At a Glance
- Tasks: Advise on family law matters, manage caseloads, and draft legal documentation.
- Company: Join a leading London media and entertainment law firm with a growing family practice.
- Benefits: Enjoy strong training opportunities and competitive market-rate remuneration.
- Other info: Role involves direct client engagement and managing competing deadlines.
- Why this job: Work on high-profile family law cases in a supportive environment.
- Qualifications: Experience in a recognised family law team and strong analytical skills required.
The predicted salary is between 50000 - 60000 Β£ per year.
Hunters Legal is working with a leading London media and entertainment law firm seeking to recruit an Associate for its Divorce and Family practice. This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing and highly regarded team advising high-net-worth individuals and clients connected to the creative, entertainment and wider commercial sectors.
The successful candidate will be confident in managing a varied caseload, combining strong technical ability with excellent client care and a calm, empathetic approach to sensitive matters. The role involves regular direct client contact and requires a professional, composed manner.
Key Responsibilities- Advising on a broad range of family law matters, including divorce, financial remedy and private children proceedings.
- Running smaller cases independently from instruction through to conclusion.
- Assisting senior lawyers and partners on complex, high-value matters, including multi-jurisdiction financial remedy proceedings and children disputes.
- Drafting a wide range of family law documentation, including court applications, financial disclosure documents and settlement agreements.
- Managing active caseloads with competing deadlines and court timetables.
- Engaging directly with clients, providing clear, empathetic and practical legal advice.
- Supporting the wider development of the family practice through client relationship building and matter generation.
- Experience gained within a recognised and well-established family law team.
- Strong academic background and excellent technical legal ability.
- Demonstrable experience handling a varied family law caseload.
- Exposure to complex financial remedy and/or children proceedings (including cross-border elements, ideally).
- Exceptional analytical and drafting skills.
- Strong organisational ability with confidence managing multiple matters simultaneously.
- A calm, confident and professional approach to direct client engagement.
- High levels of accuracy, attention to detail and legal precision.
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a team environment.
- A proactive approach to client service and matter progression.
- An interest in contributing to business development and team growth.
- Client-focused, with strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Empathetic and sensitive when dealing with emotionally complex matters.
- Positive, resilient and solutions-oriented.
- Committed to delivering consistently high standards of client service.
- Eager to develop long-term within a dynamic and ambitious practice.
- The opportunity to join a rapidly growing family practice within a leading media-focused law firm.
- Exposure to high-quality, complex and often high-profile family law work.
- A supportive environment with strong training and development opportunities.
- The chance to work alongside respected practitioners in both family and media law.
- Competitive market-rate remuneration, dependent on experience.
Family Associate - Leading Media Firm in London employer: Job Search Place Limited
This leading media-focused law firm is based in London and offers exposure to high-quality family law work. The firm values professional development and provides a supportive environment for its associates.