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Family Head of Department

Clayton Legal
Posted 9 days ago, valid for 20 days
Location

Chelmsford, Essex CM3 4SX, England

Contract type

Full Time

Retirement Plan

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  • A fantastic opportunity exists for a Head of Family Law to join an established team in Chelmsford due to retirement.
  • The role involves overseeing a team that handles both legally aided and privately funded family matters.
  • Candidates should have prior experience as a Head of Department or in a supervisory role, with a strong interest in management responsibilities.
  • The position offers a competitive salary along with excellent benefits, including flexible working options and continuous professional development opportunities.
  • The firm encourages motivated senior law professionals seeking career growth to apply.
We have a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic Head of Family law  to join our client’s established family law team in Chelmsford. This position is available due to retirement, and the new head of Family will be overseeing a team that works with both Legally Aided and privately funded Family matters. The current team has a Consultant, 2 Solicitors including a trainee, a Paralegal and a Secretary, and the position will suit a Solicitor that has previous Head of Department, or supervisory experience, and who is looking for more involvement and management responsibilities.  The firm offers a raft of excellent benefits including: 
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Eye care support
  • Death in service benefit
  • Compassionate, sick, and maternity leave
  • Mental wellbeing support, including counselling and support groups
  • Financial wellbeing support
  • Pension scheme
  • Reduced costs for legal services
  • Annual Leave: 21 standard working days plus bank holidays AND birthday leave, with increasing entitlement based on length of service
  • Social gatherings and team events
  • Early Friday finish
  • Continuous professional development opportunities
  • Professional Memberships
  • Training opportunities throughout the year via Datalaw
  • Career development and internal promotion opportunities
  • Discounted Legal Services:
  • Wills and conveyancing discounts for staff and their partners
  • 20% discount for family members
Hybrid working may be available to offer flexibility where needed.  If you’re a motivated and senior law professional looking for career growth in a supportive and forward-thinking firm, we’d love to hear from you!

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.