Solicitor/Associate - Family

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

1/8/2025

Are you keen to find an exciting new role where you will be part of a dynamic, forward-thinking, agile team? If so, come and join us on the journey.

Why Michelmores? Michelmores is the destination law firm for the ambitious, the imaginative and the distinctive. We help enterprises and individuals navigate change to find a positive future.

We are a flexible, friendly and inclusive organisation with as clear a focus on fresh thinking as we have on growth and success. We value and nurture our peoples potential and inspiration and give them a creative, open and collaborative environment in which to develop a career and succeed.

We believe that whatever your legal experience, youll find Michelmores different. From day one we encourage our people to forge relationships and expand their understanding and knowledge of areas that interest them developing an understanding of commercial challenges and opportunities, rather than just knowing the law. We nurture creative and commercial thinking to help in your long-term career success it mirrors our approach to ensuring the very best outcomes for our clients too.

Finally, our culture really is something special to us. At Michelmores we take pride in how we all work together, whatever our role or seniority, and youll really grow and thrive because we encourage people to develop in areas that excite them or makes them different. Thats how we nurture the brightest and best lawyers.

What sort of work? Right now, we have an exciting opportunity for a Solicitor/Associate to join our Family team in either our Bristol or Cheltenham office.

The role will involve working closely alongside partners and other senior team members, representing a variety of high profile, high net worth and international clients in cutting-edge family law matters, from nuptial agreements and wealth protection, to tricky contested financial remedy proceedings, cohabitation cases, complex children law matters and domestic abuse injunctions.

Why this team? The team is l ed by one of the leading international family law experts in the UK, Daniel Eames, ably-supported by award-winning up-and-coming partners Sarah Green and Felicity Chapman. Our top-tier team achieves creative, family-focused solutions, always acting with the utmost discretion and sensitivity. Our work is exciting, challenging and often at the forefront of developments in family law in the South West, nationally and internationally.

We regularly advise international high net worth, ultra-high net worth and high-profile individuals around the world, entrepreneurs, professionals and their family members, in some of the most complex family law cases in the UK. We are known for specialising in tricky international cases, and cases that are particularly financially and emotionally complex.

We support individuals and their family members at all stages of life, with a particular focus on wealth protection, not only in connection with divorce or separation but also at other key life stages, including cohabitation, birth of children and marriage.

Our lawyers are all members of Resolution, the family law membership organisation committed to resolving family matters in a co-operative way. The team is recognised by industry professionals and is highly rated in Chambers High Net Worth Guide, Chambers UK, Legal 500 and Spears.

How do we work? We take a flexible, agile approach to working patterns. As a team we agree together on the best working arrangements that will enable each of us to provide exceptional client service, to collaborate and connect with colleagues, and to achieve the right home/work balance.

As a Firm we are committed to supporting our people across all levels to achieve the balance they need. We are open to talking about flexible working and empower any candidate to put forward a flexible working pattern to meet their needs.

Role

Who are we looking for? We are looking for somebody who will understand our values and thrive in our culture. The role can be based in either our Bristol or Cheltenham offices and the ideal candidate will have:

• 1-4 PQE in family law (experience with HNW/UNHW clients, complex financial remedy proceedings and complex children cases desired)
• An enthusiasm to master business development and marketing in tandem with legal expertise
• Strong interpersonal skills, building rapport with colleagues and clients at all levels
• A pro-active, professional, and collaborative approach to work with a willingness to support partners in other teams and offices
• Excellent organisational skills, with demonstrable examples of multi-tasking, managing competing priorities and use of initiative to work towards objectives or career goals
• The ability to communicate well under pressure and be a positive role model
  
  

This is a great opportunity to join a Firm which believes potential, inspiration, and teamwork should be valued and nurtured.

We work hard to create and sustain an open and collaborative environment. We embrace change and constantly evolve to meet our peoples diverse needs, in the same way that we help our clients to navigate and stay ahead of developments, to move forward together.

Next Steps To apply please click below or if you would like to talk to someone about the role, please call Lisa Gater (Recruitment Business Partner) on 07355677986.

Michelmores LLP is an Equal Opportunities Employer

We do not discriminate on grounds of race, gender, marital status, age, religion, colour, nationality, ethnic origin, disability or sexual orientation in the selection, recruitment and treatment of our staff.

View our Inclusion and Belonging pages for more information.

As part of our recruitment policy our candidates are subject to pre-employment screening checks. The Employee Screening Process includes DBS screening, adverse media checks, financial screening, and will also involve verification of employment history, your right to work in the UK and any relevant qualifications and memberships. If you would like further information around this, at this stage, please get in touch with our recruitment team ()

• No agencies please any agency assistance will be via invitation only. Please note any speculative candidates submitted via agencies without invitation will not be considered as represented by that agent.