Senior Associate/Legal Director - Family Law

Irwin Mitchell; Chichester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Irwin Mitchell is looking for a Senior Associate or Legal Director to join their Family team in Chichester. The role offers autonomy, partner access, and excellent career progression. Candidates should possess significant experience in Family Law, leadership skills, and the ability to manage complex cases. The firm emphasizes values such as innovation and integrity while offering flexible working options and well-being initiatives.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Flexible pension schemes

Two paid volunteering days annually

Westfield Health membership

Aviva Digital GP services

Qualifications

• Significant experience in private Family Law.
• Experience managing both routine and complex, high-value cases.
• Strong relationship-building skills with established connections in the South East or South Coast.

Responsibilities

• Join an award-winning national Family team and expand their presence.
• Supervise and mentor junior staff.
• Handle sensitive family issues and deliver excellent client service.

Skills

Leadership skills

Client service skills

Relationship-building

Ambition

Energy

Enthusiasm

Job description

Job Title: Senior Associate/Legal Director - Family Law, Chichester

Location: Chichester, South East

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Description:

Your Role and Responsibilities:

We are currently seeking a Senior Associate or Legal Director to join our award-winning national Family team, expanding our presence south of London and in the Southeast. This role offers autonomy, partner access, and excellent career progression opportunities.

Candidate Profile:

• Significant experience in private Family Law
• Experience managing both routine and complex, high-value cases
• Leadership skills with experience supervising and mentoring juniors
• Strong relationship-building skills, ideally with established connections in the South East or South Coast
• Proven ability to generate or win work
• Excellent client service skills, capable of handling sensitive family issues
• Ambitious, energetic, and enthusiastic about building a top-tier Family law team

Our Values:

• Pioneering and innovative outlook
• Approachable and caring demeanor
• Tenacity in achieving objectives
• Efficiency in service delivery
• Integrity in all actions

If you believe you are a good fit, we welcome your application.

Benefits:

• Standard 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, with options to buy additional days
• Flexible pension schemes
• Two paid volunteering days annually
• Westfield Health membership and Aviva Digital GP services

We support well-being initiatives, including flexible and hybrid working options, and have been recognized in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing 2024.

Our commitment to diversity, inclusion, social responsibility, community, environment, and pro bono activities is central to our identity.