Private Family Solicitor/ Legal Executive

at  Hatch Brenner LLP

This exciting position will encompass a broad range of family matters including divorce, financial remedy, separation, civil partnership, children arrangements and private child law, pre-and post-nuptial agreements and cohabitation disputes. In addition to this, you will be involved in co-working on complex and high-net-worth family matters.
In this full-time position, you will undertake Private Family law fee-earning work, working both independently and with the Team. You will also develop and maintain excellent relationships with Hatch Brenners current clients as well as contribute to business development and growing the Family law portfolio.

• Acting for clients in divorce, financial remedy and private law Children Act cases
• Winning new client business through referrals and business development activities
• Competent file management
• Ability to manage client expectations
• Effective credit control
• Perform fee-earning work accurately, reliably and in accordance with the firms quality and risk management procedures (Lexcel)
• Attendance at departmental meetings and firmwide networking events
• Responsible for a caseload of Private Family matters including:
• Divorce and Dissolution of civil partnerships
• Financial Remedy
• Financial provision for children
• Separation agreements
• Cohabitation agreements
• Pre/Postnuptial agreements
  The ideal candidate will be ambitious, enthusiastic and have a real passion for Family law, with experience ideally in a national or regional firm.