Vacancies

Family Law Solicitor or Legal Executive [2-7 Years PQE]

Flexible part (3 days a week) or full-time appointment based either at our Oldham or Todmorden office (but with occasional travel to our other offices).

Some home working is a possibility/negotiable after successful completion of a probationary period.

An excellent opportunity for someone to join a busy/respected team to develop confidence & experience in a broad caseload of family cases (no care or legal aid) with a bias towards private law children work.

The successful candidate will work directly with the Partner in charge of the Family Team, Rhona Royle. We also have an apprentice solicitor in the team.

Essentials

  1. A solid background in private family law work (children/finances/cohabitation)
  2. Excellent client care skills, good time management and organisational skills.
  3. A team player.
  4. An enthusiasm for advocacy.
  5. Willingness to participate in business development opportunities.
  6. Commitment to abide by the Resolution Code of Conduct.

Desirable

  1. The confidence to conduct some initial court appointments.
  2. Applications from those based in/with contacts in the Oldham/Saddleworth/Calder Valley/Manchester areas particularly welcome.
  3. Applications from men welcomed to diversify the team.
  4. Self sufficiency in typing (but secretarial support available).
  5. Commercial awareness of billing and fee collection.

Salary- market rate (based on level of experience) plus performance related bonus plus referral rewards.

Proposed start date early August 2024.

Please use “apply now” button below if you would like to be considered for a role.

Commercial Solicitors

We are always interested to hear from Commercial Solicitors, particularly those who have a following.

We are a business and private client orientated legal firm, and our Commercial Department is a core part of our business. Whilst there is no specific vacancy at the moment, an established Commercial Solicitor who can bring work with them via an existing client base, will be considered.

Please use the ‘Apply Now’ button below if you would like to be considered for a role.

CONVEYANCER

Full-time appointment based at our Oldham office (but with occasional travel to our other offices).

Some home working is a possibility/negotiable after successful completion of a probationary period.

An excellent opportunity for someone to join a busy/respected team to develop confidence & experience in a broad variety of Conveyancing caseload.  This role also comes with the potential to expand and grow within the firm.

The successful candidate will be a lead conveyancer and manage a varied caseload that includes freehold and leasehold sales, purchases, remortgages as well as be confident dealing with new build and shared ownership properties.

 

The ideal candidate will have significant experience dealing with all types of residential transaction.

The successful candidate will work directly with the Conveyancing Team and report to senior solicitor in the team.

Essentials

  1. A solid background in conveyancing transactions and conversant with land law.
  2. Excellent client care skills, good time management and organisational skills.
  3. A team player.
  4. An enthusiasm for pushing transactions to completion as swiftly as possible ensuring good client service skills.
  5. Willingness to participate in business development opportunities.
  6. Commitment to abide by the Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS), SRA and AML Regulations.

Desirable

  1. Applications from those based in/with contacts in the Oldham/Saddleworth/Calder Valley/Manchester areas particularly welcome.
  2. Self-sufficiency in typing (but secretarial support available).
  3. Commercial awareness of billing and fee collection.

Salary- market rate (based on level of experience) plus performance related bonus plus referral rewards.

Proposed start ASAP.