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    Family Solicitor - Leeds, United Kingdom - Watson Recruitment

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    FamilySolicitor

    Weare looking for a newly qualified Solicitor with up to 2 years PQEto join our Family team based at our Leeds office to provide highquality legal service to a wide range of individual privatelyfunded clients on a local regional and nationalbasis.

    Aboutus

    We provide integratedexpert advice and support across all aspects of commercialcorporate and personal legal services. Our teams of expert legalprofessionals are based across offices in Leeds Sheffield andYork.

    In 2022 we were named as one ofThe Times Best Law Firms. We are also listed among the Chambers UK2022 guide to the topranked law firms for its work in the corporateemployment intellectual property and family law sectors. OurManaging Partner has been included in The Lawyer s Hot 100 list for2023.

    We are always looking forcreative ways to deliver the best outcomes for our clients andbelieve by offering this onboarding bonus for key strategic hiresis a great example of our willingness to do things differently toget the right result. We re looking for talented team players whoare motivated by delivering outstanding client care and who want towork in a supportive environment where they are treated as peoplefirst and solicitorssecond.

    Our Vision andMission

    Our VisionTo be the Yorkshire firm of choice for organisations andindividuals seeking outstanding legal services and clientcare.

    Our MissionClient service withoutcompromise.

    This means we pursue everyopportunity; we keep every commitment and we value everyclient.



    Requirements

    Keyresponsibilities
    Advising andrepresenting individuals on a whole range of family law matters;
    Advising vulnerable clients inrelation to court proceedings;
    Deliver a clientfocused and commercial service at the highest level
    Where appropriate conductingadvocacy;
    Where appropriateadvising upon the merits of an appeal;
    Where appropriate instructingCounsel to advise and / or to conduct advocacy;
    Dealing with all aspects of abusy and profitable caseload;
    Taking clients instructions;
    Advising upon the law and other issues;
    Analysing documents andresearching case law;
    Maintaining and growing your own caseload subject to an appropriatelevel supervision by the Department Head;
    Financial management on files egtime recording billing cash collection (with the assistance of theaccountsteam);

    Benefits

    OurCulture & Values

    Ourcompany culture reflects our corevalues:

    Passionate weare passionate and committed at being the best at what wedo.

    Personable weare personable and care about our relationships andreputation.

    Tenacious weare tenacious and committed to growing our business and ensuringhigh level client care andservice.

    Collaborativewe are collaborative and build partnerships at every stakeholderlevel both internal andexternal.

    Our commitmentto clear leadership and understanding our people has enabled us tofoster a culture of trust and empowerment where our people cancarry out their role and do their bestwork.



    Key responsibilities Advising and representing individuals on awhole range of family law matters; Advising vulnerable clients inrelation to court proceedings; Deliver a client-focused andcommercial service at the highest level Where appropriateconducting advocacy; Where appropriate advising upon the merits ofan appeal; Where appropriate instructing Counsel to advise and / orto conduct advocacy; Dealing with all aspects of a busy andprofitable caseload; Taking clients instructions; Advising upon thelaw and other issues; Analysing documents and researching case law;Maintaining and growing your own caseload, subject to anappropriate level supervision by the Department Head; Financialmanagement on files eg time recording, billing, cash collection(with the assistance of the accounts team);

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