Managing Associate (6-8 PQE) – Family

Managing Associate – Family Team

The Family Team at Mishcon de Reya are looking to hire a Managing Associate at 6‑8 PQE level to become part of our busy and well‑regarded team.

Responsibilities

• Manage all client work allocated by the Partners and other solicitors within the Group and sometimes across the wider Department.
• Demonstrate excellent case management skills and be able to run client matters (or parts of larger matters) with minimal assistance from Partners.
• Be client focused with an ability to command the trust and confidence of our clients who expect a first‑class service.
• Be able to lead and supervise more junior members of the team under supervision from the Partners.
• Show an interest in mentoring and supporting junior team members with their professional development both formally (through internal training sessions) and informally.
• Be comfortable with undertaking business development both internally and externally.
• Demonstrate a proven track record in meeting standard hours for time recording and consistently contributes within their group.
• Demonstrate the ability to secure repeat work from internal and/or external clients by technical ability.
• Maintain clear communication links with colleagues in the Firm.
• Ensure good working relationships with colleagues, clients and external organisations.

Areas of Work Covered

• Pre‑nuptial and post‑nuptial agreements.
• Cohabitation agreements.
• Divorce and dissolution of civil partnerships.
• Financial remedies on divorce/dissolution, including dealing with family businesses, complex trust structures and international issues.
• Disputes concerning the arrangements for children, including applications for leave to remove.
• Relationship breakdown of unmarried couples, including cohabitee disputes under TLATA 1996 and applications for financial relief on behalf of a children under Schedule 1 Children Act 1989.
• Domestic abuse, including applications for non‑molestation orders and occupation orders, and issues concerning coercive control.
• Surrogacy and assisted reproduction.

Skills & Experience

• 6+ PQE gained within Family law.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Ability to effectively manage own workload.
• Ability to lead and manage others.
• Ability to communicate effectively with people at all levels.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Personable and confident, able to build relationships with partners/key stakeholders.
• Resilient and calm under pressure.
• Adaptable and flexible approach.
• Pro‑active and takes initiative.
• A great communicator, with the ability to translate between the technical and plain English.

This job profile is not an exhaustive list of duties but merely an outline of the key components of the role. You may be required by your line manager to take on additional responsibilities when requested.

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