Private and Legal Aid Family Solicitor
Hot Job
- Legal 500 ranked team – named Family Law Firm of the Year
- Make the Sheffield office your own and shape the future of the team
- Real progression and development in the direction you want to grow
This is a brilliant opportunity for a confident and ambitious family solicitor to join a growing, people-first firm.
You’ll be based in Sheffield with support from a larger regional team and an award-winning Head of Department.
You’ll come into a manageable caseload with regular new work coming in and the chance to truly make the Sheffield office your own.
Who we’re looking for
- A qualified family solicitor, with experience running a caseload independently
- Comfortable with advocacy and attending your own hearings
- Must have experience working on Legal Aid cases
- Open to all experience levels – from junior to senior – if you’re passionate about family law
- Confident with business development and raising team profile
- Private children work specialism
- Strong communication, advocacy, and time management skills
What you’ll be doing
- Managing a mixed caseload of divorce, finance, private children and legal aid family matters
- Building your own caseload and contributing to team targets as the Sheffield presence grows
- Supporting the wider team through business development and marketing efforts
- Taking part in advocacy and representing clients at hearings
- Becoming an integral part of a collaborative team with regular knowledge sharing and peer support
Salary & Benefits
- Salary: Highly competitive salary
- Holidays: 38 days (including bank holidays)
- Wellbeing & Benefits include:
- Life assurance (3x salary)
- Enhanced maternity/paternity
- Medicash health scheme
- Sickness allowance
- 2 pre-approved home working days
- Continuous professional development & training
- Opportunities to progress and develop
Contact Lucy
If you’re a family solicitor ready to take your next step in a firm where your voice will be heard and your career supported, get in touch with me.
📩 lucy.wickham@realmrecruit.com
📞 03300 245 606
Key details
Salary
£0 - £0
Location
- South Yorkshire
Role type
- Hybrid working
Contract type
- Permanent
Practice area
Family
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