Senior Associate

PT group; Northampton; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical Insurance

28 days annual leave

Cycle to Work scheme

Life Assurance

Bonus scheme

Job summary

HCR in Northampton is recruiting a Family Law Senior Associate to join a highly regarded team. You will manage a mixed caseload with a focus on financial remedy and private children matters, working closely with the partner and an established group of colleagues.

The role offers progression, mentoring, and opportunities to grow the Northampton practice locally and nationally, with involvement in client relationships and business development.

Qualifications

• Qualified solicitor or Legal Executive with 5+ years PQE in family law.
• Strong background in financial remedy and private law children matters.
• Ability to manage client relationships sensitively and commercially.

Responsibilities

• Manage a broad caseload focused on financial remedy and private children matters.
• Collaborate with the wider family team to deliver high-quality client service.
• Identify opportunities for new business and contribute to growth of the Northampton practice.
• Supervise and train junior team members.

Skills

Family law experience

Financial remedy

Client relationship management

Mentoring juniors

Education

Solicitor qualification

Legal Executive qualification

Job description

About The Role

Family Law Senior Associate

Our Family Law team in Northampton is continuing to grow, and we are looking for an ambitious senior associate with experience in family law to work closely with partner, Sally Robinson.

This is an exciting opportunity to become part of a highly regarded family law team undertaking complex, privately funded family work. You will work on a broad range of family law matters, including high value financial remedy cases, private children disputes and some cases that involve an international aspect. This family team is known for handling sensitive and challenging matters, cross border and complex family dynamics, while delivering exceptional support to clients during some of life’s most difficult moments. Our family team is Legal 500 and Chambers recognised.

As a senior associate, you’ll be managing your own family law caseload with a particular focus on financial remedy work and private law children matters. You will be working with an established and supportive team.

There are clear and structured progression pathways in place, with encouragement to take on increased responsibility for client relationships, business development and to play a key role in the team on a local and national level. HCR is committed to providing the right environment to support long term career development, including mentoring, collaboration and ongoing support.

• Manage a broad caseload of family law matters with a particular focus on financial remedy and private law children matters.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues across the wider family team to provide a high quality service to clients.
• Contribute to the continued growth of the Northampton practice by identifying opportunities for new business and developing lasting relationships that generate a strong and varied caseload.
• Support, supervise and train more junior members of the team.

About You

About you

You will be a qualified solicitor, or Legal Executive, with atleast 5 years’ PQE and a strong background in family law. You will be able to show a particular technical background in financial remedy and private law children matters. Experience within the Northampton market and an existing network would be advantageous.

You’ll be able to demonstrate a strong technical ability, manage client relationships effectively and sensitively, have good commercial acumen and have a growth mindset.

About Us

Benefits of working with us:

• Income
• Protection
• Private MedicalInsurance
• Sight tests / Glasses discounts
• Bonus scheme
• Electric vehicle scheme
• Scottish Widows Pension Scheme
• 28 days annual leave (plus public holidays)
• Happy People / Perks at Work benefits portal
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Life Assurance
• 1/3 gym membership contribution
• Flu vaccinations

Is HCR the smart move for you?

HCR suits people who love a challenge and want to work in an environment where careers thrive on the back of hard work and personal merit. Our people enjoy feeling part of something bigger than themselves, and whilst our clients drive our development, it is our people who bring their energy, enthusiasm, and entrepreneurial mindsets together to solve problems and help our clients succeed.

Why HCR people love their jobs

Our people tell us they enjoy working on good quality, interesting matters from a wide variety of our clients, because they get the experience they want to develop their careers. We will give you responsibility early, the mandate to make things happen and we’ll back your good ideas. Our "Passion for People" lives and breathes every day throughout the firm as our peoples’ energy and sense of fun create a warm environment in which to thrive.

What career progression will HCR offer you?

HCR’s growth constantly creates opportunities for people who want to go places and make a difference, your career plan can become part of our growth plan. At HCR you can expect to work with friendly, energetic, ambitious people, who love getting stuck into a client problem, and enjoy celebrating a good outcome. Our people value the sense of community provided by the individual personality of each office and the collegiate approach across all our service and sector teams.

What does HCR believe, achieve and stand for?

As a Times Best Law firm, among the UK Top 50, we provide the full range of services that you would expect to organisations, business leaders and individuals. However, in our mission to give everyone the opportunity to experience a different kind of legal service we take an entrepreneurial approach. We’re flexible and responsive to the needs of our clients, delivering the best outcomes for them. We have more than 1000 lawyers and support staff, including more than 180 partners, and have been awarded the Law Society’s Lexcel quality mark in recognition of our compliance and client care standards.

With 13 offices in England and Wales our well-established presence stretches from west to east, ensuring clients can access a full-service legal offering no matter where they’re located. We’ve expanded significantly across all our regions, and are well-respected as a regional firm with a strong London and international presence.

With solid connections in the communities we work in, and a track record of delivering legal advice to businesses and individuals throughout the areas we base ourselves in, our clients continue to value our approach to providing legal advice, in the way they need, when they need it.

As HCR is an equal opportunities employer, we don’t just accept differences, we celebrate them.

We want to attract a diverse and ambitious workforce that reflects all backgrounds and skills to create a workplace that is supportive and inclusive, recognises and nurtures talent, and which works together to achieve the best outcome for our clients. We are privileged to be an armed forces-friendly organisation.

We also want you to achieve your absolute best during the recruitment process. Please let us know of any changes we can make at any point that will help support your application.