Solicitor 3-5 years PQE
Family
Southampton
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The Family team at Paris Smith are now looking to recruit a 3 to 5 year PQE Solicitor to join in and continue that success
The Role
This role presents a fantastic opportunity to work with a Partner with an established reputation in dealing with all aspects of family law; including high net worth matrimonial finance and complex private law children matters in our Southampton team.
The quality of the work enjoyed by this Partner requires exceptional levels of client care, case management, creativity and the ability to understand not only the detail, but also to stand back and take in the bigger picture.
This is a challenging role but one which offers the chance to enjoy quality work and to work with a team who excel in their field.
Principal Duties & Responsibilities
- Initially to provide support to the Partner with their caseload
- To build their own varied caseload
- Take responsibility for managing own time and work, including prioritising and being proactive where appropriate
- Keep up to date with changes in the law
- Strong communication skills with team members
- Recognition and commitment to the importance of meeting time and financial targets
- Actively engage with marketing and business development activity
- Work and behave in a professional manner and to the highest standards of the profession
- Comply with procedures set out in the office manual, professionals standards and with any requirement set by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA)
The Candidate
The ideal candidate will have specialised post qualification experience in family law that will include:
- divorce and separation
- the sharing of high value or complex financial resources following divorce or separation, including trusts, business assets, foreign assets and pensions.
- cohabitation
- pre and post nuptial agreements
- children (private law)
The role will also require the candidate to assist the Partner in their business development activities and experience in this field is desirable.
Accordingly, the ideal candidate will possess the following attributes:
- strong technical ability;
- exceptional client care skills;
- the ability to communicate complex law, scenarios and solutions in simple and clear way verbally and in writing;
- creativity;
- be a good team player
- be organised and a good time manager;
- the ability to think strategically and focus on outcome rather than just process;
- the ability to take responsibility and use initiative;
- a commercial mindset and experience in business development.
Rewards and Benefits
We want you to thrive at Paris Smith and be the best version of yourself. That’s why we do what we can to support your health and happiness both at work and outside it.
Rewards and Benefits
We want you to thrive at Paris Smith and be the best version of yourself. That’s why we do what we can to support your health and happiness both at work and outside it.
As well as a competitive salary, we offer a range of other benefits.
Competitive salary
We’ll give you a salary that’s appropriate for your experience, service line and location. We use third-party market research to make sure what we pay is competitive compared with the rest of the market.
Performance incentive
We take a performance driven approach at Paris Smith. So, if you perform well and are eligible, you may receive a bonus on top of your salary.
Benefits
Whilst pay is of course important, we look to provide a broad range of benefits as well, focused on health, wellbeing and family.
- 26 days’ holiday (increasing by one day per one year of service up to a maximum of 30 days) plus bank holidays
- Pension scheme membership
- Private medical insurance (subject to eligibility)
- Group income protection (subject to eligibility)
- Life assurance cover
- Personal accident cover
- Discounted legal fees
- Shopping Gateway: get product discounts by shopping online
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Wellbeing
At Paris Smith, the health and wellbeing of our staff is of the utmost importance. In support of this, we offer:
- access to a number of fully trained Mental Health First Aiders;
- health assessments (subject to eligibility);
- an annual Wellbeing Week;
- annual flu vaccinations;
- eyecare vouchers;
- financial wellbeing – access to professional financial advice throughout the year; and
- Employee Assistance Programme.
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You’ll work alongside like-minded ambitious, friendly and supportive professionals to enable you to succeed in your career. As a firm we strongly encourage a work-life balance and have various initiatives in place to make sure you’re supported. This support is far reaching and includes a mentorship programme, wellbeing initiatives and social activities. We actively encourage open and transparent working environments across the firm so there is space for you to flourish as an individual. All 3 of our offices are situated in the heart of a City, within walking distance from a train station, high street shops and green spaces. Bournemouth has a landmark pier with golden sandy beaches stretching 7 miles, Winchester has a cathedral and a river running through it, and Southampton has a thriving port, a 10 minute walk from the office.
If you believe you are the person we are looking for, please complete the form below and upload your CV
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Email the Recruitment team at recruitment@parissmith.co.uk
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