Senior Associate – Family
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Senior Associate – Family
[Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] is an established but modern top 200 law firm with plans for growth.
We pride ourselves on providing high quality and creative thinking, as well as generating enduring relationships. The firm’s culture of listening to and supporting others applies as much to the approach we take with our clients as it does to the connections we build with our colleagues.
We have a long history and big ambitions, and we believe that we combine the quality, capability, and resources of a large firm with the approachability of a smaller practice.
As a firm, we are also committed to harnessing technology in order to continually improve the quality, efficiency and delivery of our services.
Working within our successful Family team, this is a role that will see the successful candidate supporting Lawyers and Paralegals with all administration tasks.
Our Family Lawyers recognise the complex emotions that accompany family problems and the need for empathetic, calm advice in difficult situations. Our specialist team have a reputation for acting for high-net-worth individuals in complex and international cases. Partners and team are ranked in both Chambers and Legal 500.
The successful candidate will be experienced and ambitious with around 7 years + PQE and the ability to advise and support clients on a wide array of family matters including Divorce, Financial Remedy and Private Law Children Act cases.
They will be:
- Responsible for a caseload of private family matters including:
- Divorce and Dissolution of civil partnerships
- Financial remedy
- Financial provision for children and separation agreements
- Cohabitation agreements
- Child arrangements
Additional information
- Ability to manage client expectations and relationships
- Conscientious, hardworking, with developed critical thinking abilities and excellent communication, organisation and analytical skills
- Ability to work to strict deadlines, targets and client protocols while maintaining high standards in terms of accuracy and quality
- A competent practitioner and advocate
- A focus on Excellence, particularly regarding Client Care
- Supervising junior staff
- Conscientious, hardworking, with developed critical thinking abilities and excellent communication, organisation and analytical skills
- Proficient file management and compliance hygiene
- A proven team player with the ability to work as part of a team
- Proven commitment to winning new client business through referral and business development activities
Salary and benefits
We offer very competitive salaries and generous benefits.
You will also benefit from our career development programme. We are award winning in relation to the investment we make in our people, and we will provide you with clear expectations of your role, including a route-map for your progression, assessment and individual feedback. You will be provided with access to technical training tailored to you and will be rewarded based on what you contribute, not your tenure.