Job Title: Head of Team / Supervising Solicitor
Location: Woolwich
Salary: Competitive

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Supervising Solicitor for Head of Woolwich Family Team to join and assist with developing our expanding team. 

Your Profile

• A Children Panel member with at least 3 years PQE
• Representation of Guardians, children, parents and other family members with a following of work
• Undertake all aspects of childcare work
• Undertake advocacy
• Undertake a variety of work including public law, child protection, SGO and adoption matters
• Advising and assisting other team members and encouraging development
• Confidence to work independently as well as in a team and to prioritise workloads accordingly
• Excellent client care skills

Employee Benefits

• Competitive salary and bonus structure from £60,000 upwards, dependant upon experience.
• Generous annual leave (28 days + bank holidays and office closure over Christmas/New Year), increasing with service
• Hybrid working opportunities
• A friendly working environment supported by modern IT infrastructure
• Ongoing training and career development within a nationally respected firm

Working With Us

We will offer ongoing training and support to develop your career as part of a strong and growing multi-office team.

Our offices are friendly, working entirely paperless with recent significant investment in modern IT to enable you to work proficiently. Our team work on a hybrid basis with a split of office working and remote working on the basis we trust that everyone works to meet their targets and deadlines.

We offer a great package of annual leave to ensure you get enough time away from work. Our annual leave for this role provides 28 days (plus bank holidays / Christmas and New Year). We review annual leave and increase with service.

We offer competitive salaries and bonus structures enabling our team to share in the profits of their successes.

Employee Benefits

• Competitive base salary.
• Your birthday off in addition to annual leave entitlement
• Profit sharing through bonuses, based on billing and meeting targets.
• Pension Scheme with employer contribution.
• Benenden Health Care
• Administrative support.
• Firm laptop and mobile phone
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Ongoing training and development.
• Hybrid working arrangements.
• Support from colleagues for case cover.
• Supportive supervision from mentors.
• Annual appraisals and salary reviews.
• Bi-annual parties for Summer and Christmas.
• Additional perks and benefits.
• Competitive training packages.

Our lawyers focus on their fee – earning and billing / credit control is undertaken independently by other teams in-house. We have a dedicated in-bound telephony team to take calls and messages for our fee earners. Lawyers also have the benefit of dictation and support staff to assist in easing the pressure and enabling efficient working.

We are a multi-office, multi-service Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners firm recognised for excellence in a variety of legal fields.

Please send your CV and a cover letter to our dedicated HR team via email on: [email protected].