Senior Associate - Family - Bath

Chadwick Nott; Bath; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical Insurance

Life Insurance

Health Cash Plan

Hybrid working environment

Social and networking events

Job summary

Chadwick Nott in Bath is seeking a Senior Associate to lead a high-calibre family caseload. You will handle financial remedy and private children matters, supervise junior lawyers and work closely with partners to grow the Bath family offering.

The role offers a clear path to partnership, a supportive and collaborative team, and a hybrid working environment with a mix of in-office and remote activity. A competitive salary and comprehensive benefits are provided.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable expertise in financial remedy and private children law.
• Ability to manage a varied caseload independently.
• Confidence developing and growing your own practice.
• Strong track record of business development within your specialism.
• Strong commercial awareness and business acumen.
• A collaborative, team focused approach.

Responsibilities

• Manage a varied and high‑quality caseload of privately funded family matters.
• Handle financial remedy work and private children cases.
• Advise unmarried couples where appropriate.
• Run your own busy caseload with support from the wider team.
• Supervise and develop junior lawyers.
• Plan and deliver targeted business development activities.
• Collaborate with partners and fee earners across offices.

Skills

Financial remedy

Private children law

Caseload management

Business development

Commercial awareness

Collaborative approach

Education

Law degree or equivalent qualification

Job description

Senior Associate - Family - Bath

Location: Bath

Type of Role: Permanent, Full-time (35 hours per week)

Salary: £70,000 - £80,000 (depending on experience)

A successful full service law firm is seeking a Senior Associate to join and help grow its highly regarded Family team in Bath. The team is recognised in Chambers and Legal 500 and has a strong presence across the Southwest, with active involvement in Resolution at both regional and national levels.

The Role

You'll be responsible for managing a varied and high quality caseload of privately funded family matters, including:

• Financial remedy work
• Private children matters
• Advising unmarried couples
• Running your own busy caseload with support from the wider team
• Supervising and developing junior lawyers
• Picking up existing casefiles and helping build the Bath family offering
• Planning and delivering targeted business development activities

You will work closely with a Partner in the team, with clear opportunities for progression and a genuine pathway to Partnership in the short term future. You will also collaborate with fee earners across other offices.

Candidate Requirements

This role is suited to an experienced Family lawyer with:

• Demonstrable expertise in financial remedy and private children law
• Ability to manage a varied caseload independently
• Confidence developing and growing your own practice
• Strong track record of business development within your specialism
• Strong commercial awareness and business acumen
• A collaborative, team focused approach
• Law degree or equivalent qualification

Benefits

The firm offers:

• A supportive, inclusive and hybrid working environment
• Clear progression opportunities, including a pathway to Partnership
• Private Medical Insurance, Life Insurance, Health Cash Plan and other flexible benefits
• A relaxed, trusting culture with regular social and networking events
• Strong cross department collaboration within a highly regarded Private Client division

At Chadwick Nott, we are committed to developing a diverse and inclusive culture as well as supporting our large client network achieve the same. We are an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from all qualified candidates regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, culture or any other personal characteristic. Where a level of experience is indicated, please note that this is only a guideline.

*At Chadwick Nott, we are committed to developing a diverse and inclusive culture as well as supporting our large client network achieve the same. We are an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications of all qualified candidates regardless of their age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, disability, culture or anything other personal characteristic. We champion and celebrate diversity in the workplace. Where a level of experience is indicated, please note that this is only a guideline.*