Job Description
Are you a family lawyer who is looking for a new and exciting opportunity in and around London? Are you looking to develop new skills or enhance your existing talents as a lawyer by focusing on your: problem solving skills; legal analysis; strategic and tactical planning; negotiating techniques; and of course, your advocacy; empowering you to be a better lawyer? Are you looking for a firm that has excellent client feedback and online reviews; Lexcel accreditation; silver award with Investors in People; provides quality IT systems; flexible working focusing on work life balance; and maintains an excellent reputation? We believe in providing life-changing results for our clients by delivering their decided outcomes, you can learn more about our approach here. Who Are We? We are a fast-growing family law firm. We are innovative, looking to the future and investing in our staff; technology; education; training; and above all the firm’s work-life balance. We encourage individual growth and improvement by providing bespoke training – working in partnership with you to meet all our common objectives. We will support and encourage you to reach your developmental goals, recognising and rewarding your achievements. We celebrate our diversity as it enriches our workplace and enables us to connect and communicate with everyone. We specialise in family law so understand the demands of your profession and required expertise, so we know how to help you to improve your strengths and can support you as you develop and learn with a team of like-minded professionals. We believe investing in our people is essential for personal and professional success. We are proud to hold the silver award with Investors in People, which sets a standard that speaks for itself - every day we continue to work towards achieving Platinum. Why Join Fullers? Joining Fullers means receiving a competitive salary, plus a substantial, achievable yearly bonus and the opportunity to work with a talented team. We provide first class in house training as well as access to extensive external resources so that whatever your experience you have a great opportunity to learn and develop. Your wellbeing is our success and so we focus on you by providing support, rewards, and recognition, helping you to succeed and achieve a good work-life balance. At Fullers we trust in you as a professional to work effectively, whether that means working in one of our offices with your colleagues, from home, or working around personal circumstances and lifestyle choices. Ideally, the right candidate will: Have 3 years plus PQE. Have private family law experience. Have a friendly welcoming demeanour. Have existing litigation experience in matrimonial finance cases and/or private child law cases. Have a good attention to detail and accuracy to address all concerns. Have excellent communication both in writing and verbally, so you can connect and communicate at all levels within the Firm and our clients. Have a strong sense of professional responsibility and accountability. Have strong IT skills including Microsoft Office skills particularly Excel and Word and ability to work in a paperless environment. Have a great sense of humour and enjoy working in family law. Be well organised and skilled at prioritising tasks. Be able to uphold the firm’s reputation by providing a first-class service. Be empathic and understanding. Be efficient in working methodically and have good organisational skills to prioritise tasks. Be resilient and committed, remaining composed, reassuring, and empowering under pressure. Be self-motivated with a strong work ethic and have the inspiration to achieve. Looking to apply? Are you ready to make a significant impact? If so, apply now! Not quite sold, we enjoy having a chat, call our recruitment team on 01234 343134 *T&C apply for direct candidates We believe in being responsive and so we review every application, always being honest and transparent from the start to ensure a great alignment between you and Fullers. Closing Date: 31 August 2024