Marilyn Stowe Blog

Stowe Family Law wants YOU

Our offices in Yorkshire and Cheshire are busier than ever and our newest office, off High Holborn, is set to open early next year.  We are looking for senior solicitors to join our teams in all these locations and, since I know that plenty of lawyers read this blog, I thought that it would be a great place to start!

Our locations

I have written before about how blessed I feel to live in such a beautiful part of the world, and how much I enjoy beginning every week with my drive into Harrogate. The town is at the gateway to the Yorkshire Dales and our Harrogate office (above) is the town’s former courthouse. It is a gorgeous old building in the town centre.

Our office in Hale, meanwhile, is the Camellia Building on Oxford Road. Stowe Family Law expanded into Cheshire after we observed that increased numbers of clients were flying into Manchester Airport and then making the trip across the Pennines so that they could see us. Our Cheshire office opened in 2008 and quickly became popular with clients from Hale, Altrincham, Manchester and beyond.

As for London: we are on track to open our Fulwood Place office in early 2011, and we are looking forward to it.

Our firm

Stowe Family Law is featured in Chambers and the Legal 500, and much of our work is national and international. Hands-on and hectic, it requires high levels of skill and dedication. Our clients range from homemakers to politicians, showbiz personalities and business leaders. Our fee earners travel frequently between our offices, seeing clients and making use of the courts in each area, and often litigate in London.

Unusually for a family law firm, Stowe Family Law has an in-house forensic accountancy team. Our forensic accountants can provide immediate advice about the likely scale and nature of a case, saving our clients substantial amounts of time and money.

We also like to “give back” to our local communities, taking on pro bono cases and running free legal advice clinics. These have proved popular.

Our ideal candidates

We are looking for qualified solicitors who have excellent negotiation skills and demonstrable track records in complex asset cases.

We already offer collaborative family law at all our offices and we intend to extend our alternative dispute resolution services imminently, so training in mediation would be an advantage.

Membership of an advanced accreditation system is desirable.

For the right candidates, we can offer immediate partnership with excellent accompanying packages.

Finally, we are also interested in hearing from barristers who are considering a change of direction.

Get in touch

If you are interested, pleased contact our chief executive, Andrew Williams, on 01423 532600 or chiefexecutive@stowefamilylaw.co.uk for further information.

We work hard but we are a happy, friendly bunch and we will be pleased to welcome new lawyers to our busy team.