Senior Family Associate

Sellick Partnership; Newcastle upon Tyne; Presencial; GBP 90.000 - 130.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Excellent benefits

Career progression

Collaborative culture

Leadership opportunities

Descripción de la vacante

Sellick Partnership is assisting a well-established, Legal 500-ranked firm to recruit a Senior Family Solicitor in Newcastle upon Tyne. You will handle high-value financial remedy matters and complex private law children work for affluent clients, guiding cases from start to finish.

Working closely with the Head of Family, you will manage a substantial caseload, drive business development, and mentor junior lawyers in a supportive, dynamic environment with excellent benefits and progression

Formación

• Qualified Solicitor with significant experience in family law.
• Strong background in complex financial remedy and private law children.
• Proven experience handling high net worth cases with substantial assets.
• Ability to manage complex cases from inception to resolution.
• Experience supervising or developing junior team members.
• Commercial, client-focused approach with strong communication skills.
• Mediation or collaborative law experience is advantageous.
• Strong business development skills to build client relationships.

Responsabilidades

• Manage an established caseload of high-value family matters.
• Advise on high net worth financial remedy cases.
• Develop client relationships and lead junior staff.
• Collaborate with Head of Family to grow the practice.

Conocimientos

High Net Worth financial remedy

Private law children

Leadership / mentoring

Client relationship building

Negotiation skills

Business development

Court experience / advocacy

Strategic case management

Educación

Qualified Solicitor

Descripción del empleo

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Senior Family Solicitor to join a well-established and highly regarded Legal 500-ranked firm.

This role is ideal for an experienced family lawyer seeking a senior position within a respected and growing team. You'll advise on a broad range of complex family matters, with a particular focus on high net worth financial remedy cases involving substantial and multi-million-pound assets, alongside complex private law children work.

Working closely with the Head of the Family team, you'll manage an established and varied caseload, advising high-value clients on matters including HNW divorce, complex business assets, pensions, trusts, nuptial agreements, international relocation, modern families and serious domestic abuse cases. This is an excellent opportunity to handle high-quality work, develop strong client relationships and play a key role in the continued growth of the family practice.

About you:

• Qualified Solicitor, or equivalent with significant experience in family law.

• Strong background in complex financial remedy and private law children matters.

• Proven experience handling high net worth cases involving substantial assets, businesses, pensions, trusts and/or international elements.

• Confident managing complex and sensitive cases from inception through to resolution.

• Experience supervising, mentoring, or developing junior members of the team.

• Commercial, dynamic, and client-focused approach, with strong communication and negotiation skills.

• Experience in mediation and/or collaborative law would be advantageous.

• Strong business development skills, with the ability to build relationships with clients, referrers and professional contacts.

What's on offer:

• High-quality and complex family law work, including multi-million-pound financial remedy matters.

• The opportunity to work closely with the Head of the team and play a key role in the continued growth of the practice.

• Genuine opportunity to develop your leadership, client management and business development profile.

• Supportive, dynamic and collaborative culture.

• Excellent benefits package and motivating working environment.

• Opportunity for long-term career progression within an established and highly regarded firm.