Family Law Paralegal / McKenzie Friend

Family Law Paralegal / McKenzie Friend

Important: You must be based in or around Stoke-on-Trent or Sheffield. We can only consider applicants within reach of our court patch (Manchester, Nottingham, Liverpool, Birmingham, Wrexham, Stoke-on-Trent and Sheffield). Applications from outside this area cannot be considered.

Location: Remote with significant court attendance

Company: Family Law Decisions (a trading name of Lilantir Ltd)

Job type: Freelance / Self-Employed

Pay (OTE): £25,000 to £39,000 per year

Reference: FLD-NW-JUN-2026

About Us

Family Law Decisions is an established McKenzie Friend and paralegal service operating across England and Wales since 2008. We support private individuals through family court proceedings, primarily children matters, injunctions, and financial remedy cases.

The Opportunity

Over the years we have worked with people from all sorts of backgrounds, many with no prior courtroom experience, who have become effective, confident McKenzie Friends within weeks. We are not looking for a finished product. We are looking for someone intelligent, committed, and coachable, who wants real courtroom experience relatively quickly.

We are looking for someone to cover family courts across the North West, Midlands, Yorkshire, and into North Wales. You will handle inbound enquiries throughout England and Wales, convert them to bookings, and attend hearings as a McKenzie Friend. There is no base salary. What there is, is a direct relationship between what you produce and what you earn, with no ceiling on it.

If you have a genuine interest in family law and the attitude to learn fast and work hard, we will give you the training, the support, and the cases to build something real.

The Role

You will handle inbound enquiries from prospective clients by phone and WhatsApp, advise them on their options, quote fees, and convert to bookings. When not on the phone, you will be attending in-person and remote family court hearings as a McKenzie Friend.

We are looking for someone based in or around Stoke-on-Trent or Sheffield, from where you can reach our court patch. You will travel regularly to family courts at Manchester, Nottingham, Liverpool, Birmingham, Wrexham, Stoke-on-Trent, and Sheffield. You will manage your own diary and caseload and invoice weekly.

How You Are Paid

• Sales commission at 20%
• In the early months, where an enquiry falls outside your current knowledge or experience, you pass it to the senior team with the basic groundwork done and receive your full 20% commission on any case that converts
• Court attendance: £75 per half day, £150 per full day
• All travel costs reimbursed in full
• Invoices paid weekly
• OTE £25,000 to £39,000 depending on hearing volume and conversion performance

What We Are Looking For

• A genuine interest in private family law and in helping people through difficult situations
• Willingness to learn Child Arrangements Orders, Non-Molestation Orders, Occupation Orders, Prohibited Steps Orders, Specific Issue Orders, and Financial Remedy proceedings
• Confident, warm, and clear on the phone. You are often the first person a client speaks to at one of the most difficult times of their life
• Self-motivated and able to manage your own time and caseload independently
• Based in or around Stoke-on-Trent or Sheffield and willing to travel regularly to courts at Manchester, Nottingham, Liverpool, Birmingham, Wrexham, Stoke-on-Trent, and Sheffield

A legal background, whether a law degree, CILEX, paralegal experience, or similar, is required. Attitude, intelligence, and commitment matter more than a CV.

Before You Apply

Family Law Decisions are not solicitors, and this role is not a solicitor training contract. We cannot support applications for qualification through this position.

This role is wholly self-employed with no base salary. Your income is commission and hearing fees. We are transparent about this because it matters. You will need to be set up to invoice us as a self-employed contractor. You can work as a sole trader or through your own limited company, whichever you prefer. The screening questions below are not optional. Applications without an answer will not be considered.

Benefits

• Flexitime
• Free travel
• Work from home, except when attending court hearings

Job Type: Freelance

Pay: £25,000.00-£39,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Flexitime
• Free or subsidised travel
• Work from home

Application question(s):

• Application Question: Are you comfortable in a wholly self-employed role with no base salary, earning commission on sales and fixed fees for court attendance, with all travel costs reimbursed?
• Are you willing to attend court 3 times a week as required in any of Stoke-on-Trent, Sheffield, Manchester, Nottingham, Liverpool, Birmingham or Wrexham?

Work Location: Remote