Vacancies

We’re looking for Moore! We’re on the look-out for another family law solicitor to join our growing practice in the heart of Skipton.

Founded by Fiona Moore in 2013, Moore Family Law has been busy helping dales families to traverse the difficult terrain of separation and divorce for more than a decade.

Family law is a specialist area of the legal profession requiring a particular blend of empathy paired with professional qualifications. Clients coming to our practice are often going through considerable emotional trauma and it’s our job to present them with options then prepare a path for them to transition to a better place.

We work with our clients to handle all the necessary legal steps to disentangling a relationship: divorce and all its ramifications. We handle the fair distribution of assets and pensions ensuring short and long term financial stability for our clients.

Most importantly we work to minimise the impact of separation on children. Their welfare is paramount and we assist with issues ranging from living and visiting arrangements through to financial maintenance for their upbringing.

Another string to our bow is that we are the only legal practice in the Dales area to offer a mediation service. As an accredited mediator I receive mediation referrals from other professionals as well as direct from new clients. Couples looking for this service are invited to attend joint meetings which are not counselling or marriage guidance, simply impartial help to find workable comprise and solutions objectively without emotional heat or bias. We cannot go onto represent someone if I have acted as their mediator.

We offer our clients meetings in person and on online platforms such as Zoom and Teams and the role is office based in a lovely C19th century building on Rectory Lane in the centre of Skipton, an attractive and busy market town with plenty to offer.

Skipton is fast becoming unusual in that it retains its own magistrates’ court, where many have closed. The distances required to travel to another court saved Skipton from closure when local MP Julian Smith highlighted that travelling from Bentham to Harrogate or Bradford court appointments was not actually viable in time on public transport. Skipton Court’s reprieve represents a huge benefit to solicitors working here in the town and our clients.

Commuting to- or from – the bright lights is easy as Skipton has a direct line into Leeds taking only 45 minutes. Currently our paralegal, who came from London, commutes daily from Leeds and loves the scenic run as a relaxing chance to ease in and out of the working day.

Due to a member of our team retriring, we’re looking to bring another qualified family lawyer on board at Moore Family Law to join us in carrying out this sensitive work. Applicants with all levels of post-qualification experience are welcome for full time or part-time roles as we offer a rewarding and nurturing environment for those at the start of their career and a relaxed, friendly team of colleagues for more senior solicitors.