Job Description
Associate – Family Law (Partner Track)
Family Law | Associate | East Midlands | Hybrid Working
We are working with a highly regarded UK law firm with a strong regional presence and an established reputation in private client and family work. As part of its strategic growth plans, the firm is seeking an experienced Family Law Associate who has the ambition and capability to progress to Partnership within the next 12–24 months. This is a rare opportunity for a lawyer who enjoys high-quality private family work, values autonomy, and wants a genuine route to Partnership within a supportive and commercially minded firm.
The Opportunity:
* Join a well-established and growing Family Law team
* Clear and credible pathway to Partnership within 12–24 months
* High level of client exposure and autonomy
* Work on financial remedy and complex family matters
* Opportunity to help shape the future direction of the Family offering
* Flexible and hybrid working supported
* Some travel between offices and occasional out-of-hours working may be required for client meetings and business development.
Key Responsibilities:
* Manage a broad private family caseload with minimal supervision
* Advise on:
* Divorce and separation
* Financial remedy proceedings
* Cohabitation and nuptial agreements
* Private children matters
* Complex and high-value cases
* Build and maintain strong relationships with clients and professional referrers
* Actively contribute to business development and profile-raising activity
* Support and mentor junior colleagues within the team
* Deliver against agreed financial and performance targets
* Ensure high standards of client care, compliance, and file management
* Play a key role in the strategic growth of the Family department
Skills & Experience Required:
* Qualified Solicitor (or equivalent)
* Strong experience in private Family Law
* Comfortable running matters independently and advising clients directly
* Experience with financial remedy work essential
* Commercially minded with a clear ambition for Partnership
* Proven or emerging business development capability
* Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
* Confident, pragmatic, and solution-focused approach
* Experience using case management systems and standard legal technology
Key Competencies:
* Client relationship management
* Commercial awareness
* Business development and networking
* Strategic thinking
* Leadership potential
* High-quality service delivery
* Collaboration and influence
* Sound judgment and decision-making
Reward & Development
The firm offers a highly competitive remuneration and benefits package, including:
* Generous annual leave plus UK Bank Holidays
* Additional leave around the festive period
* Birthday leave
* Private healthcare options
* Healthcare cashback schemes
* Pension contributions
* Life assurance
* Flexible / hybrid working
* Structured and supported route to Partnership