Family Court Lawyer

• Locations

  Sheffield, South Yorkshire

• Salary

  £45000 - £48000 per annum

• Sector

  Finance, Procurement & Legal, Legal Professional

• Type

  Permanent

Morgan Hunt are currently working with a Healthcare Regulatory Body in their search for a Family Court Lawyer to support the legal team and wider organisation with the use and disclosure of information from Family Court proceedings in its regulatory processes.

This role will involve ensuring that the organisation continues to obtain and use this information appropriately and in accordance with the law. This role will also involve supporting the fitness to practise and registration teams more broadly, to ensure that regulatory processes are otherwise compliant with any legal restrictions regarding the use of Family Court information.

This role will sit within the in-house legal team, who provide legal advice on both broader regulatory law and business support matters, in order to share experience and learning. While the role will focus on the use of Family Court information, there will also be opportunities to become involved in other projects relating to the regulatory functions and to participate in the work of the wider legal team.

The perfect candidate will have appropriate qualifications and experience as a solicitor, barrister or Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives. You must be registered with or be eligible to immediately join the SRA’s solicitors’ register, BSB Barristers’ Register, CILEX Authorised Practitioners’ Directory (with litigation and advocacy rights in the Family Court).

You will have experience of advising on family law and conducting Family Court litigation as well as a willingness to learn the law in relation to professional regulation and court of protection. You will have strong legal analytical and judgement skills, experience of managing caseloads, as well as the ability to analyse complex issues and present legally sound and focused advice.

Job Title: Family Court Lawyer

Location: Hybrid (Sheffield) (1-2 times in the office per fortnight)

Hourly Rate: £45,000 – £48,000

Job Type: Permanent

Hours: Full-Time (37 hours per week)

Key Responsibilities

• Provide advice regarding obtaining, using and further communicating Family Court information within our regulatory processes. (there may also be opportunities to become involved in High Court litigation)
• Make applications to, and conduct litigation within, the Family Court where appropriate, allowing us to obtain, use and further communicate Family Court information within our regulatory processes (there will also be opportunities to represent the organisation in respect of these applications before the Family Court)
• Improve and maintain our internal processes for the handling of Family Court information
• Support the development of the legal team’s own knowledge and experience of family law (for example through training and peer review)
• Ensure that our decisions are legally robust by identifying legal risks early and working with other teams to ensure that those risks are managed appropriately
• Provide regulatory and other legal advice to our regulatory teams, particularly the fitness to practise and registration teams
• Provide advice on internal policies, procedures and processes to ensure legal compliance and participate in project teams and working groups as necessary.
• Develop strong relationships throughout the organisation (and particularly with our fitness to practise teams), using your legal expertise and knowledge to provide solutions-focused support
• Support the legal team to deliver the organisation’s business plan (which will be reflected in each lawyer’s objectives), including the delivery of training and legal awareness.

Person Specification

• Appropriate qualifications and experience as a solicitor, barrister or Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives. You must be registered with or be eligible to immediately join the SRA’s solicitors’ register, BSB Barristers’ Register, CILEX Authorised Practitioners’ Directory (with litigation and advocacy rights in the Family Court)
• Experience of advising on family law and conducting Family Court litigation
• Experience of or a willingness to learn the law relating to professional regulation and the Court of Protection
• Strong legal analytical skills and judgement and experience of managing caseloads, with the ability to analyse complex issues and present legally sound and focused advice.
• Excellent written communication skills, ability to draft clear and comprehensive advice and to present information on complex issues clearly and succinctly for a range of different audiences
• The ability to work cross-organisationally, working well with others and responding positively, creatively and supportively to a variety of colleagues while maintaining high and consistent standards

Please contact to find out more information regarding this fantastic opportunity for a Family Court Lawyer.

Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer. Job suitability is assessed on merit in accordance with the individual’s skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.