Family Fee Earner - ACS Recruitment Solutions Ltd : Job Details

Family Solicitor/Fee EarnerLocation: StaffordHours: Full TimeSalary: £35,000 - £45,000 per annum DOEPrimary Responsibilities Include:

• Running and managing your own caseload within the family team under the supervision of the director
• Providing advice to individuals and families including but not limited to the following areas: - Private Law Children Matters - Divorce - Financial Settlements - Separation - Domestic Violence - Pre and Post Nuptial Agreements - Cohabitee disputes
• Dealing with complex and time-sensitive matters
• Taking new instructions
• Legal Research
• Advocacy
• Assisting the Director on occasions
• Dealing with new enquiries and converting to Instruction
• Networking and Business Development

About the Person:To be a successful candidate for this role you must also have the following attributes, skills and experience:

• Ideally be a fully qualified solicitor with 3+ PQE, although other qualifications (i.e. CILEX and CLC) will also be considered
• Confident in running own caseload
• Be commercially astute, understanding the importance of business targets and their impact to the practice.
• Have excellent levels of communication, both written and verbal
• Have a good academic record; training with a leading national or regional firm is an advantage.
• Have strong IT skills
• Have a firm and functional knowledge within family law
• Have experience managing your own caseload of privately funded work
• Demonstrate initiative and the drive to produce a high standard of service to our clients
• Possess high levels of speed and accuracy
• Be highly organized, methodical and adaptable
• Commercially driven
• Have a proven ability to bring in work and be confident in business development

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