Family Law Solicitor
- Recruiter
- Barnes and Partners Solicitors
- Location
- London
- Salary
- £30,000 per annum
- Posted
- 13 Oct 2016
- Closes
- 10 Nov 2016
- Job Title
- Solicitor
- Practice Area
- Family / Matrimonial
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Family Law Solicitor
London
£30,000 per annum
Responsible to: Office Managing Partner
Role
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
- To undertake family cases with a predominately domestic violence caseload under supervision.
- Attendance on clients in the office, on the telephone and in Court.
- Ability to manage and supervise of secretaries, trainees and paralegals.
- Responsible for ensuring that appropriate signposting and referral procedure is followed.
- Must have working knowledge of publically funded family work and the ability to service privately funded cases.
- Responsible for time recording and ensuring that a running record of costs/disbursements incurred on all Legal Aid Agency cases are kept.
- Responsible for ensuring that file and case management complies with Legal Aid Agency mandatory requirements
- Responsible for ensuring that only prescribed forms are used in accordance with Legal Aid Agency requirements
- Responsible for diarising key dates and ensuring secretaries keep a backup record of such dates
To do all such things which are in the reasonable opinion of the firm, ancillary, necessary and conducive to the role and responsibilities.