Solicitor

Our Private Client group is based in our Chesham Office. The Group Head for Private Client is Gillian Outram.

Family team

IBB’s family team covers a range of privately funded work representing clients on marital breakdown issues covering divorce, financial remedy, private children’s issues and pre and post nuptial agreements. The team is led by one partner, Amanda Melton, with a Consultant, four solicitors (in addition to this vacancy), and supported by a team of Legal Administrators.

Divorce or separation is a traumatic enough experience for parents and children. Don't let the legal side make things worse.

Our family lawyers are experts in their field: two are members of the Law Society Family Panel and the Law Society Children’s Panel. All members of the team belong to Resolution (formerly the Solicitors Family Law Association).  The team is highly regarded in its area by the leading independent legal directories and is described as “fielding a consistently high standard of lawyers’” (The Legal 500).

We have offices in Buckinghamshire and West London and can meet you at a location convenient to you, and can even arrange to visit you at your home. We charge at competitive rates and provide estimates for you throughout your case.

The wider Private Client group is recognised as a regional heavyweight and includes a specialist Estate Planning team, and a specialist High Net Worth Residential Property team both headed by partners.

• This role is to provide assistance and support to the team leader (partner), consultant and the team of solicitors in the Family team.  At an operational level this role will be about working as an assistant solicitor supporting the current team of fee earners in managing the smooth running of their matrimonial law case load. If you are an experienced, pro-active and ambitious family solicitor who wants to join a thriving and well-respected team in  one of the leading top tier firms practicing in the South East, IBB Solicitors wants to hear from you. 

• It is essential that you are able to manage the full range of privately funded work representing clients on matters including marital breakdown issues covering divorce, financial remedy, mediation, collaborative law, private children’s issues and pre and post nuptial agreements. 

• The role is to start immediately.

• Find out more by contacting Ali Williams, Head of HR on 01895 207233 ali.williams@ibblaw.co.uk

• Applications via recruitment agencies will not be accepted.

• Provide a high quality legal service to clients of the firm to include processing new and existing instructions covering all aspects of private law family work.

• Contribute to the operations of the team by: managing personal billing and administration processes in line with team procedures; taking responsibility for delegating work to the paralegal(s) where appropriate; providing support for others in the team where appropriate; managing personal billing and disbursements and working on ad hoc projects as and when required, such as helping to develop a fixed fee offering to clients of lower means.

• Develop your own personal reputation and team/firm reputation for providing a top quality specialist service by joining in on PR initiatives, supporting IBB/team/group events, article writing, joining relevant associations and seeking out positions of responsibility to support your personal and team ambitions.

• Develop your organisational and interpersonal skills so that: work is prioritised and progressed; you demonstrate a balance of working on your own initiative and seeking advice or guidance; your supervisor is aware of your workload and specific issues which arise on your matters and you maintain a flexible and proactive approach to work.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level (with a 2:1 or above) with a strong LPC pass or equivalent and hold a current unencumbered practising certificate from the SRA.

Skills and Experience

• Good technical grounding in this area of law.

• 1 – 3 years post qualification (indicative) experience in family law work.

• A passion for this practice area.

• Flexible with the ability to work to tight deadlines whilst maintaining the highest quality standards and attention to details.

• IT literate and self-sufficient in using document management systems, MS Office and the internet as a business tool.

• Any following/ local connections (an advantage).

Competitive