Family Partner

Sellick Partnership; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Sellick Partnership is representing a leading Manchester-based firm seeking a Family Partner to lead the specialist Family team. You will advise high-net-worth individuals and families while growing the practice and mentoring junior lawyers.

The role involves managing a sophisticated portfolio, handling divorce, high-value financial settlements, children matters, and business development to grow the Manchester office.

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 a Legal Director/Senior Associate ready for the next step

Responsibilities

• 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

Skills

Family Law

High-net-worth

Client relations

Mentoring

Business development

Communication

Judgement

Negotiation

Job description

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

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

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