Job Description
Family Lawyer
Location: Manchester
Salary: £45,000 to £70,000 plus bonus and benefits
Experience: Family law experience (legal aid and/or private family work)
If you’re a Family Lawyer who enjoys building trusted client relationships, running matters end-to-end, and being part of a team that genuinely supports each other, this could be a great move.
This is a full-time opportunity in a growing Manchester office, with the chance to help develop a caseload and make a real impact as the team continues to expand.
You’ll handle a varied family caseload and support clients through sensitive, high-stakes situations with professionalism and care. The team is open-minded on background, and interested in the right person with the right approach.
The role can suit someone with a strong legal aid focus (including care proceedings, child arrangements and domestic abuse), and/or someone with solid private family experience (divorce and separation, related finance work, and private child arrangements matters).
What You’ll Be Doing
- Running your own caseload of client matters
- Managing matters from initial instruction through to conclusion, including applying for legal aid where appropriate
- Drafting statements, applications and other court pleadings
- Handling new client enquiries
- Undertaking advocacy in court where required
What We’re Looking For
- Professional, friendly client care and strong communication skills
- Ability to deal with technical detail and explain solutions clearly and in a client-friendly way
- Confidence presenting and arguing a case orally in court and in writing
- Organised, methodical approach with strong attention to detail
- Ability to work quickly and efficiently to meet deadlines
- Confident IT skills and willingness to learn
- Able to prioritise work under supervision and manage pressure well
- Team player who can also work on their own initiative when appropriate
Nice to Have
- Legal aid experience, including care proceedings, child arrangements and domestic abuse matters
- Law Society Children Panel membership
- Regular experience conducting your own advocacy
What’s On Offer
- Profit sharing scheme (tax-free on payments up to £3,600 per year), subject to 12+ months’ service at the end of the calendar year
- Holiday starting at 23 days, increasing to 26 days after 1 year and 31 days after 5 years’ service (pro-rata for part-time)
- Salary sacrifice pension scheme (subject to HMRC eligibility) with 5% employer contributions (6% for Partners)
- Death in Service Life Assurance (3 times salary)
- Private Health Insurance after 1 year’s employment
- Enhanced maternity pay after 2 years’ employment
- Enhanced paternity pay after 2 years’ employment
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme, including free counselling for employees and household family members and dependants
- Paycare Health Cash Plan (employee-paid contributions)
- Interest-free loan for an annual train or bus pass
- Professional membership/subscription support
- Payroll giving scheme for tax-free charitable donations
- Regular social events (including summer BBQ and Christmas party)
- Annual business briefing for the whole firm
- Free conveyancing on your main residential property after 1 year’s employment
- A free will after 1 year’s employment
Working Arrangements
Next Steps (How to Apply)
Apply online or send your CV to lee.hawthorne-finch@h-fts.com or call 0333 996 2882 for more information.
All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence. We will always obtain your express permission before sharing your details with our client.