Family Solicitor

Eventus Legal are seeking a Private Family Solicitor with strong experience in privately funded family law to join a highly experienced specialist team based in Birmingham, West Midlands. This is a full-time, permanent job offering a salary of £50,000 to £70,000 depending on experience, hybrid working with one day per week in the office and four days of remote working, 23 days holiday plus bank holidays and additional leave during the Christmas office shutdown, medical insurance, life insurance and flexible working hours to support personal commitments.

Role Responsibilities

The successful Private Family Solicitor will manage a varied and complex privately funded family law caseload, providing high-quality advice from initial enquiry through to conclusion while contributing positively to the wider team and the continued growth of the practice.

• Manage a full caseload of privately funded family law matters, with a focus on complex financial remedy and sensitive children matters.
• Provide continuity of service to clients during changes in representation, building confidence and maintaining strong client relationships.
• Take over ongoing cases efficiently and provide effective advocacy at remote court hearings.
• Respond promptly to new enquiries and convert appropriate referrals into active instructions.
• Advise on the division of high-value assets, including businesses, trusts and offshore holdings.
• Handle cross-jurisdictional divorce matters and work closely with forensic accountants where required to support fair and accurate financial disclosure.
• Draft bespoke pre-nuptial, post-nuptial and other wealth protection agreements, including matters involving international assets or parties.
• Manage complex children disputes involving issues such as international relocation and privacy, including high-profile and high-net-worth matters.
• Supervise support services and an assistant where required.
• Support the Managing Director with performance and compliance matters relating to junior fee earners and solicitors where required.
• Participate in appropriate marketing and brand promotion activity, including LinkedIn and wider departmental or office initiatives.

Person Specification

The successful Private Family Solicitor will be a qualified Solicitor or Fellow of CILEX with a minimum of 12 Months PQE in privately funded family law matters. You will also be able to demonstrate the following:

• Confident and competent advocacy skills.
• Strong experience of complex privately funded family law matters.
• Good IT understanding and competence.
• Commercial awareness and sound judgement.
• A supportive, trusted and self-motivated approach to working with colleagues and clients.
• An appreciation of the importance of maintaining a positive work-life balance.

Benefits and Rewards

This Private Family Solicitor job in Birmingham, West Midlands offers a strong package designed to provide flexibility and support a positive work-life balance. Benefits include:

• Salary of £50,000 to £70,000, negotiable depending on experience.
• Hybrid working with one day per week in the office and four days of remote working from home.
• Company laptop and mobile phone, together with assistance to set up a home office.
• 23 days' holiday plus bank holidays and additional leave during the Christmas office shutdown.
• Death in service cover.
• Pension.
• Life insurance.
• Medical insurance, including mental health support and counselling.
• Flexibility over working hours to support personal commitments.

About the Company

This well-established independent law firm has a national presence and a specialist family law practice handling high-net-worth, complex and international matters. The team is highly experienced and focused on providing clients with practical, effective legal support through challenging circumstances. The Birmingham office offers the opportunity to work on sophisticated private family matters within a specialist practice that values quality of service, collaboration and work-life balance.

Next Steps

Apply now to be considered for this career enhancing job opportunity. Alternatively, for a confidential discussion about this Private Family Solicitor job, please send your CV to Gemma Clarke at the Eventus Recruitment Group for a confidential discussion. Unfortunately, due to the volume of applications received for roles, if you have not heard from us within 10 days you have not been successful on this occasion.

If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact me at the details above for a confidential discussion on your career.

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