Family Solicitor & Senior Associate Mcr
Job Summary
Step into one of Manchesters best-known family teams and elevate the quality of work you handle
Progress through a clear career framework with genuine opportunities to move up
Hybrid working excellent support and a collaborative culture where people rarely leave
Moving firms should open doors not simply give you a different desk.
This Manchester-based opportunity is ideal for a family solicitor who wants to work on higher-quality matters while continuing to develop alongside one of the citys most respected teams. Youll inherit an existing caseload from day one with exposure to everything from divorce and financial remedy through to child arrangements pre and post-nuptial agreements and increasingly complex HNW work.
Youll quickly become part of a supportive team with plenty of administrative and paralegal support allowing you to focus on delivering excellent outcomes for clients. As your experience grows so will the complexity of your work your profile within the team and your opportunities to progress through a structured promotion framework.
The culture is ambitious without being political. People are encouraged to share ideas support one another and build long-term careers which is reflected in the teams excellent retention. For lawyers coming from smaller regional or high street firms this offers an excellent platform to step into a stronger quality of work without sacrificing work-life balance.
Qualified Family Solicitor with 13 PQE (E)
NQ with strong pre-qualification family law experience considered (D)
Experience handling privately funded family matters (E)
Strong client care and communication skills (E)
Experience advising on divorce financial remedy and children matters (E)
Commercially aware and keen to develop (E)
Collaborative ambitious and team-oriented (E)
Exposure to more complex financial remedy work (D)
Managing your own privately funded family caseload
Advising on divorce financial remedy child arrangements and pre/post-nuptial agreements
Delivering excellent client service throughout each matter
Working collaboratively with colleagues on more complex cases where appropriate
Building relationships with clients and referrers
Supporting business development and networking activity
Hybrid working (typically 3 office days)
Structured promotion pathway
Strong administrative and trainee support
Firm-wide discretionary bonus scheme
25 days holiday plus Christmas closure
Employee Assistance Programme
Private Medical Insurance option
Early finish one Friday every month
Two volunteering days each year
Strong workflow and excellent long-term job security
Join one of Manchesters most respected family law teams
Mel specialises in family recruitment across the North West and can give you a clear picture of how this opportunity compares to others currently on the market.
Required Experience:
Senior IC