Family Partner

Sellick Partnership Limited - Private Practice; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Sellick Partnership Limited - Private Practice in Shrewsbury seeks an experienced Family Partner to take a leading role within a specialist Family team. You will advise high-net-worth individuals and families while helping to grow the practice and develop junior talent.

You’ll manage a sophisticated portfolio of work, build strong client and referrer relationships, and contribute to business development and ongoing growth of the Shrewsbury 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

• Lead and manage a sophisticated Family Law portfolio.
• Develop and nurture relationships with high-net-worth clients and referrers.
• Mentor junior lawyers and contribute to their development.
• Drive business development and growth for the Shrewsbury office.
• Deliver high-quality advice on divorce, financial settlements and children matters.

Skills

Family Law

High-net-worth clients

Business development

Mentoring juniors

Client relationships

Strategic leadership

Job description

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

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 family 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 Shrewsbury 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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