Family AssociateSenior Associate (5+ PQE)

Burgess Mee; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialist family law firm in Greater London is seeking a permanent full-time family solicitor. The successful candidate will provide excellent service to clients, actively mentor junior staff, and manage cases independently. Candidates should have at least 5 years PQE and demonstrate a strong commitment to business development and team culture. This role offers hybrid working and a competitive salary with comprehensive employee benefits.

Benefits

Comprehensive employee benefits

Wellbeing policies

Mentorship program

Qualifications

• Good academic track record.
• Proactive candidates with drive and enthusiasm are preferred.
• Ability to manage workload and prioritize effectively.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Partner or Legal Director to provide the highest levels of service.
• Control and independently progress cases.
• Manage costs estimates and client expectations.
• Participate in business development opportunities.

Skills

Business Development

Organizational Management

Analysis Skills

Writing Skills

Education

5 years PQE as a specialist family solicitor

Tools

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Excel

Job description

The role

Permanent employee Full-time

Based in our Clapham Common or Liverpool Street office hybrid working competitive salary and benefits.

If successful you will join a well-established team of specialist family solicitors and partners. You will be responsible for ensuring your cases are progressed on a day-today basis. You will be expected to display leadership skills by mentoring more junior solicitors and paralegals and by being a role model at our firm both in your approach to work and your interactions with colleagues.

In addition to client work the successful candidate will take on internal projects which promote or progress our firms commercial aims.

You will be building a reputation within the family law world and thinking about what specialisms to develop and how to market these within our firm and outside.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work closely with the Partner or Legal Director to provide the highest levels of service to our clients.
• Have control of and independently progress cases.
• Have a commercial understanding of costs and manage costs estimates and clients expectations.
• Actively care for relationships and continue to use targeted business development opportunities to build new relationships with a view to receiving referrals.
• Clearly demonstrate leadership skills by being a role model in the firm.
• Positively contribute to our culture and business objectives and forge positive working relationships with colleagues.
• Be a member of Resolution and actively participate in the YRes community.

THE SUCCESSFUL APPLICANT

The successful candidate will have a good academic track record and 5 years PQE as a specialist family solicitor.

We are looking for proactive candidates with drive and enthusiasm. The successful candidate should be able to manage their workload and prioritise effectively. The firm holds itself to high standards and candidates applying for this position should work with the same ethos.

HOW TO APPLY

Fill in the online application or send a CV and cover letter to .

Due to the number of applicants that apply we will not be able to respond individually. We will contact you if you have been selected to progress to interview.

ABOUT US

We are a specialist family law firm based in the City and Clapham Common. We offer a full range of family law services and are specialists in our field ranked in Chambers Legal 500 and The Times Best Law Firms.

In all that we do our clients come first. No two cases are the same and we work as a team with our clients to provide a bespoke service. We bring both our professional and life experience to all that we do and are committed to finding creative and cost effective solutions for our clients. We are innovative and always looking for new ways to develop how we practice to benefit our clients.

We are committed to providing a positive work environment. We invest in our team and encourage them to develop and grow. We provide opportunities for individuals to build a rewarding career and to really make a difference. We have comprehensive employee benefits together with wellbeing policies and a mentorship programme.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

Senior IC

KEY SKILLS

• Business Development
• Organizational Management
• GAAP
• Accounting
• Analysis Skills
• Meeting FacilitationMicrosoft PowerpointInvestment BankingMicrosoft ExcelPrivate equityFinancial ModelingWriting Skills