Family Law Solicitor - Public Law

Role: Family Law Solicitor - Public Law Location: Bolton Office or Greater Manchester Hours: 9.00 am to 5.00 pm - Monday to Friday (1 Hour Lunch) Salary: Negotiable depending upon experience. An exciting opportunity working within a pioneer of legal services, providing friendly, professional advice in the manner a traditional high street law firm would, but blended with a 21st Century approach. A vacancy for a Public Law solicitor who can run a mixed caseload of private family law files, including divorce/finance, children and domestic violence files to work in our busy family department. The position will involve travel to courts and other offices therefore candidate must have a car available for work use. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 5 years PQE with children panel accreditation. Partnership opportunities exist for the right candidate. Job role Working within a busy office with a friendly team of people, you will be expected to carry out the following duties: Be responsible for a caseload of care/public law files Undertake own advocacy Run own caseload and work independently Be responsible for your public law team Provide support/training to the team as required Support Head of Department managing the firm-wide public law team Skills Required Experience in public law Good organisational skills Excellent attention to detail (accuracy essential) Good communication skills Good IT skills Ability to work well within a team Ability to manage a team ..... full job details .....