Job Description

We are Thrings; a successful full-service law firm with sector expertise in Agriculture, Banking & Finance, Development of Land, Private Client and Business Growth across a number of practice areas, managing high quality work. We are proud to be ranked in many areas by the Legal 500 and Chambers, due to our client-centric approach.
Our welcoming and inclusive culture provides an attractive place to work, including the valuable benefit of hybrid working.
About the Family role
We're seeking an experienced, Associate or Partner to join our 'top tier' Family team in Hampshire.
This Hampshire based Family team has a strong reputation in the region and acts for clients across Hampshire, Dorset, the Home Counties, London as well as other national and international clients.
We're regionally recognised as one of leading Family law firms with a reputation for providing clients with a first-class service and providing a supportive environment for family clients who are going through a family breakdown. The ability to recognise the needs of our client's and to have strong interpersonal skills is integral to the role.
The Family team are recognised in Chambers and Legal 500, with active members of Resolution on a regional and National basis and have a strong presence across Hampshire and beyond.
The work is wide ranging, including finances on divorce, children matters and co habitation disputes. The team also specialises in pre and post nuptial agreements. We have a wide range of clients often with complex financial matters to address on separation.
We're renowned for our significant agriculture practice and many of the family teams clients are landowners and farmers or work in the rural sector.
The role is based at our Hampshire office in a converted barn in Romsey which is a unique and special environment highly regarded by our clients and employees.
The team has a strong culture for giving individuals responsibility to progress their careers and encouraging individuals to carve out their own futures, in a supportive and friendly environment.
Day to day, you'll have a varied caseload, including:

• Having a strong reputation and presence for your work as a family lawyer
• Managing a team and leading on strategy and approach
• Providing a first-class service to clients in providing constructive and thorough legal advice with a clear understanding of approach and strategy to meet their needs
• Planning and engaging in business development activities to obtain new clients for the Family team, and wider firm
• Working collaboratively across teams and to grow and develop Thrings service sectors at our Hampshire office
• Building networks of client referrers, by understanding the marketplace both locally and regionally

About you
We're extremely proud of the relationship we've built with our clients and referrers, being recognised as their trusted legal partner. It's important to us that you have the right blend of skills to service their needs and develop new relationships.

• You will be an experienced senior family lawyer with a minimum of 5 years PQE
• Experienced in running your own cases and delegating to team members
• Strong communication and management skills, with a strong network of referrers
• Ready to lead and engage in strategy and business development opportunities
• Ideally, you'll have skills and experience in undertaking Non-Court Dispute options such as Mediation, Collaborative Family law or be able to undertake One Couple One lawyer work.

What's on offer
By joining Thrings you'll become part of a supportive, inclusive firm offering a relaxed and trusting environment allowing balance between being in the office and working from home. We also offer a great working environment and plenty of social/networking events to get involved with!
In return for your hard work, you can expect to receive a variety of flexible benefits which can be tailored to your personal and family needs including Private Medical Insurance, Life Insurance, Health cash plan and much more.
If this sounds like an exciting opportunity and you have the experience to join our team, we'd love to hear from you.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.
No agencies please

Skills Required