Senior Family Solicitor – Birmingham

Overview

In this role you will lead a privately funded family caseload in a Birmingham-based team of a national award-winning law firm. You will drive growth for the family department through business development and networking while mentoring junior lawyers. You will advise on divorce, financial remedy and high‑net‑worth matters, building strong client and referral relationships. This is a hands-on, independent yet collaborative senior role with a focus on high-value cases and client service.

Responsibilities

• Manage a privately funded family caseload
• Advise on divorce and dissolution, finances, high-net-worth settlements
• Oversee property, pension sharing, and asset division issues
• Handle cohabitation disputes, separation agreements, and prenuptial/postnuptial agreements
• Build and maintain client relationships and develop referral networks with financial advisers, accountants, and introducers
• Support and mentor junior team members

Key requirements

• 8+ years’ PQE in family law
• Extensive experience managing a private family law caseload
• Strong expertise in divorce and financial remedy matters
• Excellent technical knowledge of family law and current developments
• Proven ability to manage complex, high-value financial cases
• Strong advocacy, negotiation and client relationship skills
• Commercial awareness and proactive business development
• Ability to work independently while contributing to a team
• Membership of Resolution and Family Law Accreditation (advantageous)

• client relationship skills
• advocacy
• negotiation
• family law expertise
• financial remedy
• high-net-worth case management

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