Family Senior Associate

Stowe Family Law; Chatham; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work

Hybrid option

Promotions twice yearly

Wellbeing days

Counselling access

Volunteering leave

Public holidays

26 days holiday

Parental leave pay

Fertility leave

Dependant leave

Job summary

Stowe Family Law is a leading national family law firm with a close-knit local team. You’ll manage a demanding caseload with expert backing, enjoying flexible working from home or the office, and a clear path for progression.

We offer biannual promotion windows, dedicated support staff, wellbeing initiatives and a collaborative environment where client care comes first. Commutable to multiple offices with home-office mix.

Qualifications

• Likely Chartered Legal Executive or senior family-law practitioner.
• Ability to lead own caseload of finance and children cases with support from the team.
• Ambitious, wants progression and development.
• Commutable to Brighton, Guildford, Esher or Tunbridge Wells offices; 80% work from home & 20% from office.

Responsibilities

• Lead your own caseload of finance and children cases.
• Collaborate with teams to deliver positive client outcomes.
• Provide empathetic, client-centred service during difficult times.
• Support a wellbeing-focused culture within the firm.

Skills

Chartered Legal Exec

Family law senior

Job description

Working at Stowe, you'll enjoy the advantages of being part of a leading national family law firm while benefiting from the close-knit support of a local team. Although we're the largest family law team nationwide, we have smaller offices so you feel part of a close-knit team.

Here's what makes us stand out:

• Flexibility that actually works
  Work from home, from the office, or a mix of both, whatever helps you do your best work. - Learn more about life at Stowe
• Real progression
  If you're ready to grow, we'll help you make it happen. We have biannual promotion windows, development programmes and clear development paths, so progression isn't something you have to chase; it's part of how we work. - See how we help our people grow
• Dedicated support around you
  You'll have secretaries, legal assistants, billing, and new business enquiry teams behind you, so you can focus on your clients and the rewarding parts of family law.
• Well-being that means something
  We know how emotionally demanding this area of law can be. From wellness leave to our partnership with Lifeworks and a network of mental health champions, your well-being is a priority, not an afterthought.
• Always improving
  Our tailored case management system and brilliant marketing team are here to make your day-to-day run more smoothly.

Requirements;

• It's likely you're a Chartered Legal Executive, Senior Associate, Senior Lawyer or Associate within family law who's frustrated because of a lack of progression opportunities, flexibility or challenge
• You'll be comfortable leading your own caseload of finance and children cases with support from the team
• You're ambitious, you want to progress your career, and you want to develop
• You understand the need for empathy and sensitivity for clients going through an incredibly difficult period
• You're located in a commutable distance to our Brighton, Guildford, Esher or Tunbridge Wells office. We currently work 80% from home & 20% from the office - you control how this looks

Benefits;

• up to £78,000 (depending on experience)
• Bonus
• A wellbeing culture, including Mental Wellbeing days, and access to counselling sessions
• Volunteering leave
• Diversity public holidays
• 26 days holiday
• Enhanced adoption, maternity and paternity pay
• Paid leave for fertility treatment
• Emergency dependants leave