Solicitor/Associate Solicitor – Family – Birmingham
Vacancy details
Due to our continued success, we have a new opportunity for a Solicitor or Associate Solicitor to join our reputable family team in Birmingham on a full-time basis. Spanning our Taunton, Bristol, Birmingham, Southampton and Manchester offices, our well-regarded family team is growing. Led by 6 Partners nationally, you will be working on highly complex cases, benefitting from the support of our wider team. Ranked Tier 2 in the Legal 500 and Band 2 in Chambers our Birmingham team is well-equipped to develop and progress your career.
This position is a hybrid role, based out of our Birmingham city centre office where you will work with a talented and friendly team, that comprises of two Partners, a Chartered Legal Executive (Senior Associate), the three of which are ranked in Chambers and the Legal 500, a Trainee Legal Executive and a Paralegal.
This is an excellent opportunity for an individual who is experienced in handling high quality family law matters to include both privately funded financial remedy work, private children law and cohabitation disputes. You will work with a client base that comprises of professional clients, high net worth individuals, those with business interests and those in the sports and agricultural sectors.
This rewarding position offers a competitive benefits package that includes:
• 26 days holiday + bank holidays (rising to 29 days holiday after 2 years)
• Private Healthcare
• Income Protection
• Life Assurance
• Hybrid working
• Company Pension Scheme
• Season Ticket Loan (up to £2000)
Role: Solicitor
Location: Birmingham
Hours: Full time
Term: Permanent
Vacancy Reference: 1243-LBM
Who we are
You’ll be joining a national law firm that enjoys a strong reputation, made possible by our exceptional people – each chosen for their industry knowledge and passion for their field. We want to help you to reach your full potential, love the work you do and deliver the best results for your clients. It’s our goal to make you feel great about working with us, and we work hard to cultivate a culture that makes it easy for you to stay with us for many years.
We work flexibly and you’ll be empowered to work where you do your best work, balancing your individual needs with the need for us to engage as teams and deliver excellent client service.
Most of our people choose to work in a hybrid fashion, working from home and attending our offices on occasion. Our offices are in Bristol, Birmingham, Cardiff, London, Manchester, Southampton, and Taunton.
Day to day, you’ll be successful in this role by:
You will be a well-established Lawyer with experience from a leading firm. Ideally, you will have at least four years of post-qualification experience.
You will need to be technically excellent but equally, commercially aware. You will need to be a team player with a client focussed approach and a keenness to become involved in business development activities within the team, having begun to build up strong local professional connections.
You will have a strong academic background and excellent communication and organisational skills.
You will be someone who likes to be proactive, and who is flexible working both individually and as part of a team, with minimal supervision, able to manage several different cases and clients effectively.
Communication will be one of your strong points, both written and oral, and you will be enthusiastic about delivering excellent quality service to our clients.
We expect you to be able to use your initiative, and be a forward-planner, anticipating our clients’ needs in advance wherever possible.
What we can offer you:
A career at Clarke Willmott will feel different to other law firms. We thrive on our individual differences and diversity because as a team, we are united by our shared values and mutual respect. Working with us you will feel empowered, valued and free to be yourself in a safe and supportive environment.
Our mission is to help you realise your full potential whilst maintaining a positive work-life balance. We provide a comprehensive learning and development programme and a range of wellbeing initiatives to support your career journey.
There’s no doubt we expect the best from our people and even the occasional extra mile. In return, your dedication and commitment to the continued success of the firm will be rewarded with a comprehensive range of flexible benefits.
Listen to what a few members of our team have to say about what life here at Clarke Willmott is really like, to see if it’s the right fit for you.
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