Solicitor (NQ-2 years) - Family Team

Who we are

·         Debenhams Ottaway is an award winning, LEXCEL accredited, leading law firm based in Hertfordshire and the preeminent legal firm in St Albans.

·         Known for its warm and friendly culture, this relationship-driven, people-centric firm is committed to growth achieved through doing more for clients, its people and the communities it serves.

·         Our Family team are members of Resolution and accredited specialists.  Several members of the team are also trained collaborative lawyers.

What we seek

We are looking for a solicitor to join our established, award winning Family team to work on a varied case load of all aspects of family law matters, including divorce, financial settlement, private law Children Act, nuptial agreement and co-habitation cases.  

What will you do?

Activities will be varied and will include, but are not limited to the following:

·         Take client instructions and progress the matter.

·         Support other Fee Earners in the provision of service to their clients by progressing matters that are delegated.

·         Provide a courteous and efficient service putting clients at the centre of everything that is done.

·         Keep control of an allocated caseload to ensure that standards of matter conduct, file management, administration, time-recording and accounting are maintained at all times.

·         Recognise the importance of cross selling and identify opportunities to refer work to other teams.

·         Attend networking and firm events to build relationships with potential clients and intermediaries.

·         Assist in developing and implementing marketing strategies for specific area of expertise and work.

·         Regularly update knowledge and expertise and share this with others in the Team/firm.

Skills and attributes:

·         Knowledge, experience and passion for family law.

·         Adopts a client-centred focus at all times taking responsibility for the level of client service they provide and takes proactive steps to maximize and improve client relationships

·         Creative problem-solving ability

·         Excellent written and oral communication skills

·         Confident with the ability to interface and develop relationships with a variety of people.

·         Socially confident

·         Professional appearance

·         Good knowledge of relevant computer programmes e.g. PMS, MS Office suite, CRM.

·         Accuracy and attention to detail

·         Can manage a number of tasks under pressure and maintain a calm manner at all times