Family Solicitor 1-2PQE - Guildford

Family Solicitor or Chartered Legal Executive - Guildford
Location: Guildford
Position: Full-Time, Permanent

An established regional law firm is seeking a Family Solicitor or Chartered Legal Executive to join its Family Team in Guildford. This is a unique opportunity for a talented family lawyer to work on high-net-worth and complex matters within a collaborative and supportive environment.

The Firm
This dynamic and forward-thinking firm is renowned for its commitment to exceptional legal services and fostering a supportive, inclusive workplace. Recognised in The Times' Best Law Firms, The Legal 500, and Chambers & Partners, the firm offers:

• High-quality work and career opportunities.
• A human-first ethos, prioritising people and relationships.
• Hybrid working arrangements, providing flexibility for work-life balance.
• With over 400+ professionals, including 300 lawyers and 50 partners, the firm is a leader in its field, offering comprehensive services across their offices in London and the South.

The Family Team
The Family Team, specialises in providing expert, constructive, and non-confrontational advice on a range of complex family matters, including:

• High-value financial remedy cases: Trusts, business structures, pensions, and international elements.
• Family agreements: Pre-nuptial, post-nuptial, and cohabitation agreements, including "mirror" agreements for international clients.
• Non-court dispute resolution: Collaborative law, mediation, and the innovative Accord program, which offers a streamlined, single-lawyer approach for amicable separations.
• Modern families: Surrogacy, cohabitation, Schedule 1 applications, and TLATA disputes.
• Child abduction: As an ICACU panel member, the team handles complex cross-border child abduction cases.
• Private children law disputes: Complex issues requiring sensitive and strategic resolutions.
• The team is known for its client-focused approach, striving for constructive solutions and avoiding court proceedings wherever possible.

The Role
This position offers the opportunity to work on high-value, challenging family law matters while receiving mentorship from experienced Partners and Senior Associates.

Responsibilities include:

• Supporting senior team members on complex financial and children law matters.
• Progressively building a personal caseload suited to your experience level.
• Engaging in business development and marketing activities to strengthen the team's client base.
• Delivering exceptional client care in line with the Resolution Code of Practice.

Candidate Profile
The ideal candidate will have:

• 1-2 years of PQE as a Solicitor or Chartered Legal Executive in family law.
• Experience supporting complex financial remedy matters and private children disputes, particularly those with international elements.
• A commitment to non-confrontational dispute resolution methods.
• Strong organisational and communication skills, with the ability to manage changing priorities.
• A proactive, client-focused mindset and a passion for achieving optimal outcomes.
• An interest in or experience with business development activities.

What's on Offer

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Hybrid working model, blending office and remote work.
• Supportive and collaborative team environment.
• Career progression opportunities, with mentorship from experienced leaders.
• Exposure to high-net-worth and complex family law cases.
• The firm embraces flexibility and is open to discussing alternative working arrangements to accommodate individual needs.

How to Apply

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated family lawyer to further their career within a dynamic, human-first firm.
Interested candidates should submit their CVs .