Family Senior Associate

Myerson Limited (trading as Myerson Solicitors); Altrincham; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Myerson Limited (trading as Myerson Solicitors) is seeking an experienced Senior Associate in Family Law to handle a range of privately funded matters, including divorce and financial remedy, with focus on high net worth cases.

The successful solicitor will manage a caseload, supervise junior lawyers, and contribute to business development while working within a collaborative team at an established North West firm.

Qualifications

• Solicitor with 8+ PQE in private family law.
• Experience handling high net worth cases.
• Ability to mentor juniors and develop the department.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of privately funded family law matters, including divorce, financial remedy, and children cases.
• Supervise junior team members and oversee day-to-day inquiries and caseloads.
• Contribute to business development and growth of the family department.

Skills

Family law

Private client matters

Education

Solicitor qualification

Job description

Our firm

Myerson is a Top 200 UK Law Firm as recognised by The Lawyer. We are also proud to be ranked ‘Top Tier’ by The Legal 500, commended by The Times ‘Best Law Firms 2019 and 2023’ and named ‘Health & Wellbeing Champions’ at the Manchester Legal Awards 2026. We are one of the largest independent law firms in the North West, a bold claim we are proud to make because it’s been hard won. No instant growth through acquisition or merger. Instead, growth earned from our day‑day endeavours, an entrepreneurial approach to doing business and a rock‑solid reputation. We recruit staff who are motivated by our core values and have an affinity to our collegiate and independent ethos. In September 2024 Myerson became a 100% employee‑owned business. We are incredibly proud to be the first and only law firm in the Manchester market to make this positive step. Being employee owned means we have taken steps to safeguard our independence, stability and people first culture for years to come.

The team

Our highly respected Family department at Myerson has gone from strength to strength in recent years and is looking to add another senior member to the team. The team specialises in complex and high value divorce and family disputes and is renowned for its client‑focussed and comprehensive legal advice. The team also works closely with a number of other departments within Myerson, ensuring they are well placed to provide comprehensive legal advice to assist clients on all commercial issues, taxation and trusts.

The role

This Senior Associate role involves providing the highest quality advice across a range of privately funded family law matters and disputes including divorce and financial remedy issues, children and injunction matters, including surrogacy and fertility issues, cohabitee disputes and pre and post nuptial agreements. We are looking for an experienced solicitor, likely operating at Senior Associate level, with at least 8PQE. This individual must be capable of taking on a caseload of various family law matters. It is important for the successful candidate to play a role in generating new business for the department and the firm. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with the team and be expected to contribute to the further growth and development of the department. The successful candidate will also play a key role in supervising junior members of the team and assist them with their day to day enquiries and caseload.

Who we are looking for

We are looking for an experienced Family solicitor, with at least 8PQE and strong private family law experience with either a national or top tier regional firm. The successful candidate will be someone with a good academic background and training in privately funded family work, who is looking to further develop their career and maintain a good quality of work in a team‑orientated, collaborative and supportive environment. Candidates are required to have excellent all round private family law experience. The successful candidate will come from a national, or leading regional firm and be used to working on privately paying family law matters. The successful candidate will have had exposure to a high net worth client base. Candidates must be able to respond to client's urgent requirements whilst maintaining and supporting the maintenance of a proper work/life balance. Candidates should have an ability and willingness to communicate effectively with clients, colleagues and other departments of the firm. As an award‑winning law firm, we are passionate about finding eager, knowledgeable individuals and supporting them to become leaders in their field. We are strong advocates of a successful work/life balance, finding forward‑thinking individuals with enthusiasm for their role.