Senior Family Solicitor

Family Senior Associate / Head of Family | 6+ PQE | Brighton, East Sussex.

Lead a Family Practice That's Actually Yours to Build

This isn't a sideways move with a slightly fancier title. It's a genuine leadership opportunity in a Legal 500-ranked firm that's established, respected, and ready to back the right person to own the family offering in Brighton.

The infrastructure is there. The workflow is steady. The partnership is supportive. What's missing is you.

You'll be the senior family figure in Brighton, not in name only, but with real autonomy to shape how the practice operates locally.

• Lead and develop the family practice with genuine control over strategy and direction
• Build the firm's local profile through relationships with agents, accountants and professional networks
• Collaborate with partners across offices on sensitive, high-value work
• Mentor junior lawyers as the team grows around you

This is visible, influential work with partnership as the clear and realistic next step.

• Senior Family Solicitor with 5+ PQE with strong technical foundations across privately funded work
• Comfortable managing contested matters and advising clients strategically
• Commercially astute and relationship-focused
• A natural leader who thrives on responsibility, not just supervision
• Genuinely ambitious: partnership isn't a vague aspiration, it's the plan

You’ll have the backing of an established, multi-office platform and a Legal 500 reputation, without the politics or rigidity of a larger City firm. The culture is grown‑up, supportive, and flexible. The opportunity is real.

If you're ready to lead, not just contribute, and build something meaningful with long‑term institutional support, this is it.