Family Law Advocate

2 weeks ago


Manchester, United Kingdom CV-Library Full time
Job Title:

Family Law Advocate

Company Overview:

We are a national law firm with offices in Manchester and Blackburn, Lancashire. Our team is dedicated to providing high-quality legal services to our clients.

Job Description:

We are recruiting for an ambitious and experienced Family Law Advocate to join our team. The successful candidate will have previous legal aid exposure and aspire to work in publicly funded Family law.

The ideal candidate will be responsible for:

  1. Championing client care
  2. Overseeing due diligence to legal aid applications
  3. Making preparations for court, including court bundles and instructing counsel
  4. Adhering to monthly file reviews and ensuring files are compliant
  5. Undertaking advocacy
  6. Case management with a view to reaching monthly targets under the supervision of the team supervisor
Required Skills and Qualifications:

To be successful in this role, you will need:

  • Registration with the Law Society and Children Panel Membership
  • Experience of preparing non-molestation orders and/or processing legal aid applications using the CCMS portal
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, comfortable applying these at all levels across the firm
  • Confident case management systems and electronic files
  • Experience in advocacy
Benefits:

We offer a range of benefits, including:

  • 26 days annual leave + bank holidays
  • After a year of service, get birthday off
  • Pension
  • Medicash
  • Flexible working
  • Social Events
  • Opportunity to earn bonus
  • Progression
  • Hybrid working - 3 days in the office, 2 days from home

Our estimated salary for this role is £35,000 - £50,000 per annum, depending on experience.



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