Senior Associate in Cambridge

Due to the firm's continued growth we are now looking to further expand our Family team in the East Anglia region. We are looking for a Senior Associate to join the Cambridge office, and play a key part in the growth of the team. Working alongside the Partner in the team, you will work on a range of family matters, focusing predominantly on financial remedy work. We are keen to expand our footprint in the Cambridge area, so we are looking for someone based locally, who already has connections in the area, and is keen to network and increase the firm's exposure. In exchange you will have a great platform from which to grow and further develop your own practice.

What we need you to do:

• Advise on a range of issues across the breadth of family law, with a focus on financial remedy work.
• Develop and maintain knowledge on issues within family law, working collaboratively with colleagues across the whole team to share knowledge.
• Contribute to business development opportunities and identify networking opportunities internally and externally, marketing and cross selling.
• Supporting and training junior members of the team.

About You

You will need:

• 5+ years or more PQE.
• A solid grounding in family law within the Cambridge market, with significant experience in financial remedy work.
• An ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and successfully manage client relationships.
• Excellent technical ability and drafting skills.
• To demonstrate teamwork and relationship building skills.
• To have strong commercial acumen.
• To be proactive, ambitious and organised with a keen eye for detail.

Benefits of working with us:

• Income Protection.
• Private Medical Insurance.
• Sight tests / Glasses discounts.
• Bonus scheme.
• Electric vehicle scheme.
• Scottish Widows Pension Scheme.
• 28 days annual leave (plus public holidays).
• Happy People / Perks at Work benefits portal.
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• Life Assurance.
• 1/3 gym membership contribution.
• Flu vaccinations.

HCR suits people who love a challenge and want to work in an environment where careers thrive on the back of hard work and personal merit. Our people enjoy feeling part of something bigger than themselves, and whilst our clients drive our development, it is our people who bring their energy, enthusiasm, and entrepreneurial mindsets together to solve problems and help our clients succeed.

Our people tell us they enjoy working on good quality, interesting matters from a wide variety of our clients, because they get the experience they want to develop their careers. We will give you responsibility early, the mandate to make things happen and we’ll back your good ideas. Our “Passion for People” lives and breathes every day throughout the firm as our peoples’ energy and sense of fun create a warm environment in which to thrive.

HCR’s growth constantly creates opportunities for people who want to go places and make a difference, your career plan can become part of our growth plan. At HCR you can expect to work with friendly, energetic, ambitious people, who love getting stuck into a client problem, and enjoy celebrating a good outcome. Our people value the sense of community provided by the individual personality of each office and the collegiate approach across all our service and sector teams.

As a Times Best Law firm, among the UK Top 50, we provide the full range of services that you would expect to organisations, business leaders and individuals. However, in our mission to give everyone the opportunity to experience a different kind of legal service we take an entrepreneurial approach. We’re flexible and responsive to the needs of our clients, delivering the best outcomes for them.

As HCR is an equal opportunities employer, we don’t just accept differences, we celebrate them. We want to attract a diverse and ambitious workforce that reflects all backgrounds and skills to create a workplace that is supportive and inclusive, recognises and nurtures talent, and which works together to achieve the best outcome for our clients.

If this opportunity sounds of interest to you, please make an application and submit your CV.