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Family Law Fee Earner

We have an opportunity for a Family Law Fee Earner to join our team on a full-time permanent basis. The ideal candidate will be 3 year PQE or CILEX; you will need to be qualified to have rights of audience at court.

Main duties and responsibilities:

• To manage all client work in accordance with detailed procedures and quality standards.
• To ensure that all client work is progressed in a timely manner and that the client is kept regularly informed on progress and on costs where appropriate.
• At all times to exercise high standards of client care in a professional and pleasant manner.
• To ensure the confidentiality and security of all documentation and information of the practice and clients.
• To achieve agreed levels of billing and time recording.
• In close liaison with the accounts department, to have overall responsibility for credit control on own matters.
• To comply with the SRA Standards and Regulations.
• To maintain clear and precise communications with other personnel in the practice.
• To ensure good working relationships with external institutions and organisations.
• To supervise, support and develop immediate support staff and fee earning staff as agreed with the Senior Management Team.
• To take responsibility for and attend to your CPD needs.
• In conjunction with the practice, to comply with the relevant training requirements of the SRA and to assist with in-house training as may be required.
• To be active in promoting the services of the practice and its image and ethos.

If you are a highly organised individual with a strong understanding of Family Law, we want to hear from you.  To apply for this position please send a copy of your up-to-date CV and a covering letter.

Come and join our friendly team!

Benefits include:

• Competitive salary
• 6 weeks holiday which includes Bank Holidays
• Contributory pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Bonus Scheme
• Social events

Requirements for this role:

• Proven experience of running your own Family Law caseload is essential.
• When applying, please clearly identify what level of experience you have in the various areas of Family Law:
• Divorce
• Private Law Children
• Private Law Finances
• Non-Molestation
• Public Law Children
• Proven experience of conducting own advocacy.
• Good knowledge of the Legal Aid systems and processes
• Membership of Children Law/Family Law Panel would be advantageous but not essential.