Family Solicitor
ENL Legal · Sunderland, Tyne and Wear
Family Solicitor at ENL Legal, based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, paying £45,000 per annum. This is a permanent role.
- Salary
- £45,000 per annum
- Location
- Sunderland, Tyne and Wear
- Contract
- Permanent
- Posted
- 4 days ago
- Closes
- 25 Oct 2026
- Sector
- Solicitor
34% below the typical rate for solicitor
Reference 215305493
About the role
Family Solicitor, 1+ Years PQE, Sunderland, c£45,000 DOE - An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Family Solicitor to join a highly regarded and award-winning law firm. JOB REF: 5493.
THE ROLE:
• You will be responsible for a varied caseload of privately funded family matters, advising clients on divorce, financial remedy, private children matters, cohabitation disputes, pre- and post-nuptial agreements and related family law issues.
• Working within a supportive team, you will build strong client relationships whilst delivering practical, sensitive and commercially focused advice.
SKILLS REQUIRED:
• Applications are sought from Family Solicitors with a minimum of 1 years’ PQE managing a privately funded family caseload.
• The firm is keen to hear from candidates who are committed to delivering exceptional client care and building lasting client relationships.
• You will possess excellent communication and drafting skills, a proactive approach to your work and the ambition to continue developing your career within a collaborative and supportive environment.
• Experience across both financial remedy and children matters would be advantageous.
ON OFFER:
• Competitive remuneration package
• Genuine career progression
• Flexible working arrangements.
HOW TO APPLY:
Contact Teagan Portas at eNL on [phone removed] / [phone removed] or email [email removed] with your CV, or simply call for a confidential discussion.
eNL will never share your CV with a third party without your express permission. As part of our candidate care process, we aim to respond to all applications in 7 days. If you have not been contacted within this timescale, your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note our advertisements use PQE/salary levels purely as a guide.
At eNL we value diversity and inclusion. We want to attract people at all levels and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates whatever your ethnicity, religion, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or any characteristics protected by law in the jurisdictions in which we operate.
THE ROLE:
• You will be responsible for a varied caseload of privately funded family matters, advising clients on divorce, financial remedy, private children matters, cohabitation disputes, pre- and post-nuptial agreements and related family law issues.
• Working within a supportive team, you will build strong client relationships whilst delivering practical, sensitive and commercially focused advice.
SKILLS REQUIRED:
• Applications are sought from Family Solicitors with a minimum of 1 years’ PQE managing a privately funded family caseload.
• The firm is keen to hear from candidates who are committed to delivering exceptional client care and building lasting client relationships.
• You will possess excellent communication and drafting skills, a proactive approach to your work and the ambition to continue developing your career within a collaborative and supportive environment.
• Experience across both financial remedy and children matters would be advantageous.
ON OFFER:
• Competitive remuneration package
• Genuine career progression
• Flexible working arrangements.
HOW TO APPLY:
Contact Teagan Portas at eNL on [phone removed] / [phone removed] or email [email removed] with your CV, or simply call for a confidential discussion.
eNL will never share your CV with a third party without your express permission. As part of our candidate care process, we aim to respond to all applications in 7 days. If you have not been contacted within this timescale, your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note our advertisements use PQE/salary levels purely as a guide.
At eNL we value diversity and inclusion. We want to attract people at all levels and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates whatever your ethnicity, religion, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or any characteristics protected by law in the jurisdictions in which we operate.
Reference: 215305493 · Posted 4 days ago · Closes 25 Oct 2026 · Listed via ENL Legal
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