Senior Family Solicitor – Family Law (Hybrid)

About the role

Yolk Recruitment is supporting a highly regarded specialist family law practice with the recruitment of a Senior Family Solicitor to join its established South West team. This role offers senior family lawyers extensive Legal Aid and children law experience, greater flexibility, high‑quality work and an important role within a supportive and growing team.

Key responsibilities

• Manage public law children matters and represent parents, family members and children in care proceedings.
• Represent children in Rule 16.4 proceedings and take instructions from competent children where appropriate.
• Conduct own advocacy and attend court hearings predominantly across the South West.
• Handle Legal Aid children law matters alongside opportunities to undertake private children work.
• Supervise and support fellow fee earners, trainees and junior members of the family law team.

Required profile

• 10+ years' PQE as a Family Solicitor or Chartered Legal Executive with family practice rights in litigation and advocacy.
• Significant experience handling Legal Aid children law and public law care proceedings.
• Accreditation through the Children Panel or Resolution.
• Strong advocacy, client care and communication skills, particularly when supporting vulnerable clients.
• Experience using CCMS and the HMCTS portal, with confidence working within a modern, paperless legal environment.

Required skills

• CCMS
• HMCTS portal

What we offer

• Salary of up to £75,000 per annum, dependent on experience.
• Hybrid working across the South West.
• Full‑time, part‑time and flexible working options.
• 25‑30 days' annual leave depending on experience, plus bank holidays.
• Opportunities to progress into supervision and team leader positions.
• Supportive and collaborative specialist family law environment.
• Modern systems, technology and working practices.
• Opportunity to undertake meaningful Legal Aid work and support vulnerable individuals and families.