Family Solicitor

Realm Recruit Limited; Altrincham; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

EV scheme

Career coaching

BD & progression support

Office in Altrincham with hybrid work

Job summary

Realm Recruit Limited in Altrincham seeks a mid-level Family Solicitor to broaden its growing private family practice. You will independently run financial remedy matters and handle private children work, with a manageable caseload and a Senior Associate buddy from day one.

You’ll join a close-knit boutique as the team expands its HNW offering, including matters with £10m+ assets. Expect regular coaching, a clear progression plan and opportunities to network and develop your personal profile.

Qualifications

• Family Solicitor with around 2–5 years’ PQE in private family law.
• Strong expertise in financial remedy matters.
• Ability to handle private children matters and pensions on divorce.
• Confident conducting initial client consultations independently.
• Desire to maintain a mixed practice across finance and children work.
• Some business development experience or willingness to engage in BD.
• Ambitious, proactive and capable of supervising junior colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of approximately 15 active private family matters.
• Handle predominantly financial remedy work alongside private children matters.
• Advise on divorce, financial settlements and pension sharing.
• Conduct initial consultations independently.
• Develop exposure to more complex and HNW family matters.
• Work with senior lawyers on sophisticated cases and support staff.
• Build relationships with referrers and attend networking opportunities.
• Develop personal profile with firm support and contribute ideas for growth.

Skills

Private family law

Financial remedy

Client consultations

Networking

Mentoring juniors

Job description

• £45,000–£60,000 plus twice-yearly bonuses based on overall firm performance
• Build your financial remedy expertise as the team grows its HNW offering, including matters involving £10m+ assets
• 2 days working from home, a clear progression roadmap and monthly career coaching from senior leadership

If you’re a Family Solicitor who wants to develop stronger financial remedy expertise without moving into the long-hours culture of a larger city firm, this Altrincham role offers an interesting middle ground.

You’ll join a growing private family boutique as it invests in expanding its HNW practice. There’s already sophisticated work within the team, including divorces involving assets exceeding £10 million, and you’ll handle a manageable caseload of around 15 active matters across finances and private children.

The firm is specifically looking for someone at the mid-level who can independently run matters and conduct initial consultations, while still wanting to learn and progress. You’ll have a Senior Associate buddy from day one, regular one-to-ones focused on your development and opportunities to build your personal profile through networking and business development.

It’s also a genuinely close-knit environment. Work is allocated fairly, office-hours working is the norm and team activities happen during the working day rather than eating into your evenings. With further growth planned, including expansion into Liverpool in
2027, you’ll be joining at a point where there’s plenty of opportunity to grow with the practice.

Who we’re looking for

• Family Solicitor, ideally around 2–5 years’ PQE(E)
• Strong experience across private family law(E)
• Confidence handling financial remedy matters independently(E)
• Experience advising on private children matters(E)
• Ability to provide initial advice regarding pensions on divorce(E)
• Confidence conducting initial client consultations(E)
• Desire to maintain a mixed practice across finance and children work(E)
• Some business development experience or a genuine willingness to get involved(E)
• Interest in networking and developing professional relationships(E)
• Comfortable supporting junior colleagues(E)
• Friendly, sociable and confident relationship-builder(E)
• Driven, ambitious and proactive about your development(E)
• Previous supervisory experience(D)

What you’ll be doing

• Managing a caseload of approximately 15 active private family matters
• Handling predominantly financial remedy work alongside private children matters
• Advising on divorce, financial settlements and pension sharing
• Conducting initial consultations independently
• Developing your exposure to increasingly complex and HNW family matters
• Working closely with experienced senior lawyers on more sophisticated cases
• Supporting the development of the team’s paralegal and trainee solicitor
• Building relationships with referrers and attending networking opportunities
• Developing your own personal profile with support from the firm
• Contributing ideas as the practice grows its HNW offering and wider market presence

Salary & Benefits

• £45,000–£60,000
• Twice-yearly firm-performance bonus, typically £1,000–£3,000 per payment
• 2 days working from home and 3 days in the Altrincham office
• Private healthcare
• Electric vehicle scheme being introduced
• Senior Associate buddy to support your onboarding and development
• Monthly one-to-ones focused on career progression, coaching and wellbeing
• Clear progression roadmap based on readiness and capability rather than PQE alone
• Strong secretarial support
• Fair distribution of work with no internal competition for files
• Regular networking opportunities and support developing your own BD plan
• Office-hours culture, with 9:00am–5:30pm standard hours
• Flexibility considered around individual circumstances
• Regular lunches, coffee catch-ups, book clubs and team activities
• Team rewards and experiences including spa days and other daytime events
• Social activities deliberately organised during working hours
• Opportunity to grow alongside the firm’s expanding HNW family practice

Mel specialises in family law recruitment across the North West and can give you a clear picture of the team, quality of work and how this opportunity compares with other Family Solicitor roles across South Manchester and Cheshire.

While this advert sets out the criteria applicable to each salary band, the salary guidance given is purely indicative. The precise salary offered within that band will ultimately be determined by the hirer, taking into account the individual candidate’s experience, qualifications and overall suitability for the role.