Family Solicitor
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Family Solicitor – Gillingham or Sittingbourne
A well-regarded regional law firm is seeking a Family Solicitor to join its established Family Law team. This role offers the opportunity to handle a varied and high-quality caseload while contributing to the continued growth and profile of the department.
The Role
You will manage a broad range of family law matters, providing clear, supportive and outcome-focused advice to clients. The position involves both office-based and remote client meetings and requires strong organisational skills, excellent client care and a proactive approach to managing workflow and risk.
Key Responsibilities
- Advising on all aspects of family law, including separation, divorce and financial remedy proceedings
- Handling children matters and applications relating to arrangements or disputes.
- Managing domestic abuse and domestic violence injunction cases
- Advising on TOLATA claims and associated disputes
- Drafting legal documents such as Cohabitation Agreements and Prenuptial Agreements.
- Meeting clients both in-office and remotely, as required
- Maintaining strong financial control, including billing, cash flow and compliance with internal procedures
- Supporting colleagues during absence and contributing to collaborative team working
- Ensuring risk and file management procedures are followed consistently
- Supervising junior fee-earners where appropriate
About You
You will be a capable, confident family law practitioner with strong communication skills and a client-centred approach.
Essential Requirements
- Qualified Solicitor, Legal Executive, or equivalent
- Experience across a full range of family law matters
- Typically 2+ years' PQE, though all candidates with appropriate experience will be considered
- Ability to manage a personal caseload independently
- Competent use of case management and practice management systems
- Strong billing discipline aligned with time recording and agreed fee structures
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Reliable, adaptable and committed to delivering high-quality client service
Desirable Attributes
- Willingness to support departmental marketing, networking and profile-raising initiatives
- Strong IT literacy and ability to work efficiently in a modern legal environment
Why This Role?
- Opportunity to join a respected, people-focused regional firm
- Varied and rewarding caseload in a supportive, collaborative environment
- Clear scope for professional development and contribution to departmental growth
How to Apply:
- Online: Apply with your updated CV via the provided link
- Contact: For immediate consideration, contact Robert Rowland at G2 Legal
We look forward to hearing from you.
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⭐ Open your Personal Statement with your PQE level and the specific family law areas named in the advert (divorce, financial remedy, children matters, TOLATA) — the firm lists these as core responsibilities.
📊 Quantify your caseload management: e.g. 'Managed 60+ active family law files simultaneously, maintaining billing targets of £X,000 per month and a 95% on-time completion rate.'
🎯 Explicitly name the case management or practice management systems you have used (e.g. Osprey, Clio, LEAP) — the advert flags 'competent use of case management systems' as essential.
🤝 Include a bullet on supervising or mentoring junior fee-earners if applicable, as the role mentions this responsibility and it signals readiness for a more senior position.
🌐 If you have contributed to networking, marketing or profile-raising activities at a previous firm, add a brief line — the advert lists departmental marketing as a desirable attribute that many solicitor CVs omit.
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- •Managed a caseload of 55 active family law files concurrently, covering divorce, financial remedy, and children proceedings, achieving monthly billing targets of £18,000 with a 97% on-time completion rate.
- •Drafted and negotiated 12 Prenuptial and Cohabitation Agreements in a 12-month period, reducing post-separation disputes for clients by securing clear asset protection provisions at the outset.
- •Secured a non-molestation order and occupation order within 48 hours for a domestic abuse client facing imminent risk, coordinating with the court and local authority to ensure same-day protection.
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Dear Hiring Manager,
G2 Legal's search for a Family Solicitor to join the established team in Gillingham or Sittingbourne aligns directly with the work I have been doing for the past three years. My practice spans financial remedy proceedings, children matters, TOLATA claims, and domestic abuse injunctions — precisely the caseload mix your firm is looking to support. I also have hands-on experience drafting Cohabitation Agreements and Prenuptial Agreements, and I am comfortable managing both office-based and remote client meetings.
My background in family law has been built around independent caseload management, strong billing discipline, and consistent compliance with risk and file management procedures. I have used case management systems daily to maintain accurate time recording and have contributed to supervising junior fee-earners during busy periods, ensuring quality standards are upheld across the team.
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Technische
- ›Walk us through how you manage a TOLATA claim from initial instruction through to resolution.
- ›How do you approach drafting a Prenuptial Agreement to ensure it is as enforceable as possible under English law?
- ›Which case management systems have you used, and how do you ensure your time recording is accurate and up to date?
- ›Describe your process for handling an urgent domestic abuse injunction application, including out-of-hours considerations.
- ›How do you maintain billing discipline and cash flow on a busy family law caseload, particularly where clients are in financial difficulty?
Verhaltensbezogene
- ›Tell me about a time you managed a particularly complex or emotionally charged family law matter — how did you balance client care with professional detachment?
- ›Describe a situation where you had to supervise a junior fee-earner who was struggling with their workload. What did you do?
- ›Give an example of when you identified a risk or compliance issue on a file and the steps you took to resolve it.
- ›Tell me about a time you contributed to business development or networking at a previous firm and the outcome it produced.
- ›Describe a situation where you had to manage competing deadlines across multiple clients. How did you prioritise and what was the result?
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Tell me about a time you managed a particularly complex or emotionally charged family law matter — how did you balance client care with professional detachment?
Give an example of when you identified a risk or compliance issue on a file and the steps you took to resolve it.