Family Partner – Head of Department – Legal 500 – Central London – Hybrid

Overview of Key Responsibilities

We are looking to recruit a senior family lawyer at partner/equity level, with a strong reputation, significant experience and a passion for all aspects of Family Law, to lead the department in the next stage of its journey. This is a key appointment for the firm, and the ideal candidate will likely demonstrate the following:

• Minimum 10 years post qualification experience.
• Solid experience in mixed private family practice, including private children proceedings, divorce and financial remedy work, with exposure to international matters, adoption and abduction cases. While legal aid experience is not essential, an understanding is highly desirable, as this is a mixed-practice family team.
• Strong technical ability, commercially aware and a driven individual looking to make a difference.
• Proven ability to manage and lead a team with strong management skills and a collaborative and inclusive approach.
• Comfortable undertaking work to widen the department’s referral network and raising its profile further, developing a broader growth strategy for the Department focused on a balance of children and financial matters.
• Proven track record of effective billing and collection procedures.

Skills / Knowledge Requirements

Essential:

• A thorough understanding of the law and practice relating to all areas of Family law;
• 10 Yrs PQE+ with good experience working as a Family Partner or head of department.
• Ideally a member of relevant organisations within area of law, to conduct litigation in accordance with their code of practice
• Excellent negotiating experience and skills;
• Have a proven track record of practice development.

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