Family Legal Director

Sellick Partnership; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

25 days leave

Healthcare plan

Travel benefits

Pension scheme

Wellbeing programme

Discounts on legal services

Hybrid working

Development opportunities

Job summary

Sellick Partnership?is seeking a Family Legal Director in Nottingham to lead the Family team, oversee complex private matters, mentor junior lawyers, and shape departmental strategy while delivering exceptional client service.

The role offers hybrid working, a competitive salary dependent on experience, and opportunities to build client networks and drive growth for the practice.

Qualifications

• Qualified Solicitor or Legal Executive with substantial family law experience.
• Strong technical expertise across private family matters.
• Proven experience managing complex financial remedy and private children cases.
• Excellent client care and relationship management skills.
• Experience supervising and developing junior colleagues.
• Ability to generate business and grow the department.
• Ambitious, proactive and collaborative leadership approach.
• Strong commercial awareness and commitment to client service.

Responsibilities

• Manage a varied caseload of privately funded family matters, including high-value cases.
• Advise on divorce, financial remedies, cohabitation disputes and private children matters.
• Oversee technically challenging cases involving significant assets.
• Mentor and develop junior lawyers.
• Drive business development and strengthen professional networks.
• Contribute to departmental strategy and growth plans.
• Maintain high client service standards and collaborate across the firm.

Skills

Client care

Communication

Relationship management

Commercial awareness

Leadership

Education

Qualified Solicitor or Legal Executive

Job description

Family Legal Director

Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience
Location: Nottingham
Contract: Permanent

Overview of the Family Legal Director role

Sellick Partnership is currently working with a well-established and highly regarded legal practice seeking an experienced and ambitious Family Legal Director to join its established Family team in Nottingham.

This is an excellent opportunity for a senior family lawyer to take on a leadership role within a thriving practice, handling a broad range of complex private family matters while helping shape the future direction and growth of the department.

The successful candidate will benefit from a supportive and collaborative working environment, with opportunities to influence departmental strategy, develop junior lawyers and build lasting relationships with clients and professional referrers.

Key responsibilities of the Family Legal Director will include

• Managing a varied caseload of privately funded family matters, including complex and high-value cases.

• Advising clients on divorce, financial remedies, cohabitation disputes and private children matters.

• Handling technically challenging cases involving significant assets.

• Supervising, mentoring and supporting the development of junior lawyers.

• Driving business development initiatives, strengthening professional networks and generating new opportunities.

• Contributing to departmental strategy, growth plans and the continued development of the Family team.

• Maintaining excellent client service standards and collaborating with colleagues across the wider practice.

Required experience for the Family Legal Director position will include

• Qualified Solicitor or Legal Executive with substantial experience in family law.

• Strong technical expertise across a broad range of private family matters.

• Proven experience managing complex financial remedy and private children cases.

• Excellent client care, communication and relationship management skills.

• Experience supervising, mentoring or developing junior colleagues.

• A proven ability to generate business, develop professional networks and contribute to departmental growth.

• Strong commercial awareness and a commitment to delivering exceptional client service.

• An ambitious, proactive and collaborative approach to leadership and practice development.

Benefits available alongside the Family Legal Director position include (but aren't limited to):

• Competitive salary and benefits package.

• 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase additional holiday.

• Healthcare cash plan.

• Travel benefits.

• Pension scheme.

• Wellbeing programme.

• Discounts on selected legal services.

• Hybrid working.

• Professional support and opportunities for continued development.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced family lawyer to join an ambitious and growing legal practice with a clear vision for the future. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to combine high-quality private family work with leadership, mentoring and business development responsibilities, helping shape the continued success of the department.

The practice is looking for someone with ambition, drive and a can-do attitude who enjoys working collaboratively and is keen to make a meaningful contribution to the team's long-term growth.

Synonyms:

Family Legal Director, Family Law Partner, Senior Family Solicitor, Head of Family, Family Law Consultant

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