Company: JMC Legal Recruitment
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Job Description:
Overview
In this role, you will lead high-net-worth family matters, shaping outcomes in divorce, finances, and children cases. You’ll work within a growing Family team that collaborates with Partners and supports strategic decision-making. You’ll help drive growth, mentor junior lawyers, and contribute to business development. The opportunity includes hybrid working and a clear path toward partnership in a Legal 500-ranked firm focused on growth and regional expansion.
Pay / Benefits
- competitive above-market salary
- benefits package
- clear route to partnership
- hybrid working across Kent/Sussex offices
- high-quality privately funded family work
Responsibilities
- advise on divorce, finance, and children matters for high-net-worth clients
- manage and develop a portfolio of private-family cases
- mentor and supervise junior lawyers and paralegals
- participate in business development and client relationship management
- contribute to strategic planning and team growth
- work with Partners on case strategy and firm objectives
- navigate hybrid working arrangements across Kent/Sussex offices
- support privately funded family work pipelines
Key requirements
- 6+ PQE
- specialist expertise in divorce, finance, and children work
- ambitious and commercially minded
- strong collaborative and mentoring abilities
- business development skills; client following beneficial but not required
- collaborative
- mentoring
- commercial mindset
- family law expertise (divorce, finance, children)
- case management for high-net-worth matters
- business development and client acquisition
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Posted: October 1st, 2026