Family - Associate

Clarke Willmott; Bagstone; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Clarke Willmott in Bristol is seeking an ambitious Associate to join our reputable family team. You will handle a broad range of privately funded financial remedy work, private children law and cohabitation disputes for professional clients, high net worth individuals and clients with business interests.

This is an opportunity to progress your legal career within our friendly and progressive family team, with a strong emphasis on client service, technical excellence and business development

Qualifications

• Experience handling complex family law matters including financial remedy and private children cases.
• PQE of at least four years with strong technical and commercial awareness.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills; proactive and team-oriented.

Responsibilities

• Manage complex family law matters including financial remedy and private children.
• Develop and maintain relationships with professional clients and high-net-worth individuals.
• Support business development within the team.

Skills

Family law

Client relationship management

Litigation

Business development

Education

Qualified Lawyer (PQE 4+ years)

Job description

Due to our continued success, we have a new opportunity for an ambitious Associate to join our reputable family team in Bristol.

Vacancy Type: Permanent

Location: Bristol

Role: Qualified Lawyer

All Departments

Our tier 1 ranked team is led by partner Clare Webb and consists of 2 Senior Associates and a Paralegal.

You will have exposure to a broad range of privately funded financial remedy work, private children law and cohabitation disputes. You will work with a client base that comprises professional clients, high net worth individuals and in particular those with business interests and those in the sports and agricultural sectors.

Day to day, you'll be successful in this role by:

• You will have experience of handling complex, high quality family law matters to include both privately funded financial remedy work, private children law and cohabitation disputes.
• Our client base comprises professional clients, high net worth individuals and in particular those with business interests and those in the sports and agricultural sectors.

This is an opportunity for the right candidate to progress their legal career within our highly regarded, friendly and progressive family team.

It is an integral part of this role that you comply with information security and all firm policies and procedures.

This role is right for you if:

• You will be a well-established Lawyer with experience from a leading firm.
• Ideally, you will have at least four years of post-qualification experience.
• You will need to be technically excellent and commercially aware.
• You will need a solid foundation in litigation but also knowledge and awareness of non-court practices.
• You will need a team player with a client focused approach and a keenness to become involved in business development activities within the team, having already established key local professional connections.
• You will have a strong academic background and excellent communication and organisational skills.
• You will be someone who likes to be proactive, and who is flexible working both individually and as part of a team, with minimal supervision, able to manage several different cases and clients effectively.
• Communication will be one of your strong points, both written and oral, and you will be enthusiastic about delivering excellent quality service to our clients.
• We expect you to be able to use your initiative, and be a forward-planner, anticipating our clients' needs in advance wherever possible.

Who we are:

You’ll be joining a national law firm that enjoys a strong reputation, made possible by our exceptional people – each chosen for their industry knowledge and passion for their field. We want to help you to reach your full potential, love the work you do and deliver the best results for our clients. It’s our goal to make you feel great about working with us, and we work hard to cultivate a culture that makes it easy for you to stay with us for many years.

We work flexibly and you’ll be empowered to work where you do your best work, balancing your individual needs with the need for us to engage as teams and deliver excellent client service.

What we can offer you:

• A career at Clarke Willmott will feel different to other law firms.
• We thrive on our individual differences and diversity because as a team, we are united by our shared values and mutual respect.
• Working with us you will feel empowered, valued and free to be yourself in a safe and supportive environment.
• Our mission is to help you realise your full potential whilst maintaining a positive work-life balance.
• We provide a comprehensive learning and development programme and a range of wellbeing initiatives to support your career journey.
• There’s no doubt we expect the best from our people and even the occasional extra mile.
• In return, your dedication and commitment to the continued success of the firm will be rewarded with a comprehensive range of flexible benefits.