Job Description
A rare opportunity has arisen for a Family Law Partner to join a leading law firm at their office in central Newcastle. This is a key strategic hire, and reflects the firm's wider commitment to growing its family footprint in the North East. With a strong national team in place and growing demand in the region, this role offers a clear platform to build a thriving local practice with the full support of the wider business.
The successful candidate will:
* Be responsible for developing and leading the firm's family law offering in Newcastle.
* Handling a wide range of private family law matters to include high net worth cases, divorce and separation, finances and private children matters.
* Building, developing and managing client relationships, being heavily involved in business development activities across the region.
* Collaborating with the wider national team on cross office work.
* Be a well known name in the Newcastle family circuit, with good connections across the region.
* Ideally, be working in a Partner level role currently, though the firm is open to considering candidates at Senior Associate level and above who can demonstrate a proven track record of building and developing a family workload in the North East.
Why join this firm?:
* A genuine strategic hire which is part of the firm's long term growth plan for its Newcastle office.
* National law firm, well recognised for their work not just in family, but across a full range of disciplines.
* Ranked highly in the legal directories nationally.
* Strong secretarial support and a national central support function.
* Access to trainee support when required.
* Strong, well established national family team known for high quality work and collaborative culture.
* Business development is fully supported.
* Good bonus scheme. The bonus scheme is favourable for the family team, particularly for fee earners bringing in work. Targets are reasonable and achievable, and will be discussed individually.
* Flexible working policy, with a mix of office/ home based work.
* A strong, stable firm with excellent retention and clear progression pathways. Partners have access to a structured career development plan.
Salary: dependent on experience, skills, contacts/ work brought (desirable but not essential).
If you would like to apply for this Family Law Partner role in Newcastle and then please select apply or contact Chloe Murphy at Sacco Mann on or with the note of the job reference. To hear about the other legal opportunities that we have available then please visit our website. Alternatively, if you know of anyone who would be suitable for this role, then please let them or us know, as we offer a reward for successful referrals. For full terms, please see our website.
*Please note our advertisements use PQE and salary levels purely as a guide. We are happy to consider applications from all candidates who are able to demonstrate the skills necessary to fulfil the role.