Associate: Family Law
- Recruiter
- Giambrone Law LLP
- Location
- Birmingham, West Midlands (GB)
- Salary
- Between £27,000 and £30,000
- Posted
- 19 May 2021
- Closes
- 16 Jun 2021
- Job Title
- Associate
- Practice Area
- Family / Matrimonial
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Associate: Family Law
Birmingham
Between £27,000 and £30,000
Role summary
- To provide a high-quality legal service to the firm’s clients.
- To comply with all relevant professional and regulatory obligations.
- To contribute to the growth and development of the department and firm.
Key responsibilities of the Associate
- To contribute to the launch and success of the firm’s new office in Birmingham.
- Provide high quality legal services to the firm’s clients, predominantly in relation to family matters.
- Conduct own cases and assist other fee-earners and partners in providing advice and representation to the firm’s clients.
- Work in accordance with detailed procedures and quality standards contained in the Firm’s Office Manual and relevant policies.
- Build strong working relationships with colleagues and external stakeholders.
- Ensure services are provided in a timely fashion and the client is informed regularly on progress and costs.
- Achieve targets for billing and time recording.
- Take overall responsibility for credit control on own matters.
- Develop and maintain good client relationships.
- Carry out duties in a professional manner, comply with relevant professional standards and any requirement set by relevant regulators including the Bar Standards Board (BSB) and the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).
- Develop and maintain the competencies necessary to provide a proper standard of service to clients and maintain a record of professional development.
- Comply with internal procedures and systems of the firm including file and case management, file audits, client due diligence and time recording.
- Share information and best practice with colleagues.
- Strictly adhere to and promote the firm’s equality and diversity policy.
Knowledge, skills and qualifications required for the Associate role
- Qualified solicitor, barrister or fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx) - 3-5 years + qualified experience.
- Expertise in key areas of law and procedure including family practice and procedure, jurisdiction and applicable law, cross-border family disputes, and alternative forms of ADR.
- Fluent in Urdu or Punjabi.
- Mandarin or Arabic language skills an advantage.
- Civil Higher Rights of Audience an advantage.
- Able to conduct own caseload.
- Knowledge and understanding of the BSB’s and other relevant regulatory requirements.
- Able to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
- Effective oral and written communication skills.
- IT skills commensurate with the role including ability to work without secretarial assistance utilising firm’s case management system.
- Commercial and financial awareness including ability to take responsibility for financial control of own client matters.
- Able to develop positive relationships with clients and manage client expectations.
- Effective prioritisation with ability to meet deadlines and manage time effectively.
- Marketing, networking and business development skills commensurate with the role.
About the firm
Giambrone & Partners LLP is an alternative business structure (ABS) authorised and regulated by the BSB. It is part of the Giambrone Group, which is a Swiss Verein and operates through offices across Europe and in the UK, dealing with corporate and commercial cases as well as a range of private client matters. The firm’s major strength is its comprehensive expertise in a range of cross-border matters, both contentious and non-contentious.