Family Solicitor
- Step into one of Manchester’s 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 city’s most respected teams. You’ll 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.
You’ll 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 team’s 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.
Who we’re looking for
- Qualified Family Solicitor with 1–3 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)
What you’ll be doing
- 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
Salary & Benefits
- £53,000–£58,000
- 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 Manchester’s most respected family law teams
Contact Mel Samson
📩 mel.samson@realmrecruit.com
📞 03300 245 606
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.
Key details
Salary
£53,000 - £58,000
Location
- Greater Manchester
Role type
- Hybrid working
Contract type
- Permanent
Practice area
Family
Job ref
V-67282
Specialist for family in the North West
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