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Posted 14 August, 2026

Family Solicitor

Clear Legal & Financial Recruitment
Romford, ENG, GB Full Time

Job Description

Our client is seeking an experienced Family Solicitor with 3+ years' PQE to join its established Family team in Romford, Essex.

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The successful candidate will manage a varied caseload of privately funded family matters, including work for high-net-worth individuals, while contributing to the development of the department and supporting junior staff.

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The Role

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• Manage a caseload of approximately 20–25 private family matters

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• Advise on divorce, separation and financial matters

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• Handle children matters and cohabitation disputes

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• Deal with TOLATA matters and domestic violence injunctions

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• Advise on pre- and post-nuptial agreements

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• Manage complex matters independently from instruction through to conclusion

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• Build and maintain strong client and referral relationships

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• Support and train paralegals, trainees and junior solicitors

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• Contribute to the supervision and management of the Family department

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Requirements

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• Minimum 3 years' PQE in private Family Law

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• Broad experience across private family matters

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• Strong privately funded caseload experience; legal aid experience is not required

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• Ability to manage complex matters autonomously

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• Previous experience supervising or training junior staff

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• Strong leadership and decision-making skills

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• Excellent communication and organisational abilities

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• Commercially minded with a focus on client care and business development

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• Ambitious and motivated to progress into a supervisory position

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What's on Offer

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• 4 or 5 day working week

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• Junior staff, paralegal and secretarial support

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• Very generous profit-related bonus scheme

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• Pension contributions

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• Parking

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• Reasonable billing targets

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• Clear career progression

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• Additional discretionary Christmas/New Year leave

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• Additional day off for your birthday

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• Staff social events

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• Hybrid working

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Should you have any questions or wish to apply please do not hesitate to contact Clear IT Recruitment Limited.

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Please Note: Due to the number of applications we receive we may be unable to respond to every application directly. If you have not heard from us within 3 working days please assume your application has been unsuccessful.