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

Package

 We offer a competitive and negotiable remuneration package, flexible working options, and the chance to shape your own role within a thriving, supportive firm with a strong reputation in family law.

Overview

 We are seeking an experienced Family Law Solicitor or Chartered Legal Executive, ideally with at least 5 years’ PQE (although strong candidates with less experience will also be considered). You should have solid experience across a wide range of private family law matters, along with a proactive, confident approach and enthusiasm for developing client relationships and growing the practice. Advocacy experience is desirable.

Why join us?

 You will have:

  • Genuine responsibility and autonomy: You will be the most senior family fee-earner in Trowbridge, managing your own caseload and developing the department’s presence in the area.
  • Career progression: This is a great opportunity to enhance your profile, gradually build a team, and influence the future direction of the department. We actively support career development and advancement for those interested.
  • Work–life balance you can rely on: We take pride in our culture that prioritises flexibility and wellbeing. We provide excellent hybrid working arrangements, allowing you to organise your week in a way that suits you and your clients.
  • Strong team support: You will have your own dedicated secretary (4 days a week), two highly experienced family paralegals, and easy access to senior colleagues (two partners and an associate) based in Swindon and Bath for collaboration and guidance.
  • High-quality work: You will manage a varied and interesting caseload, including divorce, privately funded financial remedy work, unmarried couple disputes, separation agreements, injunctions, and private children proceedings. You will also have the opportunity to work with medium to high-net-worth clients.
  • Business development potential: If you have a client following or are eager to expand your network, you will have the platform and support to achieve this.

About us

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

Our teams work successfully together to provide an excellent 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 to do so.