Newly Qualified Private Family Solicitor

• Junior Private Family Solicitor role within a long-established Leeds family team
• Quality private family work with realistic targets and genuine development
• Top-of-market salary, strong wellbeing focus and long-term progression

This is a brilliant opportunity for a newly qualified Private Family Solicitor to join a highly respected family law team in Leeds with deep roots in the local market and an outstanding reputation for both client care and staff retention.

You’ll be joining a team that genuinely enjoys working together. There’s good-quality work to come into, plenty of support as you build your caseload, and a culture that values attitude, effort and collaboration over pure numbers. Targets matter, but they aren’t the be-all and end-all here – the focus is on developing good lawyers in a supportive, easy-going environment.

The role is ideal for someone early in their career who wants exposure to a broad range of private family work, is keen to get involved in business development over time, and wants to grow within a team where people tend to stay long term.

Who we’re looking for

• Newly Qualified in private family law
• Experience assisting on private family law matters
• A genuine interest in divorce, finances and private children work
• Enthusiasm for business development and building contacts
• Experience running own files
• Advocacy experience or willingness to develop advocacy skills (Desired)
• Friendly, empathetic and emotionally intelligent
• Resilient, solution-focused and collaborative
• Passionate about building a long-term career in family law

What you’ll be doing

• Handling and assisting on private family law matters, including divorce and financial remedy work
• Advising on private children matters and parental responsibility issues
• Supporting on pre- and post-nuptial agreements and cohabitation matters
• Working on injunctions and domestic abuse-related cases
• Gaining exposure to international family law matters
• Drafting agreements, court documents and Declarations of Trust
• Attending court and developing advocacy skills over time
• Gradually building your own caseload with work provided by the team
• Getting involved in business development to help grow the team’s profile

Salary & Benefits

• Top of market salary for this level
• Growth role within a stable, long-standing family team with exceptional retention
• Clear progression pathways up to Partner level
• Strong wellbeing focus, including a structured wellbeing programme, counselling support and regular wellbeing initiatives
• Supportive, respectful culture with an open-door policy and no hierarchy
• Hybrid working available, though strong office presence is encouraged at junior level
• 24 days’ holiday, increasing with service, plus your birthday off
• Pension scheme and healthcare cash plan
• Travel-to-work costs covered
• Option to buy additional holiday

Contact Lucy Wickham

📩 lucy.wickham@realmrecruit.com
📞 03300 245 606

Lucy specialises in junior and mid-level family law roles across Yorkshire and can give you honest insight into how this opportunity compares to other private family solicitor roles across Yorkshire.