Family Lawyer

Solicitor/Associate - 2-5 Years PQE

The Team

Our top-ranked family law team is recognised nationally and internationally for advising on high-value and complex financial settlements arising from divorce and relationship breakdown, often involving significant business interests, trusts, and pensions across the UK and overseas. We also have considerable experience in successfully resolving intra-UK and international disputes concerning care arrangements for children.

We are now developing our family law offering in Scotland, creating an exciting opportunity to join the team at an early stage, work alongside highly respected family lawyers, and play a meaningful role in shaping its future.

Joining our Scottish team offers a rare opportunity to help establish and develop a new practice, working on complex and high-profile matters while benefitting from the expertise, resources and career development opportunities of a leading UK law firm.

Our family lawyers work closely with colleagues across the firm who specialise in tax and trusts, corporate, employment, and reputation management, to provide the full scope of expertise required by our clients.

The Role

We are looking for an Associate with (ideally) at least three years' post-qualification experience in Scottish family law to join our growing team in Edinburgh.

You will advise on a broad range of high-quality family law matters, with a particular focus on complex financial provision on divorce, often involving substantial assets, business interests, trusts and international issues. You will also have opportunities to work on cohabitation disputes, pre- and post-nuptial agreements and other contentious aspects of family law.

You will work closely with senior lawyers on some of the most interesting and challenging family law matters in Scotland, including high-value and complex Court of Session litigation. You will have meaningful responsibility from an early stage, working directly with clients, and collaborating with a wide range of professional advisers, including counsel, corporate and private client lawyers, forensic accountants and other specialists, both in Scotland and across other jurisdictions, to deliver practical, effective and commercially informed solutions for our clients.

As an early member of our Scottish team, you will also have the opportunity to contribute to the development of the practice, build professional relationships and play an active role in its future growth.

What we need from you:

• You will be a Scottish-qualified solicitor, ideally with at least three years' post-qualification experience in family law, with a sound grounding in financial provision, negotiation and dispute resolution.
• You will have strong technical skills and commercial awareness, with an ability to provide clear, practical advice and an understanding of non-court approaches to resolving disputes.
• You will be confident working directly with clients, demonstrating sound judgement, discretion and sensitivity when advising on complex and often highly personal matters.
• You will be intellectually curious, motivated to develop your expertise and enthusiastic about working on varied, challenging and novel legal issues.
• You will enjoy working constructively with colleagues and other professional advisers, both within Scotland and across other jurisdictions.
• You will be proactive, adaptable and ambitious, with an enthusiasm for contributing to the development of a growing practice and building your own professional profile.
• You will work effectively both independently and as part of a team, and you will be comfortable managing a varied caseload with minimal supervision.
• You will use your initiative and plan ahead, anticipating our clients' needs wherever possible.
• You will have excellent written and oral communication skills, strong organisational abilities and a commitment to delivering exceptional service to our clients.

The Firm

We offer high-quality work, meaningful collaboration, excellent development and growth opportunities and work-life balance in a firm where ambition is supported and growth is encouraged at every stage.

Investors in People Platinum accredited and voted ‘Best Law Firm to Work At' by Roll on Friday

Our hybrid working model offers real flexibility, while our collaborative culture ensures every voice is heard and everyone can make a lasting impact.

Benefits

Explore our brilliant Benefits and Rewards package

We're open to discussing flexible full-time or part-time working patterns and welcome applications from all backgrounds and identities.

As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to an accessible recruitment process and a culture where people can thrive.

Get in touch!

To find out more about this exciting opportunity, please contact Katie Harding - katie.harding@burges-salmon.com

Ready to take the next step in your career and help shape an exciting new chapter for our Scottish family law practice?