Head of Family Law
Location: Sale, Greater Manchester (with some travel to other local offices)
Salary: £80,000 to £110,000 (depending on experience)
Experience: Senior Family Solicitor (significant PQE) with leadership experience
Our client, a well-established full-service law firm, is looking to appoint a Head of Family to lead, grow and strategically develop its Family Department.
This is a senior leadership role with the opportunity to shape the direction of a high-performing team. The role will require presence across multiple offices in Greater Manchester and Cheshire, with agile working available.
What You’ll Be Doing
* Providing leadership and technical oversight across the full range of family matters, including divorce, financial remedy, private children work, domestic abuse and complex high-net-worth cases
* Managing a complex caseload while setting the standard for client care, communication and quality of advice
* Leading, inspiring and developing the team, creating a culture of collaboration, accountability and continuous improvement
* Setting and delivering the department strategy, including growth, profitability and market presence
* Driving performance and matter management across the team, including financial performance against the department plan
* Building and maintaining strong relationships with clients, referrers and external partners
* Leading business development and profile-raising activity, including networking and events
* Keeping up to date with legal, regulatory and market developments and using insights to improve service delivery and risk management
* Improving processes, workflows and internal resources (including precedents, templates and case management tools)
What We’re Looking For
* Qualified Solicitor (England & Wales) with extensive experience in Family law
* Proven leadership experience, with a track record of managing and developing high-performing teams
* Strong client-care skills and the ability to support clients through emotionally challenging situations with empathy and professionalism
* Commercial awareness and the ability to shape and deliver a strategy for department growth
* Confident communicator with strong drafting skills and presence with clients, colleagues and external stakeholders
What’s On Offer
* 30 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays
* Birthday holiday (paid day off)
* Additional annual leave for service milestones (3, 5 and 10 years)
* Competitive pension scheme
* Income protection
* Life assurance
* Cycle to work scheme
* Healthcare cash plan
* Private medical insurance
* Hybrid working
* Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
* Flexible benefits portal (including options to buy and sell annual leave and access to additional benefits)
Location & Working Arrangements
* Sale, Greater Manchester with some travel to other local offices.
* Hybrid working available
* Full-time preferred
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