Overview

Life in many law firms can mean long hours, undue pressure, and little balance, but not at Hedges. As an employee-owned firm, we put people first, creating a supportive culture where wellbeing and collaboration sit alongside excellence. Join us as Head of Family Team, and you’ll find your expertise valued, your growth encouraged, and your career thriving without sacrificing what matters most.

We transformed the outdated model of legal services by putting ownership in the hands of those who deliver them. At Hedges Law, every case, every client and every decision is powered by people who are personally invested in long-term success. As one of the first legal firms in the UK to become employee owned, you will be part of this exclusive club and literally own this success.

From day one you will be:

• A share of the business (with NO buy-in)
• Empowered (everyone really does have a voice)
• Valued
• Challenged by high-quality work for HNW clients
• Set-off at the right pace
• Nurtured and developed
• Accelerated (faster career progression)
• Paid what you are worth, faster than you can in your current gig

The Role at a Glance

Head of Team, Family Solicitor
Location: Wallingford/Oxford/Chipping Norton / hybrid
Salary: £85,000 - £90,000 Base + Bonus, Company Profit Share & Extensive Benefits
Reporting to: Directors

Your Skills & Responsibilities

Best-in-class Family-Law advice with professional support to the team members and delivering legal services to our high net worth clients. The role includes advising on all family-related matters, including divorce and separation, children disputes, financial remedy claims, pre- and post-nuptial settlements, domestic violence, cohabitation matters, ToLATA claims, surrogacy and adoption, etc.

About You

• Qualified Solicitor with significant legal experience and a high level of proven competency in the family law field. Specifically, experience in high net worth financial remedy claims and contested proceedings is essential.
• A solid billing history & clean claims record
• Ability to deliver high quality legal services with outstanding client care
• Extremely organized and possess great time management skills
• Warm & personable
• Always seeking continued learning and self-development
• Excellent IT skills and a strong desire to learn new ways of working
• Positive, optimistic, hardworking and can-do attitude
• Able to embrace teamwork and help colleagues
• Professional in appearance
• Ability to contribute to marketing and business growth

What Hedgeholders Love

• People-focused culture that empowers you to LOVE work
• A supportive team
• Best-in-class tech (Actionstep) to make your life easier
• Career growth without barriers
• Interesting, creative, affluent and high net-worth clients
• Hand-built invested team who win and succeed together
• City-quality legal work in Oxfordshire & the Cotswolds
• 25/28 days annual leave plus statutory holidays dependent on position
• Life Insurance
• Flu vouchers
• Company pension
• Profit sharing (Employee Ownership)
• Salary sacrifice
• Paperless technology
• Coaching and personal development
• Culture: inspiring working environment with people-focused culture
• High pedigree team

At Hedges, this isn’t just another role – it’s your opportunity to lead, to shape, and to truly own your future. We’ve reimagined what a career in law can look like: where excellence is matched with balance, where ambition meets genuine reward, and where your voice carries real weight. If you’re ready to escape the limits of traditional firms and step into a culture that champions innovation, ownership, and people-first values, then your next chapter starts here.

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