Family Legal Director

Sellick Partnership (Legal) Limited; Sevenoaks; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life assurance

Annual buy/sell holiday scheme

25 days' holiday

Cash plan

Job summary

Sellick Partnership (Legal) Limited seeks a Legal Director to lead a top family law team in Sevenoaks. You will oversee complex private family matters and drive business development in a collaborative environment.

The role offers leadership responsibility, exposure to high-quality work, and clear long-term progression within a renowned practice.

Qualifications

• Qualified Solicitor (England & Wales) with significant private family law experience.
• Trained and practised within a well-regarded family law team.
• Strong experience across divorce, financial remedy, private children, injunctions, and cohabitation work.

Responsibilities

• Manage a varied and complex caseload covering all aspects of private family law.
• Advise clients on divorce, financial proceedings, private children matters, injunctions, and related issues.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships with commercially focused advice.

Skills

Leadership

Business development

Drafting

Communication

Education

Qualified Solicitor (England & Wales)

Job description

An exceptional opportunity has arisen for a Legal Director to join one of the UK's leading Family Law teams in Sevenoaks.Recognised as one of the most highly regarded specialist practices in the market, this award-winning team is known for advising on complex, high-value and sensitive family law matters. Acting for an impressive client base of high-net-worth individuals, business owners and professionals, the team offers exposure to exceptional quality work within a collaborative and forward-thinking environment.This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced family lawyer looking to take the next step in their career alongside recognised specialists, gaining genuine leadership responsibility, high-quality work and excellent long-term progression.

The role will include:

• Managing a varied and complex caseload covering all aspects of private family law.
• Advising clients on divorce, financial proceedings, private children matters, emergency injunctions, pre-nuptial agreements and cohabitation matters, including Schedule 1 applications.
• Building and maintaining strong client relationships through commercially focused and strategic advice.
• Supporting marketing, networking and business development initiatives.
• Acting as an ambassador for the firm at internal and external events.
• Supervising, mentoring and developing fee earners and support staff.
• Working closely with Partners and colleagues to support the continued growth and development of the team.
• Contributing to training, knowledge sharing and operational improvements.

The ideal candidate will:

• Be a qualified Solicitor (England & Wales) with significant experience in private family law.
• Have trained and practised within a well-regarded family law team.
• Possess strong experience across divorce, financial remedy, private children matters, injunctions, pre-nuptial agreements and cohabitation work.
• Have excellent technical, drafting and communication skills.
• Demonstrate strong leadership and team management abilities.
• Have proven business development and networking experience.
• Be commercially minded, proactive and keen to play a key role within a successful and growing practice.

In return, you will receive:

• A competitive salary of £85,000-£110,000.
• The opportunity to join a highly regarded Family Law team with an excellent reputation in the market.
• Exposure to complex and high-quality family law matters.
• A genuine leadership opportunity with long-term career progression.
• The chance to work alongside recognised specialists within a collaborative and supportive environment.
• A comprehensive benefits package including life assurance, annual buy/sell holiday scheme, 25 days' holiday, cash plan and lifestyle savings and learning portal access.
• Flexible benefits including cycle to work scheme, tech benefits, car maintenance scheme, critical illness cover, electric car scheme, gym discounts and voluntary private medical insurance.

If you would like to find out more about this opportunity, please get in touch with Faith Kelly for a confidential discussion.

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