Family Partner

Family Partner | 5+ years PQE Required | Partner Succession Position

This practice boasts a heritage of 30+ years in the Manchester area and are now looking to grow with the addition of a Family Solicitor 5+ years PQE. You will be working closely alongside a partner by inheriting a high-quality caseload.

The firm deal with exclusively privately funded Family work and have a strong reputation for looking after their staff across all departments.

The firm:

This family-friendly firm offer expertise across key practice areas including property, litigation, private client and family law. With a focus on individual services, they harness a good amount of internal cross referral work creating a sense of client familiarity across departments which is very hard to find at the larger practices in the North West.

This practice have a particularly good reputation for looking after their staff with the managing partner checking in with all fee-earners and paralegals weekly. If you are looking to avoid the 'cog in a wheel' structure, this firm offers a bespoke solution.

With staff welfare at the core of this businesses success, they continue to offer a strong degree of flexibility with fee-earners working part-time and from home several days a week.

Being based in Altringham, the firm has access to HNW individual clients meaning any fee-earner joining the firm has access to a high quality level of work.

The role:

This firm is looking to appoint a Family Partner 5+ years PQE to succeed the current head of department based from their office in Altrincham, Manchester

This is an exciting time to be joining this firm as it continues to establish themselves as experts in family law matters. They cover a broad spectrum of Family Law matters including; private children matters, divorces and ancillary relief, co-habitation matters and much more.

Due to the firms heritage in the area, coupled with the caseload on offer, you will be provided with a good amount of work from your first day. Whilst experience in business development is always advantageous, it is not a requirement.

You will be working closely with the managing partner of the firm, inheriting their caseload giving you the opportunity to put your stamp on a team and a department in a short period of time.

Requirements:

• You will be a Family Partner 5+ years PQE
• Experience dealing with clients directly
• Empathetic and friendly approach to sensitive matters

What's on offer:

• An above market rate salary coupled with an excellent benefits package
• A progressive culture with a clear pathway to progression to head of department
• Flexible working / hybrid working on offer

This is a unique opportunity to inherit a caseload from the Managing Partner of a very family-friendly firm based in Altrincham, Manchester.

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