Family Senior Associate

BCL Legal; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

BCL Legal in Manchester is seeking a Senior Family Solicitor with 6+ PQE to join a well-regarded team handling high-value divorce, financial remedies and private children work.

You will work with Partners on complex matters, develop client relationships and contribute to business development within a Legal 500 recognised practice.

Qualifications

• 6+ PQE and strong experience across family and matrimonial law.
• Proven experience handling complex divorce, financial remedy, and private Children Act matters.
• Advocacy experience.
• Excellent technical and commercial awareness.
• Strong interpersonal and client management skills.
• A proactive and commercially minded approach to business development.
• Ambitious and motivated, with a desire to progress within a growing team.

Responsibilities

• Advise clients on a broad range of family and matrimonial matters, including divorce, financial remedies, private children matters, cohabitation disputes, and nuptial agreements.
• Manage complex and sensitive matters with professionalism and empathy.
• Conduct advocacy and attend court hearings where required.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships across a varied client base.
• Work closely with senior lawyers and Partners on high-quality matters.
• Support business development initiatives and contribute to the continued growth of the practice.
• Assist with mentoring and supporting junior members of the team.

Skills

6+ PQE

Advocacy experience

Client management

Business development

Commercial awareness

Job description

Senior Family Solicitor - 6+ PQE | Manchester

We are working on an exciting opportunity for a Senior Family Solicitor to join a well-established and highly regarded family team in Manchester.

About the Role

The team advises clients across the North West on a broad range of complex and sensitive family matters. The practice has an excellent reputation in the market and is recognised in the Legal 500.

The successful candidate will work closely with experienced Partners and gain exposure to a varied caseload of high-quality work, including high-net-worth divorce and financial remedy matters, private children work, cohabitation disputes, and nuptial agreements.

What You'll Do

• Advise clients on a broad range of family and matrimonial matters, including divorce, financial remedies, private children matters, cohabitation disputes, and nuptial agreements.
• Manage complex and sensitive matters with professionalism and empathy.
• Conduct advocacy and attend court hearings where required.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships across a varied client base.
• Work closely with senior lawyers and Partners on high-quality matters.
• Support business development initiatives and contribute to the continued growth of the practice.
• Assist with mentoring and supporting junior members of the team.

The Ideal Candidate

• 6+ PQE with strong experience across family and matrimonial law.
• Proven experience handling complex divorce, financial remedy, and private Children Act matters.
• Advocacy experience.
• Excellent technical and commercial awareness.
• Strong interpersonal and client management skills.
• A proactive and commercially minded approach to business development.
• Ambitious and motivated, with a desire to progress within a growing team.

Why This Role?

• High-Quality Work: Exposure to complex and high-value family matters within a respected practice.
• Career Progression: Genuine opportunity for long-term progression and partnership prospects.
• Supportive Culture: Work closely with experienced Partners within a collaborative environment.
• Market Reputation: Join a Legal 500 recognised team with a strong reputation in the North West market.
• Growth Opportunity: Play a key role in the continued development and expansion of the practice.

If you are looking to join a highly regarded family team offering quality work, strong progression prospects, and a supportive environment, we would be delighted to speak with you.