Bydand Recruitment Group
Family Solicitor
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Senior Associate – Family Law
An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Family Solicitor to join a highly regarded family law practices.
Location: Manchester
Salary: Up to £80,000
PQE: 5+ years
The Role
Working closely with senior leadership within the department, you will advise on a sophisticated caseload spanning divorce, complex financial remedy proceedings, private children matters and pre- and post-nuptial agreements.
The team has a particularly strong reputation for high-net-worth and complex family matters, including cases involving international considerations, business interests, trusts, pensions and substantial property portfolios.
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Key Responsibilities
- Managing a varied caseload of complex divorce, financial remedy and private children matters
- Advising on high-value cases involving businesses, trusts, pensions and other complex asset structures
- Drafting and advising on pre- and post-nuptial agreements
- Working closely with Partners on particularly complex or high-value matters
- Supervising and supporting junior solicitors, trainees and paralegals
About You
- Qualified Solicitor, ideally with 5+ years' PQE in family law
- Strong experience handling complex financial remedy and private family matters
- Experience of complex asset structures, including but not limited to private limited companies, trusts, defined benefit pensions and SIPPs/SSASs.
- Experience supervising and developing junior lawyers
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Why This Role?
This is an opportunity to join a nationally recognised Family practice with an outstanding reputation for complex and high-net-worth work.
The position also offers considerably more than fee earning alone. You'll have the opportunity to supervise junior lawyers, contribute to the development of the wider team.
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