Family Law Solicitor – Up to £75,000 – Legal 500 – 2 Days WFH – Taunton

An outstanding Family Law firm, recognised by Legal 500, seeks to appoint a Family Law Solicitor to join its established team in Taunton.

The firm specialises exclusively in Family Law, providing an unusually deep level of expertise across the full spectrum of private and public family matters, whilst maintaining a strong emphasis on constructive resolution and client care.

The successful applicant will possess a strong background in Family Law, with experience of handling good-quality work and the ability to manage their own caseload with appropriate support from an experienced team.

The firm will consider candidates from 2 PQE through to 8 PQE, with the role and level of responsibility naturally reflecting the successful applicant's experience.

Ideal Pre-Requisites:

• Qualified Solicitor with experience in Family Law
• Strong experience across private Family matters, with the precise balance of work tailored around the successful applicant's experience and interests
• Experience in areas including divorce, separation and finances, financial remedy, private Children work, cohabitation and/or domestic abuse
• Commercially aware practitioner who takes pride in delivering high-quality client service
• Someone who would value working within a firm where Family Law is the sole area of practice, surrounded by specialists rather than operating within a generalist department
• An interest in developing their practice within a firm with a particularly strong commitment to Resolution, mediation, collaborative law, Resolution Together and other forms of constructive dispute resolution

Benefits on Offer:

• Salary up to £75,000, dependent upon PQE, experience, billings history, and level of responsibility
• 25 days' annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Annual Christmas shutdown
• Hybrid working, 2-3 days WFH
• Ongoing professional development and opportunities to develop your expertise within a specialist Family Law environment
• Regular firm-wide social events
• Opportunity to work alongside experienced Family specialists across a broad range of disciplines

Join a specialist Family Law practice where Family Law is all they do, rather than one department within a broader full-service firm. The firm has grown into one of the South West's established specialist practices, with more than 30 experienced lawyers and legal professionals across its offices and recognition in both Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners.

The Taunton office provides a particularly strong platform for Family lawyers, with specialist expertise across divorce and finances, private Children work, Children & Social Services, domestic abuse, mediation and alternative dispute resolution. The team includes experienced practitioners with Resolution accreditation and specialist expertise in financial relief, cohabitation, Private Children Act work and domestic abuse.

There is also a genuine commitment to the development of younger lawyers. The firm explicitly highlights its investment in talented and aspiring solicitors, with trainees, paralegals and support staff working alongside its experienced lawyers.

For a solicitor who wants to develop within a properly specialist Family Law practice, with the quality of work and breadth of expertise that comes from a firm devoted entirely to the discipline, this represents an excellent opportunity in Taunton.

To enquire further on the role, call Jack Cooper at QED Legal on 07943 698747.