Family Partner

Sellick Partnership; Ellesmere Port; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Sellick Partnership seeks a Family Partner to join a specialist Family team in Liverpool. You will lead a sophisticated portfolio, advising high-net-worth individuals while driving growth and nurturing junior talent.

You will supervise, mentor junior lawyers and build relations with clients and referrers, contributing to business development and expanding the Manchester office network.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Family Law.
• Strong track record advising high-net-worth clients.
• Technically confident across complex financial and children matters.
• Experience supervising and mentoring junior lawyers.
• Commercially minded with a strong business development focus.
• Confident building long-term client and professional relationships.
• Excellent communication skills, empathy and sound judgement.
• Already operating at Partner level, or ready for next step as Legal Director/Senior Associate.

Responsibilities

• Divorce and separation management.
• High-value and complex financial settlements.
• Children matters, including relocation cases.
• Cohabitation disputes.
• Agricultural and family-related matters.
• Managing own portfolio of high-value clients.
• Supervising, mentoring and developing junior lawyers.
• Building and maintaining strong client and referrer relationships.
• Contributing to business development and growth of the Manchester office.

Skills

Family Law

High-net-worth

Mentoring

Business development

Client relationships

Communication

Empathy

Sound judgement

Job description

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Family Partner to join a highly regarded and specialist Family team in Liverpool.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Family lawyer to take a leading role within a high-quality team, advising high-net-worth individuals and families while helping to grow the practice and develop junior talent.

The Opportunity

You’ll manage a sophisticated portfolio of work while building strong relationships with clients and professional referrers.

Your workload is likely to include:

• Divorce and separation
• High-value and complex financial settlements
• Children matters, including relocation cases
• Cohabitation disputes
• Agricultural and family-related matters
• Managing your own portfolio of high-value clients
• Supervising, mentoring and developing junior lawyers
• Building and maintaining strong client and referrer relationships
• Contributing to business development and the continued growth of the Manchester office

About You

• Extensive experience in Family Law
• Strong track record advising high-net-worth clients
• Technically confident across complex financial and children matters
• Experience supervising and mentoring junior lawyers
• Commercially minded with a strong business development focus
• Confident building long-term client and professional relationships
• Excellent communication skills, empathy and sound judgement
• Already operating at Partner level, or a Legal Director/Senior Associate ready for the next step