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As part of our continued growth EMG Solicitors are seeking to appoint a Solicitor to work within the Family team based at our Gosforth (Newcastle Upon Tyne) office and proactively manage a caseload for the department.

At EMG Solicitors we believe in equality. Our passion is not only in providing exemplary legal services but also in making a meaningful contribution to our community and the charitable causes we support. We pride ourselves on delivering excellence and we have a culture of honesty and transparency in how we work, both with each other and with our clients. We are ambitious, we think big and are pro-active in how we support our clients and each other, but as importantly as all of this we value having fun and being happy.

EMG Solicitors is an award winning Legal 500 Boutique law firm located across the North East and Cumbria. We provide a range of legal advice to both private individuals and businesses across the region and nationally. We provide legal support that our clients require in order to achieve anything from their basic needs to their wildest dreams and everything in between. We specialize in Court of Protection, Deputyships, Family Law, Residential Conveyancing, Commercial Property, Litigation & Disputes and Wills, Trusts & Probate Services.

Key responsibilities include (but are not limited to);

• Conduct of matters on behalf of clients with all due diligence, in particular ensuring excellence in respect of: technical advice, client service and user friendly language.
• Management of support services for oneself.
• Participation in business development and marketing activities whether on a firm wide, departmental and/or office basis.
• Triaging initial client approaches.
• Assisting team members with low-grade fee-earning tasks on existing files.
• Sitting behind Counsel at Trial and other hearings.
• Assisting with EMG own debt recovery e.g. attending hearings if required.
• Record time accurately and in line with chargeable and non-chargeable time targets.
• Agree fees with client in advance of billing, whether by agreeing fixed fees or hourly rates with fee estimate.
• Bill matters promptly and appropriately, seeking to maximise recovery of time spent.
• Collect cash promptly from clients in settlement of bills.

Skills and Experience:

• Law degree (essential)
• 2 years PQE as a Family Solicitor (essential)
• Financial remedy experience (essential)
• Excellent time management and organisational skills.
• Excellent problem solving and research skills.
• Adapts style of communication appropriately when dealing with colleagues and clients.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to handle difficult or demanding clients.
• Able to work individually and part of a team.

Benefits

• Bonus scheme.
• 4% employer pension contribution.
• 25 days holiday plus an additional 3 non-contractual days leave at Christmas.
• LATUS - health and wellbeing platform.
• £50 gift card on your birthday and a late start or early finish.
• £50 gift card at Christmas.
• 5 extra paid days leave on your 5 year anniversary.
• Dearbump by Parent Promise - Maternity Wellbeing platform.
• Beamish museum passes.