Family Solicitor 3+ PQE - Fully Remote
Job description
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Family Solicitor required for a regional firm in Norfolk - hybrid working or fully remote if desired. If you are ready to head up a small department and would be confident supporting a trainee along with full admin support, I would be pleased to hear from you. You will be joining a long-established firm that enjoys loyal service and offers a highly competitive salary along with an attractive environment supporting a great work life balance. The position will require:
- 3+ PQE
- Experience in dealing predominantly public work
- A seat on the Family and Children panels
- The desire to progress and lead a team
- Ideally knowledge of divorce and financial matters
Initially there will be the need to attend the office until a handover is complete to you will ideally be based in Norfolk or happy to commute for a short period of time.
Please submit a current CV if you would like to discuss further. I look forward to your application.
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Application advice
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⭐ Highlight your Family Panel and Children Panel memberships prominently at the top of your CV, as the advert lists these as explicit requirements.
📊 Quantify your public law caseload: e.g. 'Managed a caseload of 35+ public law children matters simultaneously, achieving successful outcomes in 90% of care proceedings'.
🎯 Emphasise any prior experience supervising trainees or junior fee earners, as the advert specifically seeks someone confident supporting a trainee solicitor.
🌐 Note your willingness to attend the Norfolk office during the handover period if you are applying remotely, to directly address the advert's transitional requirement.
🤝 Showcase your experience heading or building a department, as the firm is looking for someone to lead the family team — include any team size or billing figures to substantiate this.
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- •Managed a caseload of 40+ public law children matters concurrently, representing local authorities and parents through pre-proceedings, ICOs, and final care hearings at County Court level.
- •Supervised 2 trainee solicitors across a 12-month seat rotation in family law, providing weekly file reviews and advocacy coaching that contributed to both trainees securing NQ positions within the department.
- •Advised on 25+ divorce and financial remedies cases annually, securing consent orders and negotiating settlements totalling over £3.2M in matrimonial assets across a 2-year period.
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Dear Hiring Manager,
A long-established Norfolk firm seeking a Family Solicitor to head its family department is precisely the next step I have been working towards. With 3+ years PQE in predominantly public law children proceedings and active membership of both the Family and Children panels, I am well placed to take ownership of this role from day one and provide confident supervision to a trainee solicitor.
My background in family law encompasses complex care proceedings, divorce, and financial remedies matters across a busy regional caseload. I have experience managing files from pre-proceedings through to final hearing and have supported junior colleagues in developing their advocacy and drafting skills, which I understand is central to this position.
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Interview questions
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Technical
- ›Walk us through your experience handling public law children proceedings from pre-proceedings through to final hearing.
- ›How do you manage a mixed caseload of public and private family law matters, including divorce and financial remedies?
- ›What does holding a seat on both the Family and Children panels involve in practice, and how do you maintain compliance with panel requirements?
- ›How do you approach supervising a trainee solicitor on complex family law files?
- ›What case management systems or legal software have you used to manage a family law caseload, and how do you maintain file compliance?
Behavioural
- ›Describe a time you took the lead on building or restructuring a small legal team — what challenges did you face and how did you overcome them?
- ›Tell me about a particularly complex public law case you managed and how you handled the pressure of competing deadlines.
- ›Give an example of when you had to mentor or develop a junior colleague — what was your approach and what was the outcome?
- ›Describe a situation where you had to manage a difficult client relationship in a sensitive family law matter.
- ›Tell me about a time you had to adapt quickly to a change in working arrangements or firm structure — how did you manage the transition?
STAR answer examples
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Describe a time you took the lead on building or restructuring a small legal team — what challenges did you face and how did you overcome them?
Tell me about a particularly complex public law case you managed and how you handled the pressure of competing deadlines.