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About the Role

We are looking for a Senior Associate to join our Family Law team based in Cambridge. You’ll be joining a strong family law team in East Anglia, and nationally, where you will be offered the opportunity to play a key role in the ongoing development of the team and contribute to the firm’s growing presence in the local market.

As a Senior Associate in our recognised family law team, you’ll be managing your own family law caseload with a particular focus on financial remedy work. You will be working with an established and supportive team, advising clients on complex and often sensitive matters.

As our firm continues to grow, we are keen to strengthen our footprint in the Cambridge area. We are looking to hire someone who is locally based and has existing connections in the region. It’s important that you are motivated to build a profile through networking and relationship building, perhaps you already have a network of your own. In return, the firm offers a strong platform to help you grow your practice, with the support, infrastructure and backing needed to do so.

Clear and structured progression pathways are in place for senior lawyers, with encouragement to take on increased responsibility for client relationships, business development and team leadership. The firm is committed to providing the right environment to support long-term career development, including mentoring, collaboration and ongoing support.

You will:

Advise on a broad range of family law matters, with a particular emphasis on financial remedy work,
Work collaboratively with colleagues across the wider Family team to share knowledge and ensure a consistent, high-quality service to clients,
Contribute to business development and networking opportunities, both internally and externally, helping to raise the profile of the team and the firm in Cambridge,
Support, supervise and train more junior members of the team

About You

You will be a qualified Solicitor, or legal executive, with five or more years’ PQE and a strong background in family law, with significant experience in financial remedy matters. Experience within the Cambridge market and an existing local network would be advantageous.

You’ll be able to demonstrate a strong technical ability, manage client relationships effectively and sensitively, have a strong commercial acumen and have a growth mindset.

If you are looking for a senior role where you can play a visible part in shaping a growing team, develop your profile in the Cambridge market and work within a supportive and collegiate environment, we would be pleased to hear from you.

About You

You will need:

5+ years or more PQE
A solid grounding in family law within the Cambridge market, with significant experience in financial remedy work.
An ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and successfully manage client relationships
Excellent technical ability and drafting skills
To demonstrate teamwork and relationship building skills
To have strong commercial acumen
To be proactive, ambitious and organised with a keen eye for detail

About Us

Benefits of working with us:

• Income Protection

• Private Medical Insurance

• Sight tests / Glasses discounts

• Bonus scheme
• Electric vehicle scheme

• Scottish Widows Pension Scheme

• 28 days annual leave (plus public holidays)
• Happy People / Perks at Work benefits portal
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Life Assurance
• 1/3 gym membership contribution
• Flu vaccinations

Is HCR the smart move for you?
HCR suits people who love a challenge and want to work in an environment where careers thrive on the back of hard work and personal merit. Our people enjoy feeling part of something bigger than themselves, and whilst our clients drive our development, it is our people who bring their energy, enthusiasm, and entrepreneurial mindsets together to solve problems and help our clients succeed.

Why HCR people love their jobs
Our people tell us they enjoy working on good quality, interesting matters from a wide variety of our clients, because they get the experience they want to develop their careers. We will give you responsibility early, the mandate to make things happen and we’ll back your good ideas. Our “Passion for People” lives and breathes every day throughout the firm as our peoples’ energy and sense of fun create a warm environment in which to thrive.

What career progression will HCR offer you?
HCR’s growth constantly creates opportunities for people who want to go places and make a difference, your career plan can become part of our growth plan. At HCR you can expect to work with friendly, energetic, ambitious people, who love getting stuck into a client problem, and enjoy celebrating a good outcome. Our people value the sense of community provided by the individual personality of each office and the collegiate approach across all our service and sector teams.

What does HCR believe, achieve and stand for?
As a Times Best Law firm, among the UK Top 50, we provide the full range of services that you would expect to organisations, business leaders and individuals. However, in our mission to give everyone the opportunity to experience a different kind of legal service we take an entrepreneurial approach. We’re flexible and responsive to the needs of our clients, delivering the best outcomes for them. We have more than 1000 lawyers and support staff, including more than 180 partners, and have been awarded the Law Society’s Lexcel quality mark in recognition of our compliance and client care standards.

With 12 offices in England and Wales our well-established presence stretches from west to east, ensuring clients can access a full-service legal offering no matter where they’re located. We’ve expanded significantly across all our regions, and are well-respected as a regional firm with a strong London and international presence.

With solid connections in the communities we work in, and a track record of delivering legal advice to businesses and individuals throughout the areas we base ourselves in, our clients continue to value our approach to providing legal advice, in the way they need, when they need it.

As HCR is an equal opportunities employer, we don’t just accept differences, we celebrate them. We want to attract a diverse and ambitious workforce that reflects all backgrounds and skills to create a workplace that is supportive and inclusive, recognises and nurtures talent, and which works together to achieve the best outcome for our clients. We are privileged to be an armed forces-friendly organisation.

We also want you to achieve your absolute best during the recruitment process. Please let us know of any changes we can make at any point that will help support your application. If this opportunity sounds of interest to you, please make an application and submit your CV.

A note for recruitment agencies – The HCR Resourcing Team is responsible for recruitment across the firm, and where possible will use direct hiring methods. We do work with a Preferred Supplier List, and where appropriate, we will release vacancies to those agencies who we deem most appropriate to support us. Only those agencies will be invited to submit candidates via our recruitment portal. Any speculative or unsolicited CVs sent to any employee or Partner of HCR will not be considered an introduction, and no fees will be applicable. Furthermore, we retain the right to pursue these candidates without query of ownership

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