Family Associate/Senior Associate

Thrings; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A successful law firm is seeking an Associate or Senior Associate for their Family team in Bath or Bristol. This role involves managing privately funded family law cases and providing expert client advice. Candidates should have a minimum of 3 years PQE, a Law Degree, and strong communication and organisational skills. The firm offers a hybrid working model and flexible benefits that support personal and family needs.

Benefits

Private Medical Insurance

Life Insurance

Health Cashplan

Flexible benefits

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years PQE.
• Demonstration of competency at 2:1 level or above.

Responsibilities

• Manage a variety of privately funded work, including finances on divorce and children matters.
• Provide expert advice to clients in your area of specialism.
• Handle files effectively under supervision.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Organisational skills

IT skills

Business acumen

Ability to develop business

Team player

Education

Law Degree or equivalent qualification

Minimum 2:1 degree or equivalent competency

Job description

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We are Thrings; a successful full‑service law firm with sector expertise in Agriculture, Banking & Finance, Development of Land, Private Client and Business Growth across a number of practice areas dealing with high quality work. We are proud to be ranked in many areas by the Legal 500 and Chambers, due to our client‑centric approach.

Our welcoming and inclusive culture provides an attractive place to work, including the valuable benefit of hybrid working.

About the role

We're seeking an Associate or Senior Associate for our Family team in our Bath or Bristol office, to join our ambitious and growing family team who are recognised in Chambers and Legal 500. They are active members of Resolution on a regional and National basis and have a strong presence across the South West and beyond.

Day to day, you will have a varied caseload, including:

• A variety of privately funded work, in particular finances on divorce, children matters, and assisting unmarried couples
• Providing a first‑class service to clients through effective handling of their files (under supervision as appropriate)
• Providing expert advice to clients in accordance with your technical area of specialism

Whilst this role is based in Bath/Bristol there will be the opportunity for you to work with other fee earners based at our other offices.

About you

We're extremely proud of the relationship we've built with our clients and referrers, being recognised as their trusted legal partner. It's important to us that you have the right blend of skills to service their needs and develop new relationships:

• Minimum 3 years PQE
• Law Degree or equivalent qualification
• Minimum 2:1 degree or demonstration of competency at that level or above
• Strong communication, organisational, and IT skills
• Commercially aware with strong business acumen
• Able to business develop in own area of specialism, and on behalf of other work areas
• Team player, whose personal ambition is expressed through team achievement

What's on offer

By joining Thrings you'll become part of a supportive, inclusive firm offering a relaxed and trusting environment allowing balance between being in the office and working from home. We also offer a great working environment and plenty of social/networking events to get involved with!

In return for your hard work, you can expect to receive a variety of flexible benefits which can be tailored to your personal and family needs including Private Medical Insurance, Life Insurance, Health Cashplan and much more.

If this sounds like an exciting opportunity and you have the experience to join our team, we'd love to hear from you.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

No agencies please