Company: Legal Southwest
Location: Newquay
Posted: April 11th, 2026
Are you a Family Solicitor looking to build your career in beautiful Cornwall, combining rewarding client work with an excellent quality of life?
A well-regarded high street practice with offices in Newquay and Wadebridge is seeking a Family Solicitor to join their friendly and dedicated team. You’ll be working closely with the Managing Partner, a highly experienced family law specialist, providing valuable support while developing your own caseload.
This is an excellent opportunity for a solicitor who enjoys client contact, advocacy, and variety, and who is passionate about helping families navigate sensitive and complex issues.
You’ll manage a broad range of family law matters, including:
Public and private children law
Divorce and separation
Financial remedy cases
Domestic abuse and injunction proceedings
Legal Aid and privately funded matters
The firm undertakes Legal Aid family work, but there is also strong potential to develop and grow private family and children law instructions, with full support from the management team.
Qualified Solicitor (ideally 2+ years PQE) with experience in family law
Confident managing a mixed caseload of public and private matters
Able to handle advocacy and build strong client relationships
Keen to develop private client work alongside Legal Aid work
Passionate about delivering a high level of service within a supportive, community-focused practice
Opportunity to work alongside an experienced family law specialist
Supportive, down-to-earth team environment
Varied and meaningful workload
Strong potential for career progression
Beautiful coastal location with excellent work-life balance
If you’re looking to make a real impact in a friendly, professional firm and enjoy life by the sea, this could be the perfect next step in your family law career.
Please get in touch if you would like more information about this role or send your CV via the form below in complete confidence and we will get back to you.
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