Family Law Partner

Job title: Partner, Family

Location: Manchester

Reports to: Andrew Farrell, Head of Manchester Office

Status: Salaried partner, full time

Purpose of the role

To lead, develop and grow Prosperity Law's privately funded family practice in Manchester, developing it through the postholder's own following and business development, supported by our marketing department.

Main responsibilities

1. Run a caseload of privately funded family matters: divorce and separation, financial remedy, Children Act applications, cohabitation agreements, and pre- and post-nuptial agreements.
2. Develop the practice: build referrer relationships with mediators, IFAs, accountants and other professionals, and bring in the postholder's own work.
3. Supervise and develop the team, including allocation of work, file reviews and appraisals.
4. Set pricing and decide which matters the practice takes on.
5. Work with the marketing function on enquiry generation, client reviews and referrer relationships.
6. Contribute to cross-referrals with the private client, residential property and wider teams.
7. Meet the practice's financial targets.
8. Comply with SRA requirements, the firm's risk, AML and file management procedures, and maintain a practising certificate.

Person specification

Essential

• Qualified solicitor or CILEX practitioner in England and Wales, 8+ years PQE in family law
• Experience across divorce, financial remedy and private children matters, pre and post nuptial agreements, cohabitation agreements
• An established following of clients and/or referrers
• Experience supervising fee earners
• A track record of meeting financial targets

Desirable

• Resolution membership
• Experience of complex or high net worth financial remedy work
• Arbitration, collaborative law or private FDR experience
• Established referrer relationships with mediators or financial professionals in the North West

Terms

• Salary: negotiable
• Bonus: profit share
• Hybrid working available
• Holiday: 25 days plus bank holidays