Job Description – Family Law Solicitor/CILEX (ideally 5 years+ PQE)

Contact: recruitment@blbsolicitors.co.uk

Job Title

 Family Law Solicitor/CILEX

Department

 Family Law

Location

 Trowbridge

Reporting to

 Head of Family Law

Working with

 Lawyers, Support Staff, Legal Assistants and Central Support Teams

Contract

 Full-time or part-time

Overview

 A senior family role with genuine autonomy, influence and progression

Are you an experienced Family Lawyer ready to take the next step in your career within our growing team?

We are looking for an experienced and ambitious Family Solicitor or Legal Executive to lead our highly regarded team in Trowbridge. This is a rare opportunity to continue to grow a strong team, backed by the strength and reputation of a progressive, well-established firm.

Why join us?

 You will have:

  • Genuine responsibility and autonomy – You’ll be the most senior family fee-earner in Trowbridge, managing your own caseload and with the opportunity to shape and grow the department’s presence in the area. You’ll have the backing, infrastructure and reputation of a well-established firm, with the freedom to develop in a way that reflects your strengths and interests.
  • Career progression – This is an excellent opportunity to raise your profile, build a team over time, and shape the department’s future direction. For the right person, this role offers a genuine pathway to partnership. We actively support senior lawyers who want to build something and be recognised for it.
  • Work–life balance you can count on – We’re proud of our culture that prioritises flexibility and wellbeing. We offer excellent hybrid working arrangements, enabling you to structure your week in a way that works for you and your clients.
  • Strong team support – You’ll have your own dedicated secretary (4 days a week), a highly experienced family paralegal, and easy access to senior colleagues (two partners) based in Swindon and Bath for collaboration and guidance.
  • High-quality work – You’ll manage a varied and interesting caseload, including divorce, privately funded financial remedy work, unmarried couple disputes, separation agreements, injunctions, and private children proceedings, including work for medium to high net worth clients.
  • Business development potential – Whether you have a client following or the ambition to build one, you’ll have the platform and support to do so.

About you
  • A qualified Solicitor or Legal Executive with solid experience in a broad range of private family law matters
  • Ideally with 5+ years’ PQE (although we are open to exceptional candidates with less)
  • Confident, pragmatic and client-focused
  • Advocacy experience is desirable, but not essential
  • Proactive enthusiasm for building client relationships and playing a visible role in the growth of a department.

Package

 We offer a competitive, negotiable remuneration package, flexible working options, and the chance to shape your own role within a thriving, supportive firm that values quality, balance, and long-term careers.

If you’re looking for a role where your expertise is valued, your ideas are welcome, and your work life is both sustainable and rewarding, we would love to hear from you.

To apply or find out more, please get in touch in confidence.

About us

 BLB is proud to offer a friendly, supportive and collaborative working environment. We believe our people are the most important part of our business, and we work hard to ensure our colleagues feel valued, encouraged, and inspired.

Our teams work successfully together to deliver an outstanding level of client care, but we never forget to enjoy our work as well as producing exceptional results for our clients. We expect hard work and commitment, but, in turn, we invest in ensuring our colleagues can develop themselves and their careers however they wish.