Family and Children Solicitor

Role: Family & Childcare Solicitor
Leading law firm looking to recruit dedicated and experienced Family & Children Solicitor for highly sought permanent position.\n
\nGemini Recruitment are currently partnering with a large and established law firm. Our client serves corporate entities and private individuals in over 25 practice areas from offices throughout London and across England and Wales. Our clients accomplishments are acknowledged and recommended in The Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners, as a top tier firm.\n
\nOur client holds the Investors in People Gold Accreditation Quality Standard Mark and is LEXCEL, Cyber Essentials Plus and ISO accredited and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
\n Family & Children Department Background:
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\nOur clients family department is ranked and recognized by The Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners for family and matrimonial work, providing confidential advice with effective representation. The family team includes practitioners who have achieved the Law Societys Children Law and Family Law Advanced accreditations providing advocacy in all court proceedings, ensuring their clients receive a consistent and professional service as well as a high degree of continuity.\n
\nIn addition, our clients Family department is experienced in assisting high net worth individuals in divorce matters with specialist divorce solicitors with expertise in domestic abuse, adoption, child abduction, prohibitive steps orders, specific issues orders, injunctions, spousal and child maintenance, properties, pensions and freezing injunctions.
Main Responsibilities of the Role:\n

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• Report directly to the Director of the department.
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• Responsible for all aspects of Family law work including providing technical expertise and guidance to other team members
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• Ability to manage and supervise Solicitors, Trainee Solicitors and Caseworkers to manage appropriate caseload types and complexities
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• Assisting with delivery of appropriate training and development in the department
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• Variety of duties including dealing with a range of public and private Family / children cases including child abduction, child protection issues, special guardianship and adoption matters as well as undertaking your own advocacy
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• You will have a professional pro-active approach, strong client care skills and be interested in Business Development and Marketing to supplement the substantial work volumes brought in by the company
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Key Skills Required:

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• Must have a clean, valid Practicing Certificate at the time of applying
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• Registered with the Law Society
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• Accredited Family Solicitor on the Family Law Panel (preferred) with Abduction Panel accreditation (desirable)
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• Strong management skills
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• Committed team player with ability to approach team concerns fairly, foster culture of positive change and encourage cross referrals
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• Previous proven supervisory experience and working to key performance indicators
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• Professional with a pro-active approach; excellent client care skills and ability to deal with vulnerable clients and resolve complicated practicalities involved in child care issues
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• Excellent networking and communication skills with the ability to successfully market the Company and generate new business
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• Working knowledge of the publicly funded Family / Child Care work and have the ability to service privately funded cases
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• Have extensive experience in dealing with all Family / Child-Care work-related work and some expertise on adoption matters
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• Experience in own advocacy is an advantage
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• Excellent IT Skills -familiar with Microsoft Office applications and document management skills
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Thislistisnotexhaustiveandtheremaybeotherdutiesasreasonablyrequired.

On offer is an attractive salary package, a supportive team environment and real prospects for promotion. The Company will allow hybrid-working in accordance with the company policy.\n
BaseSalary:£42,500 £47,000p.a.,basedonexperience|Panel-AccreditedSalary:£50,000£52,000p.a.\n
\nThe company is committed to Equal Opportunities and embraces diversity and inclusivity of its staff and strives to ensure that their workforce reflects the diversity of the communities they serve.\n
About Gemini Recruitment:\n
\nGemini Recruitment is a leading recruitment agency specialising in legal recruitment. We provide a highly focused service specialising in placements for Solicitors, Legal Executives, Trainee Solicitors, Paralegals and Legal Support Staff. We have intimate knowledge of specific opportunities in the legal market across the UK.\n
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