Associate Solicitor

Michelmores LLP; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK law firm is seeking a Family Law Associate to join their prestigious team in Westminster. This role involves representing high-profile clients in family law cases, focusing on financial remedy proceedings and complex children matters. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 1-3 years PQE in family law and strong interpersonal skills. Emphasizing a collaborative approach, the firm values creative legal solutions and encourages professional development in a flexible work environment.

Qualifications

• 1-3 PQE in family law with experience in complex financial cases.
• Willingness to support partners in various teams.
• Ability to communicate effectively with clients.

Responsibilities

• Represent high-net-worth clients in family law matters.
• Manage cases involving contested financial proceedings.
• Advise individuals on wealth protection across life stages.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Business development and marketing

Organisational skills

Communication under pressure

Job description

Qualifications

• 1-3 PQE in family law (experience with HNW / UNHW clients, complex financial remedy proceedings and complex children cases desired)
• An enthusiasm to master business development and marketing in tandem with legal expertise
• Strong interpersonal skills, building rapport with colleagues and clients at all levels
• A pro‑active, professional, and collaborative approach to work with a willingness to support partners in other teams and offices
• Excellent organisational skills, with demonstrable examples of multi‑tasking, managing competing priorities and use of initiative to work towards objectives or career goals
• The ability to communicate well under pressure and be a positive role model

Responsibilities

The role will involve working closely alongside partners and other senior team members, representing a variety of high‑profile, high net‑worth and international clients in cutting‑edge family law matters, from nuptial agreements and wealth‑protection matters to tricky contested financial‑remedy proceedings, cohabitation cases, complex children law matters and domestic‑abuse injunctions.

Why this team?

The team is led by one of the leading international family law experts in the UK, Daniel Eames, ably‑supported by award‑winning up‑and‑coming partners Sarah Green, Felicity Chapman and Pippa Allsop. This is a unique opportunity to work alongside Daniel on his international cases, a number of which have been reported and / or involve novel points of law. Our top‑tier team achieves creative, family‑focused solutions, always acting with the utmost discretion and sensitivity. Our work is exciting, challenging and often at the forefront of developments in family law, nationally and internationally.

We regularly advise international high‑net‑worth, ultra‑high‑net‑worth and high‑profile individuals around the world, entrepreneurs, professionals and their family members, in some of the most complex family law cases in the UK. We are known for specialising in tricky international cases, and cases that are particularly financially and emotionally complex. We support individuals and their family members at all stages of life, with a particular focus on wealth protection, not only in connection with divorce or separation but also at other key life stages, including cohabitation, birth of children and marriage. Our lawyers are all members of Resolution, the family‑law membership organisation committed to resolving family matters in a co‑operative way. The team is recognised by industry professionals and is highly rated in Chambers High Net Worth Guide, Chambers UK, Legal 500 and Spears.

Why Michelmores?

Michelmores is the destination law firm for the ambitious, the imaginative and the distinctive. We help enterprises and individuals navigate change to find a positive future. We are a flexible, friendly and inclusive organisation with an equally clear focus on fresh thinking as we have on growth and success. We value and nurture our people's potential and inspiration and give them a creative, open and collaborative environment in which to develop a career and succeed.

We believe that whatever your legal experience, you'll find Michelmores different. From day one we encourage our people to forge relationships and expand their understanding and knowledge of areas that interest them – developing an understanding of commercial challenges and opportunities, rather than just knowing the law. We nurture creative and commercial thinking to help in your long‑term career success – it mirrors our approach to ensuring the very best outcomes for our clients too.

Finally, our culture really is something special to us. At Michelmores we take pride in how we all work together, whatever our role or seniority, and you'll really grow and thrive because we encourage people to develop in areas that excite them or make them different. That's how we nurture the brightest and best lawyers.

How do we work?

We take a flexible, agile approach to working patterns. As a team we agree together on the best working arrangements that will enable each of us to provide exceptional client service, to collaborate and connect with colleagues, and to achieve the right home / work balance. As a Firm we are committed to supporting our people across all levels to achieve the balance they need. We are open to talking about flexible working and empower any candidate to put forward a flexible working pattern to meet their needs.

This is a great opportunity to join a Firm which believes potential, inspiration, and teamwork should be valued and nurtured. We work hard to create and sustain an open and collaborative environment. We embrace change and constantly evolve to meet our people's diverse needs, in the same way that we help our clients to navigate and stay ahead of developments, to move forward together.