Overview

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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 to have your expertise valued, your growth encouraged, and your career thriving without sacrificing what matters most.

From day one you will be:

• A share of the business (with NO buy-in)
• Empowered (everyone really does have a voice)
• 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

Plus Bonus, Company Profit Share & Extensive Benefits

Reporting to: Directors

Your Skills

Your Skills: Best-in-class Family-Law advice. Professional support to the team members and delivering legal services to our high net worth clients. The legal role will involve 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, domestic violence, 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 the high net worth financial remedy claims and contested proceedings is essential.
• A solid billing history & clean claims record
• Able to deliver high quality legal services with outstanding client care
• Extremely organised and possess great time management skills
• Warm & personable
• Always seeking continued learning and self-development
• Excellent IT skills and have strong desire to learn new ways of working
• Positive, optimistic, hardworking and possess a can-do attitude
• Able to embrace team working and have a keenness to help colleagues
• Ability to contribute to marketing and business growth

Loved by other ‘Hedgeholders’

• People-focused culture that empowers you to LOVE work
• Best-in-class tech (Actionstep) to make your life easier
• Career growth without barriers
• An incredible eclectic mix of Interesting, creative, affluent and uber-successful HNW clients
• Hand-built invested team who win and succeed together
• City-quality legal work set against the backdrop of Oxfordshire & the Cotswolds
• 25/28 days annual leave plus statutory holidays dependent on position
• Company pension
• Salary Sacrifice
• Paperless Technology: to make your life easier
• 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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Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Legal

Industries

• Legal Services