Family Lawyer

Law Staff; Norwich; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Flexible working

Career development

Supportive culture

Job summary

Law Staff seeks a Head of Family Lawyer to lead a respected Family department delivering high-quality privately funded work. You will steer strategy, mentor a skilled team, and maintain excellent client care across complex matters in a supportive culture.

You will advise on high-value financial settlements, supervise junior staff, and drive business development through strong external relationships, ensuring continued growth for the firm.

Qualifications

• Significant privately funded family law expertise (typically 8+ years)
• Experience advising clients with substantial assets and complex financial arrangements
• Strong leadership qualities with ability to develop and grow a team
• Excellent client care skills with empathetic and commercially minded approach
• Effective negotiation and strategic thinking skills
• Collaborative team player with a proactive approach to growing the department
• Business development ability and active growth mindset

Responsibilities

• Lead, develop and grow the Family department
• Advise on complex, high-value privately funded family matters
• Shape the strategic direction and future of the team
• Support and mentor colleagues while maintaining high standards of client care
• Provide leadership with opportunities for development
• Drive business development through referrer relationships, networking and events
• Contribute to the department's growth and strategic direction

Skills

Leadership

Client care

Negotiation

Strategic thinking

Business development

Education

Qualified Solicitor / CLEx or equivalent

Job description

Are you a Head of Family Lawyer looking to lead a Legal 500 ranked team offering a Competitive Salary, flexible working, genuine career development, a supportive culture and more? This is an excellent opportunity to lead and grow a highly regarded Family department delivering high-quality privately funded work.

About the Firm:

One of the oldest law firms in England, established in 1761, now a modern and progressive practice recognised by The Legal 500 and recently named the number one law firm in East Anglia for client recommendation by Legal 500 research. The Family team is trusted across the region for divorce, separation, child arrangements, financial matters and care proceedings, and the firm holds Silver Accreditation from Best Employers Eastern Region, reflecting its genuinely supportive and inclusive culture.

Head of Family Lawyer Position Overview:

• Lead, develop and grow a well-established and respected Family department
• Advise on complex, high-value privately funded family matters, including substantial assets and complex financial arrangements
• Shape the strategic direction and future of the team
• Support and mentor colleagues while maintaining high standards of client care
• Genuine leadership responsibility with strong opportunities for development

Key Responsibilities of the Head of Family Lawyer:

• Managing a varied caseload of privately funded family matters, including divorce, financial remedy and children arrangements, from instruction through to resolution
• Advising clients on complex and high-value financial matters with sensitivity and professionalism
• Conducting detailed legal research and case analysis, liaising with experts, counsel and the courts
• Providing empathetic, client-focused support and keeping clients informed throughout
• Leading and developing the Family team, fostering a positive and collaborative environment
• Supervising and mentoring junior staff, apprentices and trainee solicitorsDriving business development through referrer relationships, networking and marketing events
• Contributing to the strategic direction and growth of the department

Requirements of the Head of Family Lawyer:

• Qualified Solicitor, Chartered Legal Executive or equivalent with significant privately funded family law expertise (typically around 8 years' experience or more)
• Demonstrable experience advising clients with substantial assets and complex financial arrangements
• Strong leadership qualities with the ability to develop and grow a team
• Excellent client care skills with an empathetic and commercially minded approach
• Effective negotiation and strategic thinking skills
• A collaborative team player with a passion for delivering outstanding client care
• Business development ability and a proactive approach to growing the department

The Benefits for the Head of Family Lawyer role:

• Competitive Salary
• Flexible and part-time working considered
• Career development and progression
• A supportive, inclusive and collaborative working environment
• The opportunity to lead and shape a highly regarded department
• And more

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