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Family and Children Solicitor

United Kingdom, City of London Employment contract 42500.00 - 52000.00 GBP / Year · Job Posted July 04, 2026
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Leading law firm looking to recruit dedicated and experienced Family & Children Solicitor for highly sought permanent position. Gemini 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 client's accomplishments are acknowledged and recommended in The Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners, as a top tier firm. Our 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.

Job Responsibility

  • Report directly to the Director of the department
  • Responsible for all aspects of Family law work including providing technical expertise and guidance to other team members
  • Ability to manage and supervise Solicitors, Trainee Solicitors and Caseworkers to manage appropriate caseload types and complexities
  • Assisting with delivery of appropriate training and development in the department
  • 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
  • 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

Requirements

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

Nice to have

  • Accredited Family Solicitor on the Family Law Panel
  • Abduction Panel accreditation
  • Experience in own advocacy

What we offer

  • Attractive salary package
  • Supportive team environment
  • Real prospects for promotion
  • Hybrid-working in accordance with the company policy
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