Family Senior Associate

This leading firm in the heart of the city is for go getters that have an ambitious flare and are looking for a pathway to partnership. The firm will provide distinctive training and give its staff the opportunity to grow within the practice organically.

The Firm

Ranked in the top 200, this firm offers has a solid reputation in the Northern and Midlands area.

A career with the firm will provide you with multiple opportunities to grow, with the appropriate supervision in place to ensure that you will become a success.

You will find a strong leadership team at the firm; they have an ethos engrained that everyone has a voice and they are always open to listening to a new idea. They like to take on board fresh ideas so that they are still ahead of the curve.

Quality is at the core of everything they do, and the firm have impeccable standards of service to their dedicated client base. They offer this within a working environment that is open, progressive and collegiate with our people consistently praising the friendly and welcoming atmosphere.

There is an enjoyable social aspect to working at the practice. The firm pride themselves on giving back to the staff as they believe everyone should be rewarded for the hard work they put in, making staff feel valued and very much at the core of the business. You will find a family feel throughout the firm, despite their size, the Managing Partner knows everyone by first name and takes the time to spend time with staff at all levels.

The firm offers excellent benefits and remuneration working with a dedicated team that will offer you everything you need to become an industry leader.

The Role

The firm is seeking a Family Senior Associate to join their growing office in York.

You will join an established team to further development the family offering. You will play a pivotal role in delivering a first-class service to the existing client base and well as new clients.

You will mentor and oversee the work of junior Lawyers and help them to progress in their careers.

The firm has a highly regarded, legal 500 ranked Family department. You will join a highly skilled team that is headed up by heavy hitting family Partners.

You will take on a diverse and broad caseload of solely privately funded matters to include Divorce, financial remedies, civil partnership dissolution, prenuptial agreements, co-habitation disputes as well as arrangements for children

This role comes with strong prospects to progress, in line with the growth agenda. The firm are succession planning are keen to find the next generation of senior Lawyers.

Requirements

• You will be a Family Solicitor with at least 6 years PQE (there is no upper limit regarding the amount of experience)
• A transferable client base or regional contacts is highly advantageous
• You will have a strong technical knowledge and first-class communication skills
• You will have good experience of dealing with large settlements
• You will have strong business development capabilities

Remuneration

• Salary is negotiable depending on your level of experience, plus an excellent benefits package and a lucrative bonus structure

This is an excellent opportunity for a Family Senior Associate, to join this growing and forward-thinking practice based in York.

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