Family Lawyer, Cardiff/Newport

Overview

In this role, you will handle a varied family law caseload across Newport and/or Cardiff, including private and legal aid matters. You will build and maintain client relationships while contributing as a fee earner within a collaborative family law team. The position offers a competitive salary, career progression, and a supportive environment handling high-quality work. This is an engaging opportunity to shape outcomes in divorce, financial remedy, children matters, and related agreements within a respected firm.

Pay / Benefits

• competitive salary
• career progression opportunities
• fantastic working environment

Responsibilities

• Manage private and legal aid family law caseloads
• Advise and represent clients in divorce, financial remedy, and children matters
• Draft and negotiate cohabitation/separation agreements and nuptial agreements
• Build and maintain strong client relationships and support business development
• Collaborate with the family law team to deliver high-quality service
• Ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements across cases
• Support fee-earning activities and contribute to case strategy and planning

Key requirements

• Qualified Solicitor or Legal Executive or equivalent
• Experience in private and legal aid family law caseloads
• Knowledge of divorce, financial remedy, and children matters
• Ability to build client relationships and work within a team

• Client-focused
• Strong communication
• Relationship-building
• Family law expertise
• Legal aid procedures
• Case management

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