of achieving career, financial (including fee targets) and business development goals;
• Track record of training paralegals, trainee and junior solicitors
• Track record of assistance with management of a practice is preferred
• Strong leadership qualities
• A clear decision maker
• Enthusiasm to engage in networking and practice development activities;
• Client focused and practical;
• Demonstrable ability and keen to build and maintain client and referral relationships;
• Excellent administration and organisational skills;
• Professional but friendly and approachable personality.

The Role

• 4-5 days per week
• Full junior staff/paralegal/secretarial support offered
• Flexible working
• Very generous profit related bonus
• Pension contributions
• Parking
• Reasonable billing targets
• Fast track progression to senior associate and beyond

CVs to Joanne Druce. The salary offered is excellent market rate with profit related pay.