Senior Associate - Cheltenham, United Kingdom - Charles Russell Speechlys

Charles Russell Speechlys

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Cheltenham, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Location

Cheltenham

Category

Contract type

Permanent - Full Time

Salary

Competitive

Working hours

Full Time

Senior Associate - Family:

We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Family Senior Associate to join our tier one ranked team in our Cheltenham office.

The role requires someone with experience of high value and complex matrimonial finance issues and private child law matters.

Roles and Responsibilities

Provide legal advice to clients in a succinct manner, practical and persuasive manner
Take a 'hands on' approach to managing own files and a broad case load
Draft more complex documents with minimum instruction and supervision, making use of appropriate precedents
Where appropriate, delegate, coordinate and supervise the work of more junior members of the team
Support Partners in client marketing and business development activities to develop the team's client base, the individual's contacts and the team's network of referrers
Contribute to group knowledge and knowhow initiatives
Comply with all relevant legal and regulatory obligations including the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Standards and Regulations, and Principles.

Person Specification

Display a high level of accuracy and attention to detail
Have a commitment to providing clients with a firstclass service in line with the team's reputation
Have a strong focus on exceeding client expectations, proven evidence of anticipating client needs and resolving problems
Be confident in communicating both orally and in writing with a diverse range of clients and professionals
Have the ability to build and maintain collaborative, communicative relationships with client and within own team
Take a 'hands on' approach to managing own files and a broad case load
Be flexible and willing to undertake a wide variety of tasks
Be a proactive team player, who is also highly selfmotivated and able to work on their own initiative
Have excellent all round IT skills, MS Office including Excel and Word

Competencies